LINDA MCENHILL AWARD
The Linda McEnhill Award is given to people, teams or organisations who have made a positive difference to the experience of death, dying and bereavement of people with learning disabilities.
Linda McEnhill Awards 2021
Winners were announced at this online award ceremony on 16th September 2021 Overall winnerStuart Hasler Category: Providing Outstanding End of Life SupportWinner: Stuart Hasler’s Circle of SupportHighly commended: Dolphin Court (Royal Mencap Society, Havant)Highly...
2018 winners
Category A: A new development or innovation in care / excellence in overall end of life support for people with learning disabilities WINNER St Christopher’s Hospice Learning Disability Care Home Project Team, Sydenham Nominated by: Julie Kinley (manager) In a...
2016 winners
Sarah Jane Price’s team: Louise, Brad, Kelly, Hana and Jared Ellis (her foster family); Dr Emma Husbands(Consultant Palliative Medicine); Dr Rob Estelrich (General Practitioner); Agnes Lawlerand the District Nurse Team; Sue Higgins (Epilepsy Nurse Specialist) Sarah...
2015 Winners
Winner: St Anne’s Community Service, Oxfield Court Nursing Home and Nicky Lyall (training department) Category: Practice and Service Development Jean Willson, winner of the 2014 Linda McEnhill Award, hands over the trophy to the team form St Anne’s Community Services...
2014 winners
Outstanding end of life support of an individual with learning disabilities Victoria’s Team – her family, Centre 404 Housing Service and Islington ELiPSe and Camden Palliative Care Team. Read more about Victoria’s team here. A new development or innovation in care /...
2013 Winners
Winner: Liz Smith and Allison O’Donnell, Project Leads, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice (PPWH), Glasgow Category: New development/innovation/overall excellence in end of life care provision for people with learning disabilities Nominator: Jackie Husband,...
2012 winner
Dr Ruth Brown (holding the award) with colleagues Winner Dr Ruth Brown, The Isbister Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Category: “New Development/innovation/overall excellence in end of life care provision” Nominator: Shirley Dayton, Community Learning Disability...
2011 winner
Winner 2011 Category “Outstanding care of an individual”: Hft Falstaff House in Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire Hft Fallstaff House stood out for the care they gave to Tim, one of their residents who developed dementia. Tim’s story is told here. The judges were...
2010 winner
Winner: Heatherstones Nursing Home Highly commended: Jason Davidson Highly commended: Denise Heals 2010 Winner: Heatherstones Nursing Home in Halifax, Yorkshire.Halifax is nursing home for eight adults with learning disabilities. When one of their residents,...
2009 winner
Winner: St Francis Hospice Highly commended: Lorraine Youdle Runner-up: Advanced Decision Making Tool Working Party We were delighted and encouraged to receive a range of nominations for the award, of a very high standard. It is clear that many individuals, teams and...
2008 winner
The Linda McEnhill Award was launched in 2008, to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Linda McEnhill. Linda founded the PCPLD Network (then called the National Network for Palliative Care of People with Learning Disabilities, or NNPCPLD) in 1998, and was its...
THE LINDA McENHILL AWARD 2023
Information about nominations
Closing date: 12th January 2024
Have you, or anyone you know, made a positive difference to the end-of-life or bereavement support of people with learning disabilities? If so, why not consider putting them forward for recognition through the Linda McEnhill Award?
You can nominate any work, project, organisation, team or individual effort to support people with learning disabilities around death and dying.
Nomination categories
You can submit nominations under any of the following categories.
1. Providing outstanding end-of-life care support
An organisation, team, professional or carer(s) who have provided outstanding support for a person with learning disabilities who died or is currently at the end of life.
2. Innovation/ Service Development
The most innovative or promising project set up to improve end of life care or bereavement support for people with learning disabilities.
3. Unsung Hero
A staff member, professional, student, carer or other, who has championed the end of life and bereavement support needs of people with learning disabilities, and is inspiring others. This category cannot be a self nomination
Nominations close on 12th January 2024. Awards will be presented on Zoom in early 2024 – date to be confirmed.
Nomination forms can be downloaded here:
Nomination Form
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Shortlisted nominations will be notified by email.
Winners will be announced on Zoom in early 2024.
Shortlisted nominees will be invited to send in a short Video about their work which will be shown at the online event in 2024.
Award winners will receive a special certificate and get the opportunity to share their story or achievement through the PCPLD Network, they will also receive a free place at the next PCPLD Conference.
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Sorting out Patrick’s care
Mark Adams, a Community Learning Disability Nurse, shares his experiences with one of his clients.Patrick Simmons (not his real name) had moderate learning disabilities and lived on his own. Patrick had no family, and relied greatly on professional supporters and a...
Keeping Frank at home
When Frank was diagnosed with lung cancer, Macmillan Nurse Christine Reddall was called to his care home to offer support. She was impressed by how home manager Lisa Quinlan and her team managed to care for him. Here, she tells Frank’s story: an example of outstanding...
