2019 Winners

Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice

Winner: Barts Health NHS Trust, Barts Health: Journey towards inclusion

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Best Employer for Staff Recognition

Winner: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, iCare programme

Best International Recruitment Experience

Winner: Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Overseas nurse recruitment – Person-centred recruitment

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Best Recruitment Experience

Winner: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nursing recruitment campaign

Best UK Employer of the Year

Winner: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

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Best Use of Technology to Improve the Working Environment

Winner: Invatech Health, Nursing Home Groups and Cardiff University, Nurse delegated medicines administration enabled by digital technology – REMEDY Project

Highly commended: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, Cardiac E-Hab @ work: improving access and efficiencies in our Cardiac Rehabilitation Service

Best Wellbeing and Staff Engagement Initiative

Winner: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, NHFT: Your health, your wellbeing

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Best Workplace for Learning and Development – Over 1,500 Nursing Staff

Winner: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Nurse clinical fellowship programme

Best Workplace for Learning and Development – Up to 1,500 Nursing Staff

Winner: Dementia UK, Professional and practice development of Admiral Nursing

Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year

Winner: Carol Cooper, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ​

Highly commended: Karen Bonner, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Nurse Manager of the Year

Winner: Neil Ragoobar, West London NHS Trust ​

Highly commended: Beverley Holt​, Wycombe General Hospital – Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Preceptorship of the Year – Over 1,500 Nursing Staff

Winner: The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, The graduate nurse programme – preceptorship

Preceptorship of the Year – Up to 1,500 Nursing Staff

Winner: Joint Hospital Group (South) – Queen Alexandra Hospital, JHG(S) Military preceptorship programme

Workforce Team of the Year

Winner: Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership with the Experience Led Care Team, Supporting retention of the primary care workforce by implementing group consultations to support long term condition care

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