Whose condition is it anyway? - developing out of hospital care

This category is for work that supports people who will need to manage their health condition on a long term basis.

• You have empowered and prepared patients/service users and their carers to manage their health and healthcare in their preferred environment.

• You have shown innovative ways of supporting patients and their carers in the community by redesigning the workforce and outreach services and working with voluntary and partner organisations to provide an integrated approach.

• You have developed approaches that focus on matching the level of care to the level of need.

• You have monitored and evaluated the clinical effectiveness of your approach.

• You have actively sought and evaluated feedback from your patient/client group and other integrated services in order to ensure sustainability.

• You can show optimum use of resources.