Behind every recovery is someone who cared.
Every day, across hospitals, surgeries, care homes and people’s own homes, health and care staff give more than anyone sees. The better they do it, the less anyone notices.
The Healthcare Excellence Awards exist to recognise the clinicians, carers, leaders and teams whose care, safety and innovation make a real difference to patients.
Long shifts.
Hard days.
Finally, recognised.
Healthcare looks after everyone. Who recognises healthcare?
A nurse who stayed past the end of her shift so a patient was not alone.
A care home where residents are known, not just looked after.
A GP practice that found a way to see every patient who needed it.
A team that redesigned a pathway and halved the wait.
A care worker who is the only visitor someone sees all week.
Health and care staff spend every day looking after others.
This time the care is for them.
“We saw what you did.”
“Thank you.”
From the front line to the boardroom.
Clinicians and carers of every discipline, leaders, teams and providers across the NHS, independent and voluntary sectors.
The Clinician
Whose care patients remember.
The Carer
Helping people live with dignity.
The Rising Star
Early in a career and already outstanding.
The Leader
Making care better and staff stronger.
The Team
Achieving together what no one could alone.
Know someone in health or care who deserves to be seen?
Four ways to be recognised.
Healthcare People
Healthcare professionals, leaders, rising stars, nurses, GPs, allied health professionals and care workers.
Providers and Teams
Providers, care homes, home care, GP practices, pharmacies, dental practices, teams and mental health services.
Innovation and Patients
Innovation, digital health, patient experience, patient safety and community health.
People and Standards
Employers, education and training, and diversity and inclusion.
Recognition that lifts the whole team.
Pride for the team
Something every member of staff can be proud of.
Confidence for patients
Independent recognition patients and families can see.
Staff attraction
Good people want to join services that are recognised.
Connections
Meet health and care leaders from across the UK.
You do not need to be a big trust.
Judges consider the size of the service or team, so a small care home can win against a large provider.
Patient information is never needed: describe cases in anonymised terms.
Figures can be given as percentages or ranges.
The difference you make matters more than the size of the service.
The question isn't:
“Is our service big enough?”
A better question might be:
“Is our care good enough?”
Recognition only counts when it is earned fairly.
The value of an award depends on the integrity behind it, so the way entries are judged should be clear before anyone enters.
Free to enter
Nominating and entering cost nothing. No category depends on buying a ticket, a table or a package.
Independent judging
Entries are scored by an independent panel, not by the organisers, working under a confidentiality agreement.
Read moreConflicts managed
Judges declare any conflict of interest and stand aside from the entries it touches.
Read moreSponsors support the awards. They never decide the results.
The best carers never put themselves forward.
They say:
“I was just doing my job.”
“The whole team did it.”
“Anyone would have done the same.”
And sometimes that is exactly why somebody else needs to say:
“They made the difference.”
“They deserve to be recognised.”
If you work with a clinician, carer or team like that, put their name forward. It takes a minute.
From a name to the night itself.
Discover
Find the award category that fits the achievement best.
Nominate
Put forward a colleague, a team, a service or your own organisation.
Tell the story
Share what was achieved, and the difference it made.
Judging
Eligible entries are judged against the published criteria.
Recognition
Finalists and winners are celebrated at the awards.
Healthcare is how we look after each other.
Every shift has a story.
Every team has a moment.