Cancerbackup kiosks scoop Best Use of Technology award
Cancerbackup picked up the award for the Best Use of Technology at the Charity Times UK Charity Awards 2005. The category awards "charities who demonstrate the effective use of IT to aid a charity through its operations."
The award was given to Cancerbackup for their touch screen kiosks, which will be piloted in hospitals this year. The kiosk site, built by Jamkit, aims to extend the reach of cancer information by acting as an extension of the Cancerbackup website. All the information sections are available including 4,000 pages of evidence-based cancer information and over 1,200 cancer Q&As.
The award was presented to Cancerbackup's Online Development Manager Lucy Ashman, during a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
About Cancerbackup
Cancerbackup is the only independent national charity that specialises in providing high-quality information on all types of cancer. It is the largest specialist provider of cancer information in the UK.
It offers independent, accessible information, practical advice and support to people affected by cancer via a free telephone helpline staffed by specialist cancer nurses, an award-winning interactive website www.cancerbackup.org.uk, and a network of local drop-in centres across the country, It publishes an extensive range of publications and factsheets written specifically for cancer patients and their families (provided to them free of charge), and supplies health professionals with up-to-date information on controversial and difficult cancer topics.
About the UK Charity Awards
The UK Charity Awards are designed to recognise and reward excellence in the management and co-ordination of all charitable activities. This aim is enforced by the make-up of the judging panel, which represents the leading figures in the UK charity sector, and thus ensures the highest possible standards are set for the largest awards ceremony in the charity calendar.
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