Confidentiality

As organisers of the Communiqué Awards, PMGroup recognises and understands the sensitive nature of the information submitted in your entries.

With this in mind, there are systems in place to ensure confidentiality at every stage of the judging process.

Reporting the Awards results

You have total control of the information that may be disclosed when the results of the Awards are reported.  In the published coverage of the Awards your entry will be strictly limited to:

• The content of the 100-word executive summary within your submission – please ensure that this is prepared with due care and attention
• Client testimonials about the work – unless otherwise indicated on the entry form
• Stakeholder references – unless otherwise indicated on the entry form
• Visuals of the supplementary materials – unless otherwise indicated on the entry form

Confidentiality and the judging process

Every judge is required to sign a legally-binding confidentiality agreement before appointment. PMGroup also undertakes to adhere to the same confidentiality agreement.

Judges will review anonymous entries – details of the consultancy will not be disclosed in the Healthcare Communications Awards categories.  For this reason, please record only details of the product and client in the entry itself, and use the entry form to record all necessary entrant information.  Any entries that include consultancy information in the submission will be disqualified.

Please indicate on the entry form if you require your entry and supporting materials to be returned to you, or destroyed by PMGroup after the Awards presentation.

The judging panels

Healthcare Communications Panel – judges reviewing categories in the Healthcare Communications section of the Awards are selected for their professionalism, experience and expertise relating to specific categories. The panel includes a number of stakeholders and is divided into several groups of no more than six or seven judges per group. A maximum of three categories will be allocated to each group and judges will only have access to submissions within these categories.

A second independent panel of highly respected senior personnel with experience in healthcare communications and business performance will review the entries in the remaining three sections:
• Individual, Team and Organisation Awards
• Industry Reputation Awards
• Consultancy Awards

Entrants shortlisted in the individual, team, organisation and consultancy award categories will be invited to attend a short presentation on Thursday May 24 2012 at the Royal College of Physicians, London NW1. The organisers will send invitations and details to entrants by Monday May 14 2012; therefore it is advisable for all entrants to hold this date open. See individual category details for information about what to prepare for the judging day.

Stuart Rose, Managing Director, Merz Pharma
Communiqué Awards judge