NHS Wales Awards

Welcome to the NHS Wales Awards page

The NHS Wales Awards celebrate excellence in driving improvements and transforming services.


The NHS Wales Awards 2026 winners have been announced, with teams from across Wales recognised for their contributions to improving and transforming services, experiences and outcomes for people across Wales.

The Awards celebrate projects and teams that are delivering measurable improvements in quality, safety and performance across health and care services.

This year's winners were announced at a celebration event in Cardiff on Thursday 12 November, bringing together finalists, colleagues and partners from across Wales to recognise excellence and share learning. From 39 shortlisted projects, 13 winners were announced, alongside a special award for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Improvement, selected from the category winners.

Explore the teams and projects that were named NHS Wales Awards 2026 winners below.

If you would like further details about any of the project’s listed, please contact nhswales.awards@wales.nhs.uk