Edelman have supported the MJA awards each year since 2018, they have supported the Outstanding Contribution to Health or Medical Journalism Award, Editor of the Year Award, and more recently Mental Health Story of the Year. The MJA was delighted that they continued to support Mental Health Story of the Year in 2024.
Gareth Arnold, Associate Director, Edelman, Rob Mulhern, Sky News, Rebecca Thomas, The Independent, Sian Williams Awards Host
In 2024 the Mental Health Story of the Year Award was awarded to Rebecca Thomas, Rob Mulhern, Saywah Mahmood, Mark Thompson & Ashish Joshi for their work published in The Independent: Mental health patients ‘raped and sexually assaulted’ as NHS abuse scandal revealed
The judges said: Investigative journalism at its best. The scale, depth and importance of the investigation deserve to be recognized. This work shone a much-needed light on the treatment of vulnerable women and systemic failures across the mental health system.
About Edelman
Edelman is a full service communications marketing agency comprised of six global practices including Healthcare. Driven by our values of excellence, curiosity and courage, we encourage organisations to show up differently – helping them to launch life-changing medicines, introduce first-of-a-kind vaccines and share stories of innovation that change the world forever. With a deep-rooted knowledge of the health sector at our core, we communicate about developments that transform people’s lives, take on the world’s toughest health challenges and lead the debate about important policy and treatment issues. Edelman’s health practice is a core component of the way we deliver on our commitment to positively impact society, with conscience and a sense of tolerance, fairness and equality.
Our team has expertise across a broad cross-section of therapeutic areas, with the ability to assemble bespoke teams to drive meaningful and measurable business results.
Trust in the health sector
Each year we measure levels of Trust both globally and across different industry sectors including health. The Edelman Trust Barometer is the largest global study of Trust in the world and has been running for twenty years. Since January 2020 there have been notable increases in Trust in healthcare in 10 out of the 11 markets studied – with the largest trust increases seen in the U.S., Canada and Germany. The sub-sectors of health have also seen increases in trust – most notably for pharma – which is now the second most trusted sub-sector for the first time.
The pandemic is a pivotal moment for healthcare companies. To maintain these high levels of trust, companies must not only deliver on the public’s urgent needs – they also must demonstrate their commitment to society more broadly. There is an unprecedented opportunity for companies working in the health sector to take purposeful steps to safeguard trust through strategic communications.
If you’d like to find out more about the Edelman Trust Barometer Health Sector Report or how our experienced and award winning health team can help you, please reach out to or visit Edelman.co.uk.
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