The Psychological Professions Network South West (PPN SW) is delighted to announce the winners, commendations, and special mentions from the inaugural PPNSW Awards Scheme 2025. Developed around NHS England’s Three Shifts and the PPN “Planets” framework, the awards were created to recognise the individuals, teams, and partnerships driving psychologically informed innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and community impact across the South West.
The awards received a remarkable range of submissions from professionals, researchers, practitioners, universities, NHS services, and community initiatives across the region. From digital transformation and preventative mental health support to trauma-informed care, inclusivity, and psychologically informed community practice, the submissions reflected the depth of creativity, compassion, and leadership shaping the future of psychological professions.
The accompanying gallery, which will soon be available on PPNSW website showcases poster submissions from participants across the region, alongside our Winners, Commendations, and Special Mentions, highlighting the breadth of inspiring work taking place across services and communities.
Award Winners
🏆 Analogue to Digital
Winner: Emma Walker – Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD)
Project: A Digital Shift in Early Mental Health Support
🏆 Put People First
Winner: Clare Mc Cartan – Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Project: Co-creating Dorset Mental Health Support Team in Schools
🏆 Transform and Innovate
Winner: Lorin Taranis – University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Project: Rewinding PTSD: Brief Therapy, Big Impact
🏆 Unite and Increase Diversity
Winner: Arjun Goswami – University of Exeter
Project: Not Everyone is Queerphobic… Especially You, Right?
🏆 Make All Health and Care Psychological
Winner: Miriam Brenton – Psychiatric Liaison Team, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Project: Equal Voices, Safer Care: Psychological Formulation Across Acute and Community Pathways
🏆 Help Our Communities Thrive
Winner: Nicola Cisby & Joanna Ede – PPN SW CAPCOP
Project: Innovating CAP Community Connections
Commendations
👏 Analogue to Digital
Commendation: Kathryn Knight – Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Project: Strengthening Digital Engagement
👏 Transform and Innovate
Commendation: Dr Charlotte Glenister – Somerset Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service (SPPTS)
Project: Somerset Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service
Special Mentions
⭐ Treatment to Prevention: Building Emotional Resilience Through Wellbeing Bears
⭐ Putting Young People First: Co-creating Dorset Mental Health Support Team in Schools
⭐ Analogue to Digital: Strengthening Digital Engagement
The PPNSW Awards Scheme is more than recognition; it is a celebration of reflective practice, collaboration, and psychologically informed leadership across our region. We would like to thank every contributor, nominee, poster presenter, judge, and collaborator who helped make this inaugural scheme possible. Together, these submissions form a growing archive of innovation and shared learning that will continue to inspire future practice across the psychological professions community.
