Derby Health Inequalities Partnership wins LGC Award!

One of our programmes, the Derby Health Inequalities Partnership (DHIP) has won the Diversity and Inclusion category of the LGC (Local Government Chronicle) Awards!

DHIP is a co-led, joint initiative between Derby City Council (Public Health) and Community Action Derby, working together with community organisations and leaders to help achieve better health outcomes in the city.

The LGC Awards exists to identify, celebrate and help spread the finest examples of innovation and quality delivered by councils on a daily basis. The Diversity and Inclusion award recognises strong performance by a council in developing a diverse and inclusive culture that permeates the council itself and its workforce and/or the broader local area.

Key members of the DHIP team from Community Action Derby and Derby City Council and attended the award ceremony on Wednesday 12 June 2024 at Grosvenor House, London and received their award from actor and presenter Will Mellor.

Kim Harper, CEO of Community Action Derby said:

"This is a perfect example of how working together really makes a difference at a local level. We are incredibly proud to have received this award."

The judges said they were very impressed with the extremely high standard of entries this year, so we are thrilled to have won. Other shortlisted entries for the Diversity and Inclusion category included Birmingham City Council, Liverpool City Region CA and Westminster City Council. You can see the full list of winners and shortlisted organisations here.

We have included some photos from the event below!

Find out more about DHIP here