WINNER: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust: Reducing Health Inequalities Through the Sandbox Digital Mental Health Platform

The pandemic increased demand for mental health services for children and young people, increasing waiting lists, and making it even harder for CYP to access services. This particularly impacted CYP awaiting a diagnosis for neurodiversity, who also had mental health issues – these CYP have to navigate two lists and can be passed from one to the other without diagnosis or treatment.

The Sandbox (provided by Mindler) accepts direct referrals and uses engaging content, fronted by an avatar for communications – removing multiple barriers for all, especially neurodiverse CYP. Their clinical outcomes have even exceeded those of other CYP.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions

Highly commended

  • Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System: Reducing Health Inequalities in Slough

Finalists

  • Calderdale and Huddersfield FT: Calderdale and Huddersfield FT’s Population Health Review and its Impact on Health Inequalities
  • Frimley Health and Care ICS: Digitally Led Hypertension Care
  • HEAL-D in Partnership with the Health Innovation Network: Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) Online for Adults of African or Caribbean Heritage
  • NHS England (London Region), iPLATO, North of England CSU: Reducing Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Through GP-Endorsed Cervical Screening SMS Reminders
  • NHS Health Call and Academic Health Science Network North East and North Cumbria: Reducing the Physical Health Gap for People with Severe Mental Illness Through Digital Innovation
  • North Middlesex University Hospital Trust: Closing the Gap Between Glycaemic Control and Health Inequalities in Paediatric Diabetes
  • People Unlimited in partnership with Health Education England: Crisis Tool Guides for Supporting Young Black Men

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Winners of first HSJ Digital Awards revealed