The LionsDen Communications Award for Excellence in Payer and Policy Maker Engagement

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The LionsDen Communications Award for Excellence in Payer and Policy Maker Engagement

This award recognises excellence in programmes that engage one or more key payer/stakeholder group(s) (national, regional or European) to develop and broaden debate with clinical, governmental, public and/or other stakeholders to achieve policy change that will lead to improvements in:

Health outcomes - delivered by challenging inequality of health outcomes, clinical care or access to medicines or services
Clinical practice
Standards of treatment
Planning, coordination or delivery of services.

Work carried out during the two-year period between January 2011 and December 2012 will be eligible.

Submissions entered previously must demonstrate how the programme has been further developed during the additional time period.

Entries are invited from:

Charities
Patient or professional associations/bodies
Pharmaceutical companies
Healthcare agencies/consultancies
Trade associations.

Judging criteria:

Analysis of the problem and evidence of customer insight
Quality of the strategy/tactics employed to achieve key objectives
Evidence of change effected through communication with national or European payers/policy makers
Evidence of support from a range of interested stakeholders, e.g. healthcare professionals and patient representatives
Effectiveness - evidence of changed behaviours and enhanced health outcomes
Stakeholder/customer feedback