CATEGORY 2 — INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP

CATEGORY 2 — INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP

Innovation & Leadership Award

Driving change through bold thinking and action

This award recognises pharmacists and teams who identified a systemic challenge and led a meaningful response — through innovation in service design, workforce development, technology, or new models of care.

 

25% points
Problem Identification

What was the challenge or unmet need you identified? How did you recognise it and assess its significance? What was the context within your organisation or patient population?
25% points
Leadership and Innovative Approach

How did you lead the response to this challenge? What was innovative about your approach — in your thinking, your methods, or the solution you developed?
25% points
Overcoming Barriers to Implementation

What obstacles did you face — clinical, organisational, financial, or cultural? How did you navigate these and sustain momentum towards your goal?
25% points
Tangible Results and Impact

What have been the measurable outcomes? Evidence could include workforce capacity, patient access, technology adoption, cost savings, testimonials, or system-level change.

 

Supporting evidence: Upload metrics, presentations, posters, audit reports, or technology demonstrations to support your nomination.

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

✓ Nominations must be completed by you either personally or as a designated team lead – we do not accept nominations submitted on behalf of someone else without their involvement, but a joint team submission is welcome.

✓ You may submit the same project for more than one award category. Note that scoring criteria differ – please adapt your submission to address each award’s specific criteria.

✓ You may submit more than one application for the same or different categories – complete and submit one full form for each application.

✓ You (or the designated team lead) must attend one of the three 2026 regional summits: London (16 Sept), Leeds (29 Sept), or Bristol (6 Oct).

✓ All submissions must be completed before the stated deadline of Friday 31st July 2026 (23:59).

✓ Supporting evidence can be uploaded in the following formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF. Should you require a different format, please get in touch after submitting your form.

✓ The £200 prize can be paid to you personally, split equally across a team, or provided as a shared benefit in kind; for example, equipment for your organisation or a team meal. Monetary prizes can be provided either by bank transfer or as a digital gift card.

✓ Other benefits for the winners are: a trophy, travel reimbursement (see next point), a professional profile shared across i2i social media channels, and a feature on i2i website and publications promoting your best practice showcase.

✓ Winners’ travel will be reimbursed against travel receipt after the event. This will cover public transport fares only for economy/standard travel. Parking and other costs will not be claimable.