WELLBEING ENTERPRISES CIC AND NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE (HALTON PLACE) SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 HSJ PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
Wellbeing Enterprises CIC and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside (Halton Place) are delighted to announce that We Connect Social Prescribing has been shortlisted for Primary and Community Care of the Year at the HSJ Partnership Awards, recognising an outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration with the NHS.
Now in their eighth year, the HSJ Partnership Awards, have become the most recognised and respected mark of the strongest relationships between suppliers and the NHS.
Following the thorough judging process, Wellbeing Enterprises and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside (Halton Place) were among the 180+ organisations, projects and individuals that made the final shortlist amid 280+ entries logged for the 2025 awards programme.
We Connect is a holistic social prescribing service integrated with all GP practices in Halton which has supported thousands of patients in the last 12 months. The service is evidencing a range of positive patient health/wellbeing outcomes, reducing demand on stretched primary care services and improving patient flow. The service adopts a preventative and early-intervention approach by tackling the root causes of poor health, building strengths and capabilities and connecting patients to community health assets and resources.
Anthony Leo, Place Director (Halton) at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside commented “We are delighted to be shortlisted for Primary and Community Care Project of the Year alongside Wellbeing Enterprises CIC at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2025.
The HSJ awards programme is a high profile and hugely respected platform to showcase the work and achievements of the many healthcare professionals who enter, and we’re delighted that this initiative is being recognised for the real difference it is making to the health and wellbeing of so many residents in our borough”.
Mark Swift, Founder CEO at Wellbeing Enterprises CIC said “I’m over the moon Wellbeing Enterprises CIC has been shortlisted alongside NHS Cheshire and Merseyside (Halton Place). It is a huge boost for our dedicated and hard-working team.
Wellbeing Enterprises is delivering demonstrable improvements in health and wellbeing by helping people to help themselves overcome challenges, build their capabilities and live a valued, dignified life”.
The selected winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at Evolution London on 20th March 2025.
The 2025 awards judging panel was once again made up of a diverse range of highly influential and respected figures within the healthcare community, including; May Mengyu Li, Director of Efficiency, NHS England, Janos Suto, Deputy Director, Urgent and Emergency Care Analysis and Performance, DHSC, Amanda Pleavin, Managing Director, East of England Cancer Alliance, Jacqui Bunce, Programme Director – Strategic Partnerships, Planning and Estates, Lincolnshire ICS, Caroline Taylor, Chair, National Association of Primary Care, and Alan Duffell, Group Chief People Officer, The Royal Wolverhampton Trust & Walsall Healthcare Trust.
The full list of nominees for the 2025 HSJ Partnership Awards can be found at https://partnership.hsj.co.uk/finalists-2025
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NOTES TO EDITORS
For more information/media enquiries relating to the 2025 Partnership Awards, please contact Rebecca Bright on [email protected] or tel: +44 20 7608 9056.
For more information relating to Wellbeing Enterprises CIC please contact James Smith, Operations Manager / Communications Lead on [email protected] or tel: +44 1928 589 799.
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