| Awards open for entry | 09 Mar |
| Entry deadline | 18 Sept |
| Stage 1: Remote Judging | 23 Sept |
| Finalist announcement | 16 Nov |
| Stage 2: Live Judging | 22 Feb – 1 March Exact dates per category to follow shortly |
| Awards ceremony | 17 Mar |
| Category | Judging Date |
| Acute Sector Innovation of the Year | Monday 22nd February |
| Clinical Leader of the Year | Monday 22nd February |
| Connecting Services and Information Award | Monday 22nd February |
| HSJ Partnership of the Year Day 1 | Monday 22nd February |
| Freedom to Speak up Organisation of the Year | Tuesday 23rd February |
| Health and Local Government Partnership Award | Tuesday 23rd February |
| Mental Health Innovation of the Year | Tuesday 23rd February |
| System Led Support for Carers Award | Tuesday 23rd February |
| Mental Health Trust of the Year | Wednesday 24th February |
| Primary Care Networks, GP or Primary Care Provider of the Year | Wednesday 24th February |
| Driving Efficiency Through Technology | Wednesday 24th February |
| Staff Engagement | Wednesday 24th February |
| NHS Communications Initiative of the Year | Thursday 25th February |
| Primary Care Innovation of the Year | Thursday 25th February |
| NHS Workplace Race Equality Award | Thursday 25th February |
| System Leadership Initiative of the Year | Thursday 25th February |
| Integrated Care Partnership Award | Friday 26th February |
| Patient Safety Award | Friday 26th February |
| Digitising Patient Services Initiative | Friday 26th February |
| Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award | Friday 26th February |
| Workforce Initiative of the Year | Monday 1st March |
| Acute of Specialist Trust of the Year | Monday 1st March |
| Environmental Sustainability Award | Monday 1st March |
| HSJ Partnership of the Year Day 2 | Monday 1st March |
Entries, attendance and sponsorship enquiries, contact awardssupport@hsj.co.uk
Media and marketing enquiries, contact Honey de Gracia 0207 608 9002;
Judging and event management, contact Sheena Patel 0207 608 9039