Best Practices in Equalities Conference and Awards 2008
The Best Practices in Equalities Conference and Awards was held on Monday 23rd June 2008 at Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket.
This is the Programme for the day
We are grateful to Marilyn Williams, EbE Service User Representative, for her account of the event.
We would like to thank all of the winners, commendations and nominees for their involvement.
This is the list of winners and commendations.
The profiles of all of the nominated Best Practices Projects from across the Eastern Region can be found below:
- Age Concern Norwich
- Ashanti - African Caribbean Access to Services
- Bedfordshire User and Carer Reimbursement policy
- Businesses in the Community - Mind the Employer
- Cambridgeshire Celebrates Age
- Community Development and Access to Services
- CPA/SAP document and "Double Data Entry" pilot
- Cultural Competence Training
- Delivering Mental Health Awareness Training to Religious Leaders (Imams)
- Disability Essex Healthy Arts Project
- Diverse Minds, Healthy Bodies
- East of England Ambulance Service
- Education Support Health and Empowerment (ESHE) by Essex Race Equality Council
- Encompass
- Equality and Diversity e-learning staff training programme
- Expressions Group
- Face-to-Face Counselling and Support for Women who have experienced Sexual Violence
- Foundations for Living
- Hertfordshire Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Care Project Board
- Imaginative Partnerships working to achieve a more independent lifestyle for people
- Independent Living Centre - Colchester, Essex
- Luton Teaching PCT Shared Care Drug Service - Respite House
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Trust (NNUHT) - a hospital for all people
- Norfolk Private Sector Leasing Scheme
- Partnerships for Older Persons Project Funding: Older People with Mental Health Problems
- Prescribing Services for Woman who use Drugs and Sell Sex
- Research, planning and action for the mental health needs of BME communities in Peterborough
- Social Inclusion
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Transforming Domiciliary Support into Re-ablement Service
- Young Voices
Various photos were taken on the day and a selection of these are shown below:
Alison Davis, Chair, Bedfordshire & Luton Partnership Trust
Barbara Follett, Minister for East of England, with Keiron Murphy, CSIP East of England Regional Director
Neil McKay, Chief Executive, East of England Strategic Health Authority
Randall Chan, EbE Carer Representative and Marilyn Williams, EbE Service User Representative
1st place winners - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Trust (NNUHT) - a hospital for all people
2nd place winners - Luton Prescribing Services for Woman who use Drugs and Sell Sex
3rd place winners - Ashanti - African Caribbean Access to Services
If you have any questions or comments about the event, please contact:
Dean Pinnock, Equalities Lead or Mita Brahmabhatt, Project Support.