Entries will be reviewed against the following criteria

  • Ambition - The challenge and context within which your project, person or organisation is set alongside your goals and targets whether quantitative or qualitative.
  • Outcome - The benefits realised from the point of view of patients, organisation, leadership, value creation, efficiencies and cost.
  • Spread - The dissemination of your success in terms of how your work has been picked up and replicated elsewhere.
  • Value - The creation of value from the point of view of patient satisfaction and experience, reduction in bureaucracy, time saved for staff at any level.
  • Involvement - The stakeholders buy-in and contribution toward the project initiatives and outcomes. How have the relevant staff, patients and partnerships worked together to realise the success?

2023 Awards categories

(click on each section to learn more about each category)

Acute Sector Innovation of the Year
​Acute Sector Innovation of the Year
Clinical Leader of the Year
Clinical Leader of the Year
Award Partner
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Data-Driven Transformation Award
Digitising Patient Care Award
Digitising Patient Care Award
Award Partner
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Driving Efficiency through Technology Award
Driving Efficiency through Technology Award
 HSJ Partnership Award
HSJ Partnership Award
Innovation and Improvement in Reducing Healthcare Inequalities Award
Innovation and Improvement in Reducing Healthcare Inequalities Award
Award Partner
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Integrated Care System of the Year
Integrated Care Initiative of the Year
Award Partner
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Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year
Mental Health Innovation of the Year
Mental Health Innovation of the Year
Award Partner
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Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award
Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award
Award Partner
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Modernising Diagnostics Award
 NHS Communications Initiative of the Year Award
NHS Communications Initiative of the Year Award
NHS Race Equality Award
NHS Race Equality Award
Award Partner
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Patient Safety Award
Patient Safety Award
Performance Recovery Award
Performance Recovery Award
Award Partner
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Place-based Partnership and Integrated Care Award
Place-based Partnership and Integrated Care Award
Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year
Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year
Primary and Community Care Provider of the Year
Primary and Community Care Provider of the Year
Provider Collaboration of the Year
Provider Collaboration of the Year
Reducing Inequalities and Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People Award
Award Partner
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Staff Wellbeing Award
Staff Wellbeing Award
Towards Net Zero Award
Towards Net Zero Award
Trust of the Year
Trust of the Year
 Workforce Initiative of the Year
Workforce Initiative of the Year
Award Partner
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