John Sprange has won the The Care Innovator Award at the Great London Care Awards through his work developing and producing MindDice.

At the Awards held on Saturday the judges citation read:

John through his personal experience with his father, has developed an exciting innovative tool, which he delivers with true enthusiasm. Mind Dice is an excellent communications stimulant helping to keep memories alive.

 The Great London Care Awards are one of 9 UK Regional Care awards. The winners of each event enter The Great British Care Awards national final which will take place in June 2012. 

Mind Dice has been piloted for over a year now in Sandwich Bay Ward, at the  Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother hospital, Margate East Kent. It has had a mention in the CQC DANI review of the hospital published in June 2011.

To view the full report please click on the following link:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/_db/_documents/RVV_East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_FT_RVV09_QueenElizabeththeQueenMotherHospital_DANI_13042011.pdf

John Sprange and his product MindDice have been short listed for the Care Innovator award part of the Great London Care Awards, a regional part of a series of care awards which are being carried out across the country this Autumn.

He was interviewed by the judges at a session in London on 27September. The results will be announced at a Gala dinner on 22 October to be held in London.