This award aims to recognise a paediatric team which has excelled at maximising the potential for a healthy and fulfilled life for the babies, children and young people in its care. Applications are invited from paediatric teams which are delivering care and support in innovative ways and have enhanced the lives of a particular group or groups of patients such as children with disabilities and complex health needs. Please note we will accept entries that are based around a specific project worked on by a team. We invite nominations from a member of the team or practice colleagues.

Applications should demonstrate:

• Effective communication of risk factors and symptom with patients
• Examples of effective team working and staff motivation
• Innovative programmes to help at risk patients change behaviours
• Excellent links with partner organisations

Criteria that the judges will be marking against

• Clearly defined objectives for quality improvement within a project
• Clearly described interventions
• Innovation and new ways of working
• Clarity of leadership and how the qualities have affected the team
• Quantifiable improvements in patient care, including clinical outcomes
• The sustainability of the changes observed
• The ability to be replicated across other practices