Provide Community, the Essex-based, employee-owned community interest company, was named winner of the Building a Culture of Innovation Initiative award at the prestigious national Business Culture Awards, on Wednesday 13 November 2024, for the second year running. This year’s accolade was shared with subsidiary company, Provide Digital.
The Building a Culture of Innovation Award celebrates Provide Community’s commitment to fostering a culture that embraces fresh ideas, collaboration, and forward-thinking solutions to support health and social care delivery in the communities that they serve. The submission for the Innovation category showcased the exceptional creativity, dedication, and hard work of colleagues in Provide Digital, as well as reflecting the organisation-wide ethos of innovation and community impact that is central to Provide Community’s mission.
Mark Heasman, Group Chief Executive or Provide Community, said: “Winning this award for the second consecutive year, this time in collaboration with Provide Digital, is an extraordinary achievement. It is a testament to the incredible efforts of our colleagues, both in Provide Digital and across the whole organisation, who continually push boundaries to deliver innovative solutions.
“I am immensely proud of our teams for this recognition. This achievement not only highlights our current success but also inspires us to remain committed to fostering a business culture where innovation, collaboration, and purpose thrive and transform lives within the communities we serve.”
In addition to winning the innovation initiative award, Provide Community was also recognised as finalists in three other award categories at the Business Culture Awards 2024:
- Leading for Purpose for Business Culture – in partnership with Business Psychology Consultancy ETS
- Best Wellbeing Initiative for Business Culture (under 1.5k employees)
- Best NGO/Non-Profit Organisation for Business Culture
These nominations further reflect the company’s commitment to promoting purpose-driven leadership, prioritising employee wellbeing, and creating a supportive, impactful organisational culture.
As a community interest company delivering health and social care services in NHS and community settings, Provide Community is in a unique position to be able to invest in transforming services, reducing health inequalities and making healthcare more accessible. Innovation is a key part of this and one of the organisation’s core values. Colleagues are actively encouraged to contribute their ideas and creativity through a range of internal initiatives and platforms for sharing suggestions and this empowers teams to drive positive change and use technology to develop impactful solutions.
View the full list of 2024 Business Culture Award winners.
