Now in its seventeenth year, the NHS Wales Awards shine a spotlight on the incredible quality improvement work transforming health and care across Wales.

The 2025 awards feature 12 categories to choose from, aligned with the Duty of Quality and the Health and Care Quality Standards 2023.
Categories:
- NHS Wales Safe Care Award
- NHS Wales Timely Care Award
- NHS Wales Effective Care Award
- NHS Wales Efficient Care Award
- NHS Wales Equitable Care Award
- NHS Wales Person-Centred Care Award
- NHS Wales Leadership Award
- NHS Wales Workforce Sustainability Award
- NHS Wales Team Culture Award
- NHS Wales Information Award
- NHS Wales Learning & Research Award
- NHS Wales Whole Systems Approach Award
Plus: the Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Improvement Award will be chosen from the 12 category winners.
Why enter the NHS Wales Awards?
Your ideas for change can make a real difference to the people in your care, your organisation and the whole health and care system. By entering, you can:
- Share your success and gain recognition for your project and team
- raise the profile of your improvement work
- be part of a community of learning and improvement that can inspire others across NHS Wales.
How to enter?
Visit nhsawards.wales for full entry details, guidance and category information.
Entries close 5:00pm, Friday 6 June and finalists will be announced in July.
Don’t miss this opportunity. Enter today and you could be a winner.