26 November 2025 | Hilton London Metropole

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Join us on Wednesday 26 November 2025 at The Royal Lancaster Hotel for the Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards—the leading event celebrating innovation and excellence in workforce planning. This prestigious event unites nursing professionals to tackle workforce challenges and honour those making a real difference in recruitment, retention, wellbeing, inclusion, and patient care.

With 18 award categories, we recognise the outstanding individuals, teams, and initiatives shaping the future of the nursing workforce.

Winning or being shortlisted raises your profile, showcases best practice, and provides well-deserved recognition for your hard work. It’s your chance to celebrate achievements, share innovations, and inspire positive change across the sector.

Submit your entry by midnight on Friday 4 July 2025. Don't miss the opportunity to showcase excellence and honour those driving the future of nursing.

How to enter

The Nursing Times Workforce Awards celebrate and honour the incredible contributions made by you and your organisation in strengthening the nursing and midwifery workforce.

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Categories

We have 18 fantastic categories designed to recognising those individuals, teams and organisation that have made a great positive impact for the profession. Submit by 4 July 2025.

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Key dates


Entry deadline

 		Friday 4 July 2025

Online judging

 		Monday 28 July 2025

Shortlist Announcement

 		Monday 18 August 2025

Live judging

 		13-15 October 2025

Online Conference

 		Wednesday 19 November 2025

Nursing Times Workforce Awards

 		Wednesday 26 November 2025


70 Judges


866 event attendees


61 Speakers


18 Categories


501 entries submitted

Great appreciation of teams and individuals

Georgina Tain Lead Clinical educator – theatres University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation NHS Trust

Amazing to be recognised for the hard work that is being done.

Andrea Wilson Community Staff Nurse Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals NHS Foundation trust

It was such a great event and having been chosen to attend was a great honour.

Rosemary Dougan Nursing Associate Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

It was fabulous, overwhelming and excellent awards night!

Cynthia Punzal Staff Nurse/Educator Midyorks

The event was a celebration of nursing excellence. It was great to experience this event, network and share in the successes.

Carla Vidale Community Matron South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

We are absolutely over the moon to win this award tonight. We are so very proud because the project means so much to us.

Best Workplace for Learning & Development, South Tees Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust & South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

This is absolutely testament to the work these guys do. In making sure international nurses settle in well and achieve their career goals.

Best International Recruitment Experience, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

I've never had an award before of this nature and to see so many marvellous entries and to be the top one is outstanding.

Best Social Responsibility Programme, Hywei Dda University Health Board

This is about the communities of action out there. The internationally educated workforce that built this up. It's not about us it's about the people.

Best Employer for Staff Recognition and Engagement, NHS England North East & Yorkshire and SW Region, NHS England Retention Team

I feel very proud and blessed. One, that I got nominated. two, that I'm here, and three that the judges chose to accept me today. I feel really happy about it.

It's one of the most prestigious awards out there that recognises the nursing workforce. So, it's such a privilege and an honor to win.

Overseas Nurse of the Year. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Paul John Alegado


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Entry / Booking enquiries
Madieson Charles-Christie
+44 (0)20 3953 2647

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Event enquiries
Alden Pereira
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