Why enter
Now in its 36th year, the Nursing Times Awards remain the UK’s largest and most prestigious celebration of the nursing and midwifery profession. By entering, you will:
Be part of an elite crowd of award winners: join the Nursing Times Awards winners' club, we don’t give our awards to just anyone
Make a name for yourself: gain recognition for the innovative and excellent care you and your team are providing
Share best practice and help improve the profession: promote and share your work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers across the UK
Show your dedication: highlight your commitment to the future of the nursing profession and attract more nurses to your organisation
Recognise your potential: everyone needs validation at times and what better confirmation that you and your team are on the right path than a Nursing Times Award?
Network with high-level nurses: meet important figures in the nursing community and take hold of your future career path
Top tips
Our panel of judges have provided some tips to help you when submitting your entry. Please take note of the information below
Your entry:
- Stick to the word limits
- Don’t repeat yourself
- Be specific
- Keep it simple and put the facts…don’t fill with things you don’t need. Bullet points can help provide the clear points
- Tell a story, use the summary box to do this. It’s a great way to introduce your entry to the judges
- If you’re re-submitting your initiative, ensure your entry highlights developments since the previous year. The judges will want to see growth
- Use up-to-date evidence
- Answer the questions asked, don’t go off topic
- Work with communication teams within your trust to help write the application
- Remember there is no right or wrong answer
Evidence:
Always back up your entry with relevant evidence, examples of some evidence judges want to see are below:
- Feedback - patient / staff
- Posters
- Audits
- Quality of life scores
- Documents
- Pictures
- Data
- Patient stories
Try to condense your pieces of evidence into five documents.
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FAQS
To view the criteria, create your account, or login with your email and password used to create your account if you have already done so. Select ‘Enter Now’ against the category you wish to view where the criteria will be displayed. If you wish to start your entry at this point any information you add will be autosaved and you can login to complete the rest of the entry at any time.
Enter the email address and password that you used when you first started your entry on the log in page, you will then be taken through to your dashboard and will be able to continue your entry.
You can enter another category by selecting the category you wish to enter from the ‘Categories’ section.
Please contact Abdullah Waqas on e: 020 3953 2648 / e: abdullah.waqas@emap.com or Madieson Charles-Christie on t: 0203 953 2647 / e: madieson.charles-christie@emap.com and they will be able to help you with your entry.