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Nominations for our UHN Excellence Awards 2025 are now open!

Take a moment to shine a light on someone special. Whether it’s a University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) colleague, team, volunteer or fundraiser. If you know someone who has gone the extra mile and made a real difference for patients or colleagues, nominate them for one of our excellence awards.

Celebrating our excellent colleagues and volunteers

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) Excellence Awards recognise individuals and teams who positively impact patient care and hospital operations, whether they work, volunteer, or fundraise.

If a colleague or team has provided exceptional care to you or a loved one, or consistently exceeds expectations, we encourage you to nominate them for the recognition they deserve.

Nominations close at 23:59 on Sunday 17 August. Names of those individuals and teams shortlisted will be published before our celebratory event, which will be held on Wednesday 26 November 2025.  

Take a look at our fabulous winners from 2024 and 2023 to help inspire you with this year’s nominations.

Northamptonshire Health Charity logo

Thank you to the Northamptonshire Health Charity for their continued support for the event.

When completing the nomination form please think about how your nominee demonstrates our values Respect, Compassion, Accountability, Integrity and Courage.

Top tips for writing a good awards submission.

Submit your nomination here

Below are the 9 categories and the judging criteria.

UHN Excellence Awards 2025 Categories


Submit your nomination

Nominations close at 23:59 on Sunday 17 August.  Names of those individuals and teams shortlisted will be published before our celebratory event , which will be held on Wednesday 26 November 2025.

Submit your nomination here

Tips for writing a good Excellence Award nomination

Nominating one of our colleagues or volunteers for an award is a great way to recognise their achievements and the support they've given to you or your loved ones.

We have a word limit for nominations of 400 words, so it’s important to make your nomination stand out.

Below, we've put together some tips to help make your award nomination submission the best it can be.

  • Think about who you want to nominate and why- try to note down the key points before you start writing the nomination.
  • Get to know the category you are nominating the individual for. These are all listed with a brief explanation. Make sure you are nominating your colleague, volunteer, or team for the correct category.
  • If you're not sure on which category they fit into, write your nomination first and then go back to see which category suits their achievements.
  • Keep your explanation simple and think about the who, what, where, when and why’s. Tell us why they deserve the nomination and about the difference they have made.
  • Where possible link your nomination back to our values and explain how the person or team demonstrated these values in their work. Please also think about how they have demonstrated equality and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Write in an easy-to-understand language. Try to avoid acronyms and make sure it's clear for someone who doesn't know the individual to understand.
  • Think about the evidence you can give in your nomination and how you can justify your points. Try not to repeat information or phrases.
  • Write your submission and then edit it to make sure the key points are covered. It's always good to ask someone else to read the nomination before you submit it.
  • Avoid phrases such as they're a smiley person or they're good at their job - these don't tell us how they've made a difference. Try finding meaningful words in your nomination like determine, respectful, inspirational, teamwork, motivating, empowering.
  • Phrases such as driving for constant improvement, problem solving mindset and overcoming barriers are all impactful ways to explain your nominee and what that have achieved.
  • Don't use the same nomination for multiple people. Make them unique and they are more likely to be noticed.

Previous Excellence Awards Winners

Excellence Awards Winners 2024

An awards event was held on Thursday, September 26, 2024 to celebrate the achievements of some of the amazing colleagues, volunteers, and fundraisers, from University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, made up of Kettering and Northampton general hospitals.

Read more about NHS staff, volunteers and fundraisers who have received awards in 2024.

Excellence Awards Winners 2023

An awards event was held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 to celebrate the achievements of some of the amazing colleagues, volunteers, and fundraisers, from Kettering and Northampton general hospitals.

Read more about NHS staff, volunteers and fundraisers who have received awards in 2023.

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