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NHS Wales Awards 2025

NHS Wales Whole Systems Approach Award

Those entering this category have shown the ability to work beyond organisational and sector boundaries to achieve results that meet changing service needs, wellbeing goals, and the requirements of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act.

NHS Wales Learning & Research Award

Those entering this category have demonstrated a commitment to linking learning and improvement activities with strategic visions for organisation-wide transformation.

NHS Wales Information Award

Those entering this category have demonstrated use of data and knowledge to deliver improvements, measure impact and sustain outcomes.

NHS Wales Team Culture Award

Those entering this category have shown that the team is committed to providing safe, high-quality care by fostering a culture of teamwork - within the team, in interactions with other teams and with the people they serve.

NHS Wales Workforce Sustainability Award

Those entering this category have addressed workforce challenges actively and made changes that provide lasting solutions for delivering safe, high-quality care.

NHS Wales Leadership Award

Those entering this category have a leader or leadership team who have used their knowledge, skill and commitment to contribute to the project’s success.

NHS Wales Person-Centred Care Award

Those entering this category have made improvements to ensure patients are at the centre of decisions, services, and their own care. Projects in this category may have addressed diverse needs, which could include ensuring the Welsh language is as visible as the English language and that people who require a service in Welsh do not have to ask for it.

NHS Wales Equitable Care Award

Those entering this category have made changes that show improvements in access to services for people with any specific protected or personal characteristics or which recognise our active offer for a providing a service in Welsh without someone having to ask for it.

NHS Wales Efficient Care Award

Those entering this category have demonstrated efficient and effective use of resources to provide value for both the service and the patients.

NHS Wales Effective Care Award

Those entering this category have shown a clear positive effect on making the best clinical decisions, either in one pathway or across multiple pathways.

NHS Wales Timely Care Award

Those entering this category have made measurable improvements in the delivery of care to the right people, in the right place and at the right time.

NHS Wales Safe Care Award

Those entering this category have made measurable improvements to a system or process to maximise service reliability, actively manage risks and embed learning.

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