Maria Caulfield, Member of Parliament for Lewes, is calling for nominees to enter this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards in recognition of staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
The NHS Parliamentary Awards offer a chance to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers for all the hard work they do to provide excellent healthcare.
Maria is searching for outstanding nominees for the 2024 Awards who have innovated, impressed and made a real difference to how the health and care system provides care for patients.
This year there are 10 award categories, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and a new award, The Excellence in Education and Training Award, which will celebrate new, innovative approaches to recruiting and retaining NHS staff from a range of backgrounds.
The Parliamentary Awards 2024 launched on 29th February 2024, and all those who make the national shortlist will be invited to an award ceremony in Westminster to celebrate their fantastic achievements in July.
Since the awards began in 2018, over 450 Members of Parliament have nominated an individual or organisation for an award. In 2023 alone, over 280 MPs nominated over 750 individuals and organisations for an award.
The nomination process is open until midnight, 19th April 2024. Patients, the public and local health and care organisations are encouraged to submit their nomination suggestions to their local MP's at least two weeks before the nomination window closes to give MPs time to review and choose which applications to submit.
Commenting, Maria Caulfield MP said:
“Our health and social care staff do such an incredible job, I am encouraging local residents who know of someone who has gone above and beyond and deserves to be nominated for these awards to get in touch with me”
More information including the award categories can be found at: www.nhsparliamentaryawards.co.uk