EPP Staying Positive young people's programme wins Guardian Public Services Award

The Staying Positive young people’s programme has won the prestigious Guardian Public Services Award in the category of service delivery for long-term conditions. Awards were announced on the 25th November at a high profile event in Billingsgate, London by journalist and presenter Kirsty Wark and Ed Milliband MP who both described the project as “truly inspirational”. Staying Positive was shortlisted from a massive 850 entries, a fantastic achievement for the project.

The innovative programme was developed by the Expert Patients Programme CIC for young people aged 12-18 who are living with a long-term health condition. The Staying Positive workshops are a series of 3 one-day workshops facilitated by trained young people who are also living with a long-term condition. Workshops give young people the skills to improve the management of their condition from both a health and a social perspective. The programme is being rolled out nationally after a successful pilot evaluated by Oxford University.

For more information:
Winners report www.guardian.co.uk/winners-report/common-ground
Staying Positive website www.staying-positive.co.uk
Contact Danni Brown on 01225 731328


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