Judges

Our esteemed panel of judges includes leading figures from the health and care profession, alongside past Nursing Times Workforce Award winners who understand what it takes to drive excellence.

Ahmad Theibich
Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Wellington Hospital
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Akeem Fernandez
Lead Practice Educator for Pre-Registration and Preceptorship
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
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Andrea McDonnell
Deputy Hospital Director of Nursing
Queen Eliabeth Hospital
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Anne-Marie Phillips
Community Practice Educator
Careers for Young People
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Beverley Sawer
Lead senior intern & recruitment nurse
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Candice Pellett OBE
District Nurse/Project Management
Independent
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Carly Sheehan
Director of Nursing
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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Catherine Gamble FRC
Nursing Lead (RCN Mental Health Programmes)
Royal College of Nursing
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Catherine-Anne Wilkins
Head of Workforce Pathway Programmes
NHS England – Workforce Training and Education Directorate
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Claudia Taylor
Nurse Consultant
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Dee Sissons
CEO
Aurora Wellbeing
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Dionne J M Daniel
Group Director of Nursing - Fundamentals of Care
Georges Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Edmund Tabay
Chief Nursing Officer
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Elaine Grist
WO1 Specialist Medical Recruiter Reserves
Royal Naval Reserves
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Elizabeth Pearson
Vice chair and Trustee
Mary Seacole Trust UK
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Emily Fernandez
Divisional Head of Nursing Division D
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Felicia Akubue
Group CQC Compliance & Improvement Officer
The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Shuri Digital Network Alumni
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Hazel Manzano
Matron Neonatal Service
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
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Helene Donnnelly
Head of Safety Culture
Nuffield Health
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James Buckley
Head of Wellbeing and Workforce Health Services
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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Jan Stevens
Chief nursing officer
The Wellington Hospital, HCA Healthcare
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Jane Wray
Senior Lecturer, Senior Clinical Nurse Advisor
University of Hull
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Jayne Whitney
Clinical Priority Lead – Quality & safety Team
Swansea Bay University Health Board
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Jenna Stocks
RMN
Yarningdale - part of Exemplar Health Care
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Jenny Halse
Director
Develop to Thrive
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Jose Loreto
Associate Chief Nurse, People Transformation & Professional Practice
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Julie Oxton
Divisional Director of Nursing, Surgery & Cancer Division
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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Karen Bonner
Chief Nurse & Director for Infection Prevention & Control
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Lee Watson
Hospital Director of Nursing
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Liz Curr
Chair of the npc lgbtqi+ working group and lgbtqi lead for the Royal College oc Nursing Retired Memebers Network
National Pensioners Convention lgbtqi+ working group
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Louise Keane
Nurse Educator  & Social care nursing Advisory council co-chair for London  Adult social care
Louise Keane consultancy
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Marsha Jones
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May Parsons
Deputy Director of Quality and Patient Safety
Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust
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Maya Aquino-Guerrero
Clinical Specialist Lead
NHS Supply Chain
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Mem Van Beek
Head of Nursing and Development
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
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Michael Mark Dalauidao
Infection Prevention and Control Site Lead
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
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Michaela Nuttall
Founder & Director
Learn With Nurses CIC
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Moriam Adekunle
Director of Safety and Patient Safety Specialist
North London NHS Foundation Trust
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Nadia Falou
Regional Manager - Europe and Africa
OET
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Nadia Falou
Regional Manager - Europe and Africa
OET
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Onome Oyedokun
Charge Nurse
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Paul Labourne
Nursing officer
Welsh Government
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PAUL JOHN ALEGADO
Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
University of Worcester
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Paulette Lewis MBE
Non executive director
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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Pauline Okhamesan
Head of Midwifery and Lead Nurse for Women's Health
Maternity Department / Women and Child Health Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust
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Pauline Sturdy
Head of clinical services & deputy CEO
St Cuthbert's Hospice
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Ruth Oshikanlu
Chief Executive Officer
Goal Mind and Abule CIC
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Samantha Minett
General Practice Nurse Lead Educator
Suffolk and North East Essex Training Hub
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Sharon Suggett
Associate Director of Nursing for Workforce and Professional Standards
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Victoria Peach
Director of Nursing
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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Yinglen Butt
Independent Nurse consultant
Ying Butt Consultancy
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