Previous Winners

Award Winners 2007

• The Russell Unit (Dr Paul Robinson & his team
• Nicky Boughton & Linette Whitehead (OBAEDS)
• Professor Janet Treasure
• Lynn Crilly

Highly Commended

• Giles Perry

Award Winners 2006

Kandy Giles - “She supported my mum through the most worrying times, when I was very ill, giving her hope, encouragement and practical advice.  She organised support groups for sufferers and their families which were a huge success.”

“Kandy has a particular passion for helping patients with eating disorders. By sharing information with patients and families about research and conferences she shows her commitment and belief that no-one should be kept in the dark, reassuring sufferers that they are not alone and help is available.”

“I truly believe Kandy saved my life”

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Dr Jill Welbourne - “There are numerous patients who owe their lives and wellbeing to Jill.  She worked tirelessly to promote the cause of eating disorders.  Without Jill’s support in the early days I do not believe our clinic would ever have become established”

“Jill has ‘held my hand’ for nearly thirty years with a never ending supply of encouragement, kindness and human warmth.  Without her help and dedication I would not be here today.  I cannot think of anyone who deserves this award more”

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Doreen Williams - “Doreen has literally devoted a huge proportion of her life to eating disorders – she started to work with eating disorders in the late 1980s when very few people gave much time to this field.  She launched a support group, which became the national charity, when she saw how little help there was for sufferers and their families.”

“Her achievements are too many to count – and all of this as a volunteer!  She more than deserves this award and it would be a fitting recognition of the incredible contribution she has made to the world of eating disorders, most of which has gone unrecognised.”

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SEEDS team - “The team have understood the importance of prompt sensitive follow up to patients after a period of inpatient care.  They visit all inpatients frequently even though these hospitals are distant from Suffolk.  Such is the success of the team that some patients have even moved house to access the service”

"They work tirelessly helping and supporting all of their clients to try and regain their lives and strength and never give up on us.  They are honest and straightforward in their approaches and provide the trust and confidence that is essential in order to recover”

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Special Award to Professor Arthur Crisp - This year there was a special award without the formality of the nomination process.  This was to Professor Arthur Crisp who asked Professor Gerald Russell to accept it on his behalf and convey his thanks to beat and his regrets for being unable to attend in person. Not long after the awards ceremony we were informed of the sad news of the death of Professor Crisp

Award Winners 2005

Dr Pat Hartley - Pat is a Founder Patron of EDA which would not exist if Pat had not sown the first seeds. Pat was nominated for her international work in raising awareness of eating disorders and years of dedicated service

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Dr Bob Palmer - Bob built the Leicester Eating Disorders Service into an internationally recognised centre of excellence. He has produced numerous research articles, books and chapters and still finds time to be an active clinician with a hefty caseload

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Maureen Schiller - Maureen was one of the founder members of Anorexic Aid in the late 70’s which subsequently merged with two other charities to form beat. She has worked tirelessly looking for funding and establishing groups around the country and pioneered workshops in schools for school nurses and GPs

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Grainne Smith - Grainne founded NEEDS in Scotland and has worked as a beat telephone contact for several years. She is a committee member of SEDIG (Scottish Eating Disorders Interest Group) and travels the country to give talks and workshops

Award Winners 2004

Joint Award Winners Yvonne Boughton and Yvonne Round have been running their group in Worksop since 1997 and last year raised funds from local PCTs enabling them to open up a centre providing a unique service for the region.

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Ruth Nelson MBE - was already retired when the Jersey support group was established and Ruth has worked tirelessly for the past 17 years, campaigning for improved treatment as well as organising conferences for professionals, sufferers and carers.

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Eileen Vaughn - founder member of Anorexic Aid, has been facilitating a self help group since 1978. This was the start of EDA's Self Help Network which now supports over 6,500 individuals yearly. After serving on the EDA council until 1994 Eileen continued her support by providing telephone supervision to volunteers for over ten years.

Award Winners 2003

Professional Category - Professor Gerald Russell

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Carers Category - Val Royston

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Achievement in the face of adversity - Allan Shaw

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Special Award - Alison Black