FPA and Brook host the annual UK Sexual Health Awards every March to celebrate outstanding work in sexual health. The 2015 Awards Ceremony will be on Friday 6 March.
The ceremony
Winners will be announced at a glittering awards dinner and ceremony in central London on Friday 6 March 2015. This year's ceremony will be at Hotel Russell, a spectacular, historic venue in the heart of the city.
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The finalists
We're delighted to announce the finalists for this year's awards.
Sexual health professional of the year
- Dawn Purvis, Director, Marie Stopes Belfast, Marie Stopes UK
- Dr Chris Wilkinson, President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Dr Adaeze Ifezulike, NHS Grampian
- Dr Tuppy Owens, Outsiders Trust
- Dr Stephen Dawson, Consultant in GUM/HIV Medicine, Sexual Health Service, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Tamsin Meredith, Kent Community Health NHS Trust
Young person of the year
- Ellen Adams, Sexpression:UK
- Chlo Winfield, Speak Out Project
- Josh Hale
- Luke Alexander, Saving Lives
- Claudia Carvell, Sexpression Manchester, Freelance writer, Lesbian and Gay Foundation
- Hollie Hammond, Marie Stopes UK
Adult sexual health service/project of the year
- Faith and Communities Project, Terrence Higgins Trust
- A sexual health in-reach service for male prisoners in HM Prison Isle of Wight, provided by the Sexual Health Service, Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Sexual Health Hounslow, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Time to Test Berkshire, Thames Valley Positive Support
- North Lincolnshire Sexual Health, Virgin Care
- The Rowan Sexual Health Clinic, The Rowan, Northern Health & Social Care Trust (NHSCT)
Young people's sexual health service/project of the year
- Blackburn with Darwen Support Around Sexually Inappropriate Behaviour, Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services
- Buckinghamshire - Young People's Sexual Health Programme, Buckinghamshire County Council
- Greater Manchester Consortium Against Sexual Exploitation (GMCASE)
- Swansea People First
- Ur Decision, Warwickshire County Council
- 3 in 1 Scheme, Leeds City Council
The Pamela Sheridan Award - recognising pioneering approaches to relationships, sex and wellbeing education
- Shropshire Respect Yourself: Eat Better, Move More, RSE, Shropshire County Council
- Hot Dogs, UNTitled Theatre / ARC Stockton / The Everyday Sexism Project
- I Heart Consent, National Union of Students Women's Campaign & Sexpression UK
- The Prison RSE Project: Empowering Vulnerable Women, Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Kernow King's Sex Tape & Resource, Cornwall Health Promotion Service
- 'I'm The Girl I Want To Be', Golddigger Trust
- Girls, Gangs and Consequences session, Growing Against Gangs & Violence (GAGV)
Sexual health media campaign/storyline of the year
- Emmerdale
- Hollyoaks
- Eastenders
- Female Genital Mutilation – The Teenagers' Perspective, BBC Inside Out West Midlands
- 10 Ways a Condom Can't Protect You, Sexual Health Sheffield and diva creative
- Call for Same-Sex Sex and Relationships Education to be Statutory in all English Schools, Cliff Joannou (QX magazine)
Rosemary Goodchild award for excellence in journalism
- The Asexuals by Alix O'Neill, Marie Claire
- The Primary Headteacher Attacked For Trying To Tackle Homophobia by Rachel Williams, Education Guardian
- Ask An Adult: Is There A Medical Reason We Actually Need Chocolate When We’ve Got PMS? by Sophie Wilkinson, The Debrief
- Men And Boys Get Raped Too by Theo Merz, Daily Telegraph
- To Breed Or Not To Breed? One Woman’s Ambivalence About Having Children by Lindsay Frankel, Daily Telegraph
- Breaking The Taboo Of Abortion On TV And Film by Gillian Orr, The Independent
- Women Forced To Run Gauntlet Of Abortion Zealots by Fionola Meredith, Belfast Telegraph
- Let’s Talk About Sex: Teachers Back Call For Sex Education To Be Compulsory by Jane Martinson, Education Guardian
Public Health England Sexual Health, Reproductive Health & HIV Award 2015: Best Practice in Whole System Commissioning
- Tender for integrated contraception and sexual health service. Commissioned by: Jo Melvin, Commissioner - Public Health, Peterborough City Council
- Integration of Sexual Health Services for the county of Northamptonshire. Commissioned by: Dr Akeem Ali, Director of Public Health and Ms Lindsay Cox, Service Manager – PH and Well-Being, Northamptonshire County Council
- Cambridgeshire Integrated Sexual Health and Contraception Services. Commissioned by: Val Thomas – Consultant in Public Health. Cambridgeshire County Council
- Joint whole system procurement of Sexual Health and HIV services in Norfolk using s75. Commissioned by: Norfolk County Council and NHS England – East Anglia Area Team
- Plan sets out the forward plan for all sexual health and HIV screening services. Commissioned by: Blackpool's Health and Wellbeing Board Sexual Health and HIV action plan
Special awards
We'll also be announcing the winners of two special categories on the night:
- Parliamentarian of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement
2014 winners
The 2014 ceremony was hosted by comic, novelist and actor Jenny Eclair.
Sexual health professional of the year
- Elaine Doherty, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
- Oluwatoyin Tinu O.Oluwole, Junction Health Centre – Care UK
Young person of the year
- Lemar Johnson, G4S Medical Services
Adult sexual health service/project of the year
- Chandni Clinic, Sexual Health Department, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust Dewsbury
Young people's sexual health service/project of the year
- PASH Young People’s Peer Education Project, Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, Sexual Health Sheffield
The Pamela Sheridan Sex and Relationships Education Award
- www.easySRE.net, Walsall Teenage Pregnancy Team (Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) in partnership with Walsall Council and Catcher Media
Sexual health media campaign/storyline of the year
- Casualty: “Unsilenced”, FGM storyline, BBC Casualty
Rosemary Goodchild Award for excellence in sexual health journalism
- Sex Abuse in Schools: The Parents Who Want a Change to the Law by Louise Tickle, The Guardian Weekend
Parliamentarian of the year
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Dilys Cossey OBE and Dr David Paintin
Find out more about all the winners here.
Huge congratulations to all the winners. Our thanks also go to everyone who made a nomination – the process highlighted the many incredible people, projects, services, campaigns and storylines out there.
