Digital Innovation of the Year Award

This award is to recognise outstanding achievements in integrating technology into dietetic practice. Technology can enhance dietetic practice, and service user experience. Such quality improvement initiatives can improve both clinical outcomes and efficiency.

Therefore, we actively recommend members of the BDA to be innovative and explore avenues for quality improvement through the use of technology. This award is to acknowledge and celebrate successful digital innovations, and encourage sharing of best practice.

Entry Criteria

This award is open for applications. To apply for Digital Innovation of the Year Award:

The lead person applying for the award must be a full member of the British Dietetic Association
Have fully implemented your digital quality improvement initiative

Past winners

Digital Kate.jpg — 2023 Winner - DigiBete YoungType2 website and T2 diabetes app

This project between DigiBete CIC, NHS Healthcare professionals and service users is an example of a collaboration to benefit young people living with T2 diabetes. A digital innovation to complement routine dietetic care.

Submitted by Kate Brennan, Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, Leeds CYP Diabetes Team, Leeds Children's Hospital

2023 - DigiBete YoungType2 website and T2 diabetes app

2022 - Dietitians are Digital - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC)

2021 - Implementing a Digital Healthy Weight and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management Service in Argyll and Bute HSCP (Submitted by Jessica May Fletcher and Jackie Barron)

2020 - Professor Kevin Whelan & Miranda Lomer for FODMAP by FM

Apply to be a digital innovator

Name of innovation / project *

Lead Contact Full Name *

Lead Contact Email *

BDA Membership Number

Lead Contact Telephone Number *

Organisation (If applicable)

Group members names, roles and email addresses

Provide background to the innovation, explain the problem requiring quality improvement and how this fits with national and / or local priorities. (Max 250 words) *

Describe the proposed solution, the intended user(s), the context of use and the user journey (250-500 words) *

Describe how you approached designing your innovation. Were users included and at what stage(s)? What user-centred design techniques were used? (Max 250 words) *

Discuss the implementation in detail. Outline your key stakeholders and the extent of their involvement. Did you use an implementation framework to inform your approach? What challenges did you overcome, and how did you overcome them? (Max 500 words) *

What were your results, and how did your measures for impact reflect this? Did you evaluate the implementation, and is there evidence that your innovation can be scaled and spread? (Max 500 words) *

How did/do you plan to share your digital innovation with the wider membership, healthcare colleagues and the public? Are there any outputs from this work (e.g. research articles, reports etc)? (Max 100 words) *

What is your reflection on your experience in implementing a digital innovation to support quality improvement? What went well? What would you do differently? What will you change in your practice as a result of achieving this digital innovation? (250-500 words) *

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