The Drug and Alcohol Recovery Team (DART) from HMP Isle of Wight have been recognised for the outstanding contribution they have made to effective and patient centred care.
The DART won a Clinical Team of the Year Award for providing clinical and psychosocial interventions to a challenging and complex client group. Their service has also been described as gold standard following a recent prison inspection.
The judges commented:
“We were very impressed by the achievements of this team whose members are clearly very talented and dedicated and provide a great service”
The service is provided by South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust which specialises in care in prisons and which also provides mental health, learning disability and specialist children’s services.
The Awards are designed to recognise exceptional contributions to service, by individuals and teams, by clinical and non clinical staff. Over 100 nominations were received for the 9 awards and following a rigorous process, supported by some of the Trust’s Governor Members, the best entries were shortlisted, only finding out if they were winners on the night.
Neil Carr, Chief Executive said:
“One of the Trust’s core principles is that we value our staff. We know that we cannot deliver effective services without well trained and supported staff and believe that offering real recognition in the form of this awards ceremony has a real part to play in creating an enthusiastic, committed and confident workforce.”
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Photographed: The DART with Elaine Khan from the RCN and Emma Jesson, ITV weather girl and host of event
