2010 BMJ Group Awards

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• Research Paper of the Year
• Getting Research into Practice
• Primary Care Team of the Year
• Secondary Care Team of the Year 
• Junior Doctor of the Year
• Excellence in Healthcare Education
• Best Quality Improvement
• Clinical Leadership
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Health Communicator of the Year
• BMJ Group Award for Lifetime Achievement

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Research Paper of the Year

Category proudly sponsored by:

Champion: Trish Groves, Deputy Editor, BMJ   

Recognising original clinical research that has contributed significantly to improving health and health care

Eligibility

To be eligible the research paper you are entering needs to be:

• Published after 1st January 2009, open to papers published internationally as well as in the UK
• Published in English or the author to cover cost of translation

Judging criteria

The expert panel of judges will be looking for a research paper that most demonstrates:

• Clear potential to help doctors make better decisions about clinical practice, public health, research methodology, or health policy
• Potential to improve health outcomes for patients and/or populations
• An important addition to previous knowledge
• Scientific robustness
• International relevance

Entry requirements

An email including:

• 500 words listing each of the judging criteria and explaining why this research paper meets them
• The abstract of the paper and its full citation/reference
• Attachment of the full research paper being nominated

To see an example of last year's paper click here.

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Getting Research into Practice (GRiP)

Category proudly sponsored by:

Champions: Rubin Minhas, Clinical Director, and Dr Charles Young MRCP, Editor, Clinical Evidence and Editor in Chief, Best Practice and BMJ Point of Care

Recognising those who have successfully introduced evidence based improvements into patient care.

Eligibility

• Open to organisations/teams worldwide
• Project or initiative must have been completed after 1st January 2008

Judging criteria

The panel of expert judges will be looking for the evidence based project or initiative that:

• Tackles an important health issue (in terms of burden of disease or health inequalities)

• Shows measurable improvements in outcomes that are important to patients
• Uses innovative methods of either research or implementation
• Takes a valid evidence based approach

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the individual/team/organisation should win
• Supporting documentation

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Primary Care Team of the Year

Champion: Domhnall Macauley, Primary Care Editor, BMJ

Recognising practices that demonstrate improved outcomes in disease management.

Eligibility

• Open to GP practices in the UK only
• Team projects or initiatives must have been demonstrated after 1st January 2008

Judging criteria

• Identifies a clinical need within the patient base / local population
• Shows measurable improvements in outcomes that are important to patients
• Demonstrates evidence of shared responsibility within the team for the achievement of goals
• Used innovative methods of implementation and use of resource

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the team should win
• Supporting documentation on how the team made a difference

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Secondary Care Team of the Year

Champion: Tony Delamothe, Deputy Editor, BMJ

Recognising hospital teams that demonstrate improved outcomes of medical and surgical conditions.

Eligibility

• Open to hospital/secondary care teams in the UK only
• Team projects or initiatives must have been demonstrated after 1st January 2008

Judging criteria

The panel of expert judges will be looking for the team that:

• Shows measurable improvements in outcomes that are important to patients
• Demonstrates evidence of shared responsibility within the team for the achievement of goals
• Demonstrates innovation, teamwork, quality and effective use of resources

We encourage entries of team initiatives implemented within the organisation’s existing resources

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the team should win
• Supporting documentation on how the team made a difference

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Junior Doctor of the Year

Champion: Edward Davies, Editor, BMJ Careers

Rewarding the doctor in training who has done most to improve the world we live in or to inspire others.

Eligibility

• Open to non-consultant, non-career grade doctors only (Staff grade and associate specialist doctors)
• Open to UK and international entrants

Judging criteria

• The panel of expert judges will be looking for an individual who:
• Demonstrates an exceptional portfolio of work and initiatives - or has overcome exceptional challenges
  

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the individual should win
• CV or brief career history

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Excellence in Healthcare Education

Champion: Edward Briffa, Head of BMJ Learning

Recognising an individual or team who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and/or innovation in healthcare education and performance improvement.

Eligibility

• Only open to individuals who are UK resident or teams which are UK based

Judges will particularly take into account the impact of relevant initiatives and services that were reported during the period January 2008 to December 2009

Judging criteria

The expert panel of judges will be looking for the projects, initiatives or publications that most demonstrate:

• Measurable  impact on improving healthcare education and outcomes through education practice, policy or research
• Innovation in  objectives and methods
• A commitment to evaluation
• Successful communication and dissemination

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the individual or team should win
• Supporting documentation
  

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Best Quality Improvement

Category proudly co-sponsored by: 

Champion: Jane Smith, Deputy Editor, BMJ

Recognising teams making measurable improvements to the quality and safety of health care.

Eligbility

• Open to UK based organisations/teams only
• Initiative to have been implemented after 1st July 2007

Judging criteria

The panel of expert judges will be looking for the project or initiative that most demonstrates:

• A clear description of the strategy for quality improvement
• A measurable improvement in effectiveness, safety, and/or patient experience, as evidenced by an improvement in outcomes that matters to patients (for effectiveness and safety: morbidity or mortality; for patient experience, validated survey instruments or other tools) sustained for at least 18 months or developed into further improvements
• Extension of the initiative, for example, improvement in other outcomes in the same unit or extension of the original improvement to more units in the same organisation/system
• Novelty either of objectives or approach
• Real linkage between organisational change and clinical benefit
• Overcoming of barriers to change

Entry requirements

• 600 words describing the improvement in a structured format
• Supporting documentation with results covering period 1 July 2008 – present

To see an example of last year's paper click here.

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Clinical Leadership                                                                    

Category proudly sponsored by:

Champions: Cath McDermott and Helen Morant, Clinical Editors, BMJ Learning

Recognising motivational and inspirational leaders who have led a clinical team with vision and clarity.

Eligibility

• Open to UK residents only
• Initiatives to have been implemented after 1st January 2008

Judging criteria

The expert panel of judges will be looking for an individual whose work most demonstrates:

Entry requirements

To see an example of last year's paper click here.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Champion: Peter Ashman, Publishing Director (BMJ, BMJ Careers and BMJ Journals)

Recognising a healthcare organisation that has shown outstanding and effective commitment to the greater good of society.

Eligibility

• Open to UK and international organisations
• Initiatives to have been implemented after 1st January 2008

Judging criteria

The expert panel of judges will be looking for the organisation that has most demonstrated:

• A strong and consistent commitment to social responsibility
• A positive impact on the environment, the extended community, or society at large
• Effective ethical sourcing along the supply chain
• Effective engagement with stakeholders and others
• Actions and impact that go beyond the organisation’s commercial or strategic development needs 

Entry requirements

• 500 words on what initiatives the organisation has taken
• Supporting documentation/data as to how the initiative has made a difference

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Health Communicator of the Year

Champion: Trevor Jackson, Magazine Editor, BMJ

Celebrating an individual who has shown excellence in promoting understanding of medicine and health through the media.

Eligibility

• Open to UK residents only
• Anyone who has published/broadcast information about medicine/health aimed at the general public after 1st January 2008
• Excludes work promoting a commercial interest and anything published in BMJ

Judging criteria

The expert panel of judges will be looking for an individual whose writing or broadcasting most demonstrates:

• Impact on the public understanding of medicine/health
• Potential to change the way people think about an important issue
• Imaginative and effective methods of communication that are appropriate for the intended audience
• Balance and accuracy
• An evidence base where appropriate

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the individual should win
• Attachment of the piece of published work or a link to the broadcast work being entered
  

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BMJ Group Award for Lifetime Achievement

Champion: Annabel Ferriman, News Editor, BMJ

Proudly sponsored by:

For the individual who has, over his or her working lifetime, made a unique and substantial contribution to improving health care, whether in clinical practice, health services, public health, health policy, medical education, or medical research.

Eligibility

• Open to individuals only
• Open to UK and international entrants

Judging criteria

• A shortlist will be drawn up by an expert panel of judges.
• The winner of this award will then be chosen by BMJ readers via an online poll

Entry requirements

• 500 words on why the individual should win
• CV or brief career history

Entries for all nominations closed on Sunday, 15th November, 2009.