Nurse Awards

Nursing Standard Nurse Awards 2012: celebrating excellence in nursing

With categories covering all aspects of care, Nursing Standard Nurse Awards includes the entire spectrum of nursing. Find out about all of them here.

Nominate yourself, a colleague, your team or a team from another department for any of our awards.

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The Awards wouldn't be possible without the commitment of our many loyal sponsors. Find out about them and the awards they're sponsoring.

Find out about our panel of judges here.

Patient's Choice Award Do you know a nurse, midwife, health visitor or healthcare assistant who you feel has made a real difference to either your health care or that of a loved one?

Say thank you by nominating them for The Claire Rayner Patient’s Choice Award 2012.

Come and support your colleague, friend or loved one by booking a seat at the Nursing Standard Nurse Awards. Book your ticket today. Find out more about the awards venue and accommodation.

Fiona Murphy, Nurse of the Year 2011 Fiona Murphy, clinical lead for bereavement and donation, at Royal Bolton Hospital, won the Nurse of the Year Award 2011.

Find out more about Fiona’s work and and the work of the category winners.

Nurse Awards Team is delighted to assist you with all the enquiries that you may have.

Nursing Standard Nurse Awards

Nursing Standard, the UK's best selling nursing journal, organises the nation's most prestigious awards to highlight and celebrate excellence in nursing care.

The Nursing Standard Nurse Awards 2012 are now closed for entries. Dates to enter the Nursing Standard Nurse Awards 2013 will be available shortly.

This year's finalists have been announced. Please click here to see the deserving finalists for 2012.

Judging for the Nursing Standard Nurse Awards 2012 took place on 10, 11 and 12 January, and finalists were chosen from hundreds of entries. Andrea Spryopolous, President of the Royal College of Nursing and chair of the judging panel, praised the dedication to patient care shown by all the entries. The 22 outstanding final entries were chosen by the panel of nursing experts for their inspirational innovation and commitment to improving the lives of their patients.

The winners in each category will be revealed at an emotive and spectacular awards ceremony that will take place on 22 March 2012 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The evening will end with the announcement of the Nurse of the Year 2012.

Host Angela Rippon will present the awards in front of an audience of finalists, colleagues, friends and family and leading figures in nursing and health care.

Click here if you would like to attend the event

Click here to see this year's finalists