Improving Inclusivity Award

The Hospice UK Awards celebrate the innovative work taking place in hospices and palliative care organisations across the UK, and the people involved with them

The Improving Inclusivity Award recognises the work of an individual or team in a hospice or palliative care organisation who, through a novel approach, has addressed inequality in their community and/or promoted equality, diversity and inclusion within their organisation. 

Entries for this award are now closed. 

The winners of this award will be announced at the annual Hospice UK National Conference.

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About this award

Has a project at your hospice helped to gain an understanding of what groups you are not engaging with and why, including collecting/analysing data?

Has your hospice run a programme to diversify your workforces to be more representative of your community?  

If so, nominate them for the Improving Inclusivity Award in recognition of their success. 

This award celebrates a team or individual in a hospice who have found new ways to engage with minoritised groups in their area to drive positive change in services, based on lived experience.  

We would like to hear about work that has:

  • Engaged minority groups through public voice work to drive positive change based on lived experience.  
  • Attracted more diverse candidates to the hospice sector through innovative recruitment campaigns and practices. 
  • Leveraged data to advance workplace diversity, equality and inclusion. 
  • Broken down barriers for under-represented communities through career development programmes such as mentoring schemes
  • Improved an organisation's overall employee engagement and sense of belonging and purpose. 

This award was formerly called the Inclusivity Champion Award.

What the judges are looking for

We suggest you consider the following information when making your nomination:

How original was the work undertaken? 

  • Was it developed independently or in collaboration with others? 
  • Did the activity improve any of the areas listed above? 

What was the impact of the work? 

  • Was there a measurable improvement evidenced with data? 
  • Could improvements in diversity and inclusion be linked with better business results? 

Knowledge sharing  

  • Can this activity be shared to other hospices and palliative care organisations? 
  • Have practical learnings been captured to help others undertaking a similar journey?

General Criteria and Guidance

Read our submission criteria and general guidance before you submit an entry.

Entries for the 2024 Hospice UK Awards are now CLOSED.

The winners will be announced at our National Conference in Glasgow from 26-28 November 2024.

Leah from Pendleside Hospice was the 2023 Inclusivity Champion award winner

Winner - 2023

Leah, Pendleside Hospice

Winner : Inclusivity Champion Award

Leah’s collaborative project aims to raise awareness of Pendleside Hospice’s services amongst the minority ethnic community in Burnley and Pendle. 

This award acknowledges the vital work done to recognise and celebrate what is important to the local Asian community in marking Ramadan and the significance of Iftar. 

The Panel commented, “Hospices across the UK are keen to better understand the diverse voices of their communities and ensure more people know about hospice care and can access it if needed. It was clear that the development of trust built between the hospice and the community members has contributed to an increase in patient referrals, an appointment of a hospice trustee and an increase in volunteer recruitment. Well done Leah!”
 

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