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Care Accolades 2009

The Care Accolades 2009 award ceremony was held at the Caird Hall, Dundee on the 5 June. 

Over 200 guests gathered for the ceremony. Guests at the Care Accolades included people who use services, individual carers and public, private and voluntary social service providers.

Best initiative for workforce investment

  • WINNER - Dumfries and Galloway Council, Social Work – Studentship/sponsorship Scheme
  • FINALIST - North Lanarkshire Council, Housing and Social Work Services – Assessment, Planning and Reflective Practice Programme
  • FINALIST - Glasgow City Council, Social Care Services – Night-shift Learning and Development Team

Best partnership working in adult care services

  • WINNER - Implementation of the Liverpool care pathway - BUPA with partner organisation: Marie Curie Cancer Care Reaching Older Adults in Renfrewshire (ROAR) - Renfrewshire Council with partner organisations: WRVS,
  • FINALIST - Alzheimer Scotland, Renfrewshire Council for Voluntary Services (RCVS), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership.
  • FINALIST - The Sinclair Integrated Day Services - North Lanarkshire Council with partner organisation NHS Lanarkshire

Best partnership working in early years and young people services

  • WINNER - Intensive Support and Monitoring Service (ISMS) - Glasgow City Council with partner organisations: Glasgow City Council: Education Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Includem, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, Strathclyde Police and SERCO
  • SPECIAL COMMENDATION - Triple P project - Orkney Islands Childcare Partnership with partner organisations: members of Orkney Childcare Partnership Management Group, elected members of Orkney Islands Council, NHS Orkney, Orkney Islands Council: Children and Families, Criminal Justice Community Services, Education and Leisure Support and pupil support
  • FINALIST - ArtsNet - South Lanarkshire Council with partner organisations: South Lanarkshire Council: Social Work and Education Resources, Strathclyde Police, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, NHS Lanarkshire and people who use services and carers

Best innovative training programme

  • WINNER - Dundee City Council, Social Work Department – VIG Development Team
  • SPECIAL COMMENDATION - Highland Council, Social Work Service - Getting Ready for Grading
  • FINALIST - City of Edinburgh Council, Health and Social Care - Delivering Practice Learning in Criminal Justice Services

Best involvement of the local community

  • WINNER - East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP) – Pathways to Progression
  • FINALIST - North Lanarkshire Council – Restorative Justice Community Service Squad
  • FINALIST - Angus Council/Lilybank Resource Centre – Garden Project

Best leading on learning programme

  • WINNER - North Lanarkshire Council – Assessment, Planning and Reflective Practice Programme
  • FINALIST - Angus Council, Social Work and Health – Palliative Care

Best social service team or unit in Scotland

  • FINALIST - Epilepsy West Lothian – Community Support Team
  • WINNER - Cornerstone – Forensic Services in Aberdeen

2009 judges

  • Garry Coutts, Convener, SSSC (Chair of judging panel)
  • Isobel Anderson, Carers Scotland
  • Sandy Cameron, retired Executive Directof of Social Work Resources in South Lanarkshire Council and current Chair of the Parole Board for Scotland
  • Frank Clark, Convener, Care Commission
  • Harriet Dempster, Association of Directors of Social Work
  • Joyce Lishman, practice learning expert and Head of the School of Applied Social Studies, Robert Gordon University
  • Professor Mary Marshall, Emeritus Professor of the University of Stirling, former head of Dementia Services Development Centre, sessional inspector of SWIA and writes and lectures on dementia care.
  • Romy Langeland, previously Chief Executive of Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Ranald Mair, Chief Executive, Scottish Care
  • Heather Gray, Chief Executive, Who Cares? Scotland
  • Anne Markham, NHS Education
  • Elizabeth Carmichael, SSSC Council Member
  • Karen Croan, SSSC Council Member
  • Maureen O'Neill, SSSC Council Member
  • Anne Haddow, SSSC Council Member.