| Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards

Judges

Our prestigious judges feature some of the top figures in the healthcare profession alongside several past award winners.

They will assess your work in a rigorous judging process, reading every entry before creating our shortlist. The shortlist will then be debated by the judges at a virtual round table to ultimately decide on the winner.

The judges dedicate their time and energy to the awards, with many returning to help us every year. We want to say a huge thank you to our judging panel for their hard work.

Discover the 2021 judging panel below:

Judges

Banji

Adewumi

Associate director of inclusion

Barts Health NHS Trust

Sharin

Baldwin

Clinical academic lead for nursing / clinical research fellow

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust & University of Warwick

Robbie

Beech

Regimental careers management officer/emergency care specialist nurse/defence specialist adviser CBRN medicine

Defence Medical Services Group

Gayle

Bennett

Deputy matron, recruitment, retention and wellbeing lead

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dr June

Brown

Interim executive nurse director

NHS Grampian

Carol

Cooper

Head of equality, diversity & human rights

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Sharon

Crowle

Clinical workforce education lead

Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership

Paul

da Gama

Chief people officer

St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dionne

Daniel

Associate director of nursing- clinical practice

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nigel

Davies

Principal lecturer

University of East London

Chris

Davis

Learning & development specialist – clinical education

Nuffield Health

Vanessa

Day

Covid vaccination LVS clinical manager/clinical nurse manager

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Helene

Donnelly

Ambassador for cultural change & lead FTSU guardian

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cliff

Evans

Consultant nurse / educationalist

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Lynn

Evans

Associate nurse director

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Carol

Forde-Johnston

Divisional recruitment and retention lead

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sam

Foster

Chief nursing officer

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Alexandra

Green

Executive chief operating officer

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Penny

Greenwood

Clinical team leader, COVID-19 children, young people, schools and universities team

Public Health England

Elaine

Grist

Specialist medical recruiter

Royal Naval Reserves

Angie

Hack

Assistant director of nursing programmes

The Queens Nursing Institute

Tina

Hetherington

Deputy chief nurse

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Professor Caroline

Hiscox

Chief executive

NHS Grampian

Phil

Hubbard

Director of nursing, professions and care standards

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Amanda

Hughes

District nurse team manager and acting interim matron

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Paul

Labourne

Nursing officer

Welsh Government

Paulette

Lewis MBE

Non executive director

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Monica

Marongiu

Assistant principal-curriculum and innovation

Lambeth College

Zoe

Marsh

Portfolio director

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Acosia

Nyanin

Chief nursing officer

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Adefolake

Olatunde

Registered nurse

Sanctuary Care

Charlene

Pressley

Matron for staffing support

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Neil

Ragoobar

Service director

West London NHS Trust

Mandy

Rayani

Executive director of nursing , quality & patient experience

Hywel Dda Univeristy Health Board

Rhoda

Redulla

Magnet program director

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Tyrone

Roberts

Director of nursing & chief officer

Bury Care organisation, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Davinia

Rodgers

Clinical lead for preceptorship

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Beverley

Sawer

Lead senior intern & recruitment nurse

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Sarah

Shoesmith

Head of resourcing

South West London Trusts

Janice

Sigsworth

Executive director of nursing

Imperial College London

Professor Deborah

Sturdy OBE

Director of health and wellbeing

Royal Hospital Chelsea

Edmund

Tabay

Deputy chief nurse

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Anna

Trotter

Assistant director, education and standards

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Arlene

Wellman

Chief nurse and DIPC

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Catherine-Anne

Wilkins

Senior nursing workforce productivity advisor

NHSEI

Emily

Worth

Clinical fellowship programme manager

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust