Announcing the winners of the NHS Wales Awards 2024
25 October 2024
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the NHS Wales Awards 2024, celebrating quality improvement work that has transformed the experience and outcomes for people in Wales. The awards were presented at a ceremony attended by NHS Wales staff in Cardiff last night (Thursday 24 October 2024).
The 2024 awards launched in March with 12 brand new categories, aligned with the Duty of Quality and Health and Care Quality Standards 2023.175 entries were submitted with three entries shortlisted for each category, reviewed by a panel of judges. The winner of the NHS Wales Sir Mansel Aylward Person-Centred Care Award was voted for by peers within NHS Wales with the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Improvement Award selected from the 12 category winners.
Award winners:
This marks the sixteenth NHS Wales Awards, hosted by Improvement Cymru, NHS Wales Executive.
Dominique Bird, Interim National Director Quality, Safety and Improvement said:
“It’s great to come together once again at the NHS Wales Awards to celebrate the talents of health and care staff across NHS Wales. This is our opportunity to say a massive thank you to our colleagues for what they do to improve. The high calibre of entries we received this year have been nothing short of inspiring and demonstrate the incredible efforts to improve services and experiences for the people of Wales.”
Judith Paget Director General for Health, Social Care and Early Years and the NHS Wales Chief Executive, said:
“Congratulations to the winners but also to everyone who has been shortlisted for an award today. The NHS Wales Awards are one of the highlights of my year. I take great pride in seeing the breadth of quality improvement projects underway across NHS Wales to transform our services for those that we care for. I hope that you are all deservedly proud of your achievements in these challenging times.”
With special thanks to this year’s headline sponsor, Life Sciences Hub Wales for their support.