Seni Lewis Award 2025
About the award
The Seni Lewis Award was created as a lasting legacy in honour of Olaseni ‘Seni’ Lewis, who tragically died in 2010, at Bethlem Royal Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) after being held in prolonged restraint.
The Seni Lewis Award recognises exceptional work that strengthens co-operation between mental health services and the police, helping to prevent future tragedies and ensure care is delivered with dignity and respect.
This award is a partnership between 萝莉视频 (RCPsych), the Metropolitan Police Service and SLaM.
Who is the award for?
Each year NHS teams and partner organisations across the UK are invited to submit nominations showcasing how their work is improving safety for people in crisis, reducing restrictive practices, and involving patients and carers in shaping services.
The winner will be presented at an event at Prescot Street on 15 December.
This year's finalists
Three teams/projects have been shortlisted for this year's Seni Lewis Award:
From Streets to Safety: Sheffield’s Section 136 Transformation (Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and South Yorkshire Police)
NHS111 option 2/S.136 police advice line (South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust)
Tees Crisis Triage and Assessment Hub (Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust)
Award Presentation
This year's Seni Lewis Award winner will be announced as part of our President’s lecture on Community mental health on 15 December at Prescot Street.
This event is open for any member to attend and will also be livestreamed.
If you'd like to attend the event in person or online please register now.
Further questions
If you have any questions about the Seni Lewis Award that aren't answered on this page, please contact membershipservices@rcpsych.ac.uk.