Entries for our Digital Heroes Awards have been flowing in since the end of July and to balance the competition we’re calling for more entries particularly from Scotland, Northern Ireland and East Anglia.
So we’ve decided to keep nominations open for another week before we throw the process open to a public vote. You now have until Friday 18th September to get your entry in. Remember – you can nominate other people or yourself as a digital hero, so don’t be shy.
Last year, TalkTalk’s cash grant helped Iain Rennie Hospice at Home (IRHH) provide nurses with laptops. Because IRHH doesn’t have a hospice building – nurses care for approximately 900 patients each year in patients’ own homes, meaning that nurses spend much of their time on the roads, en route to patients’ homes across the Chilterns.
Iain Rennie nurse, Michelle Gedling, explains how the laptops have revolutionised the nurses’ working practice: “Before we had these laptops, the only way we could access patient information was by using the computers in our office in Tring or Chalfont St Giles. Now I can familiarise myself with a patient’s records before making a visit, wherever I happen to be, and update the records immediately afterwards, meaning our patients are now better supported.”
Bullying UK, also received an award last year. John Carnell, founder of Bullying UK, said: “I am immensely proud of how much we have achieved with the £2,000 donation. Just short of over 20,000 posters have been created, saving schools in the region of £80,000 against the cost of purchasing posters from suppliers.”
It’s great to see just how effective these grants have been in communities nationwide. We’ve been reading through some of the entries we’ve had so far and have been impressed by the amazing, selfless work so many people are doing on charitable projects that use digital technology to improve the lives of others. It’s going to be a hard job deciding the winners.
You can enter here. Best of luck.
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