IMPACT awards 2012
The annual GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards are run in partnership with The King’s Fund to recognise and promote excellence in community healthcare. This is the 15th year of the awards and so far more than 300 UK community healthcare charities have received over £4 million in acknowledgement of their outstanding work.
To be eligible for a GSK IMPACT Award, organisations must have an annual income of less than £1.5 million, and must have been operating in the UK for at least three years.
This year eight winners were selected and each awarded £25,000. Four highly commended organisations were awarded £5,000 and three runners-up received £3,000. In addition the winning and highly commended organisations are offered free training valued at £4,000.
This year, for the first time in the history of the GSK IMPACT Awards, two overall winners were selected and were both awarded an additional £10,000 at the award ceremony held on May 17 at the London Science Museum. The overall winners were Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (WRASC) and Target Ovarian Cancer. Further information can be found in the press release.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Age UK Cheshire East
Improving later life for the people of Cheshire East by providing a range of services that promote health and wellbeing of older people and give practical support to anyone over 50.
Beacon Counselling
Improving the lives of people affected by mental or emotional distress by providing a range of counselling and related services to adults, young people and children in Stockport and the surrounding areas.
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living
Enabling local people to have access to, and be involved in, the design and delivery of a range of services that improve their health and wellbeing.
Healthy Valleys
Delivering a range of community led health interventions to improve the health and well-being of the people of rural South Lanarkshire.
Target Ovarian Cancer
Target Ovarian Cancer is the national ovarian cancer charity working to save lives and help women diagnosed live their lives to the full, wherever they live in the UK.
The Hepatitis C Trust
The national charity for hepatitis C, providing representation, information, help and support, and raising awareness with the ultimate aim of eradicating this preventable and treatable disease in the UK.
Women's Health Information and Support Centre (WHISC)
Promoting women’s health by providing information, training and support to the women of Merseyside and Liverpool and their families.
Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (Cornwall)
Providing a range of support services, advocacy and counselling to women and girls who have experienced any form of sexual violence and/or domestic violence at any time in their lives.
Highly commended:
- GEAR Projects
- Integrated Neurological Services
- Off Centre
- Women's Health Matters
Runner up:
- Carers Support Service North and Mid Sussex
- MDF The Bipolar Organisation
- Respond
