Awards

Funded by The Can Do Fund and hosted by Health Innovation South East Scotland (HISES), this SBRI competition aimed to develop solutions to increase community volunteering for supporting delayed hospital discharges. In 2022, we were one of two companies selected to create a product that benefits the discharge process using volunteer support.

Our solution, The Wellbeing Hub, is a volunteer-powered community care web platform. It enables volunteer managers to direct safe, targeted support to discharged patients, helping reduce delays and readmissions by enhancing self-management and volunteer-assisted care. The Hub innovatively integrates technology for secure data sharing, building a trusted, sustainable network of volunteer-led support for patients.

The iNetwork Awards celebrate and share innovation across the local public sector and its partner organisations.

In 2021 we won two awards:

• The COVID-19 Response Recognition Award, a brand new category, which recognises the response and recovery to the unprecedented challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic
• The Partner Excellence Award, which celebrates innovation, collaboration, efficiency and going the extra mile in partnership working

We won both awards, alongside Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action (HSHVCA), for our collaborative work on their Volunteer Portal. This initiative had a significant impact during the pandemic, with over 32,000 local residents supported by volunteers registered on the platform. The portal and app demonstrated how a collaborative, digital approach can efficiently manage volunteers and community tasks.

In August 2020, NHSx, in partnership with NHS England, NHS Improvement, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government, commissioned the Health Innovation Network (HIN) to evaluate digitally supported micro-volunteering models in health and social care. This report aims to guide commissioners and policymakers in shaping strategies around micro-volunteering.

TeamKinetic was selected for evaluation as part of this initiative, having been commissioned through TechForce19 in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We are proud to contribute to this work, viewing micro-volunteering as a key intervention that enhances accessibility and inclusion in volunteering, offering a cost-effective solution for community-based social care. Our digital solution empowers local stakeholders to take ownership, fostering community resilience, trust, and agency.