Sheffield First for Health - dorothy dixon barrow award

Dorothy Dixon Barrow Award

Sheffield First for Health & Well-being - The Dorothy Dixon-Barrow Award for Tackling Health Inequalities in Sheffield 2006 / 07

This Award invites individual or team approaches to:

--Seek out beyond Sheffield, examples of good practice in the field of inequalities of what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why.
--Examples of new ways of approaching established problems in health inequalities, particularly relating to access, vulnerable groups including black & ethnic minority communities.

The Award
The successful applicant will be given a financial grant (or shared between applicants if more than one). Examples of how the award could be used include:

support liaison with or travel to other parts of the UK or the world
fund education or professional development activities for the applicant relating to health inequalities

In 2006/07, applications are particularly welcomed that address the key priorities of Sheffield First for Health and Wellbeing across all age groups.

The healthy communities and older people Local Area Agreement programmes
Avoidable emergency admissions
Use of emergency services
Self management of chronic conditions
Infant mortality
Disability and employment
Choosing health lifestyle behaviours

Who can apply?
The award scheme is open to all staff working in the NHS, Local Authority or independent sector. Applications may be from teams or from individuals. N.B To avoid future disappointment the award is not designed for the delivery of organisations staff training programmes nor for the employment of individuals to undertake the identified work.

2003 winners

How to apply
Applications are welcome by submitting your application form electronically to stephen.pintus@sheffieldpct.nhs.uk.

The closing date for the next round is Monday 20th November 2006

Application form (word version)
Application form (pdf version)

Successful applicants will be informed before the end of November and the agreed grant will be available to spend within the financial year 2006/07. If having read the documentation you have any queries please ring (0114) 2711311. Applications will be judged by a panel of professional and lay people working together to assess applications and may wish to meet applicants to learn about their projects.