Innovation
Recognising innovation in either clinical or support services. This category highlights projects or initiatives that have been introduced to resolve an issue or boost quality - for example improving access to services, care planning, record keeping, reporting or staff wellbeing, or enabled a better way of delivering existing work. Entries showcase originality and problem solving to achieve better outcomes, quality, efficiency and productivity; making best use of resources and talent.
Cook and Eat cook books Therapy services, Horizon centre, Wakefield The Cook and Eat books are a series of four cookery books for individuals with learning disabilities. It was developed by an occupational therapist with the help of key staff and service users. Service users were central throughout the project, they feature in a promotional film and had key roles and responsibilities at the Cook and Eat launch event. Existing recipe books need to be read and interpreted for people with learning disabilities whilst the Cook and Eat books enable independent cooking and gives a sense of achievement for the individual. It also highlights some of the issues faced by people with learning disabilities around having a healthy diet.
This project will be brilliant, it gives everyone a chance to do cooking… I enjoyed it because it got me doing cooking that I’ve wanted to do for years…It got me involved with a project that would help a lot of people… I’m proud of the project. Neal Pudsey, contributor to the cook books