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?
Most categories are designed to recognise work conducted within public sector organisations and therefore in most circumstances only the NHS healthcare provider will be recognised. Please check eligibility with our team if you are not sure.
2025 Awards categories
(click on each section to learn more about each category)
Acute Sector Innovation of the Year
Clinical Leader of the Year
Data-Driven Transformation Award
Digitising Patient Care Award
Driving Efficiency through Technology Award
Early Intervention and Prevention for Children, Young People and Families Award
HSJ Partnership of the Year
Innovation and Improvement in Reducing Healthcare Inequalities Award
Integrated Care Initiative of the Year
Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year
Mental Health Innovation of the Year
Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award
Modernising Diagnostics Award
NHS Communications Initiative of the Year Award
Performance Recovery Award
Primary or Community Care Innovation of the Year
Primary or Community Care Provider of the Year
Provider Collaboration of the Year
New: Transforming Care for Older People Award
Reducing Inequalities and Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People Award
Workforce Initiative of the Year
