Have you been impressed by a Derbyshire Healthcare team, staff member or volunteer - whilst receiving support through our services, perhaps, or whilst working alongside them?
Maybe it's someone who has gone beyond the call of duty this year to provide compassionate care or improve the way a service is delivered. Or maybe it's someone who has collaborated and involved others to an exceptional degree, or is relatively new to the NHS or their role but has already proven themselves to be a 'rising star'.
Recognise their fantastic work by nominating them for one of our 2025 HEARTS Awards - Honouring our Exceptional and Really Terrific Staff.
Complete the nomination form below. The nomination window closes at midnight on 28 August 2025. A panel of judges will read all the nominations and choose the finalists in September. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at our Kingsway site in Derby in October.
Team categories
Clinical Team of the Year Award – for rising to the challenge of working in ever-changing circumstances and delivering compassionate, safe, responsive and effective care to patients.
Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award - for working effectively for the wider benefit of the Trust and patients, demonstrating ambition and a desire to support our patients and our people.
Team and/or individual categories
Making a Positive Difference Award – for a team or individual that has made a positive difference to the lives of the people we serve or work with every day by creating a positive culture and by embodying our values: Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative, Ambitious, Belonging.
Patient Focus Award – for a team or individual that excels in being respectful of, and responsive to, the needs and values of our service users, patients, children, families and carers, resulting in positive feedback or service outcomes and high levels of satisfaction.
Productivity and Innovation Award – showcasing a team or individual that has found new ways to deliver projects or services that demonstrate best value for our population, encourage prevention and self-care, embrace technology and/or result in efficiencies.
Individual categories
Outstanding Care and Compassion Award – this award is for an individual who goes the extra mile to ensure their service is caring and compassionate and makes a difference to the lives of patients, service users, carers and colleagues.
Partnership and Collaboration Award - for an individual that has gone to significant lengths to involve experts by experience, members of our communities or system partners in shaping their services or their work.
Rising Star Award - this award recognises outstanding performance within the organisation and celebrates growing talent at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This person will be new to the NHS or their profession and have made exceptional and ambitious contributions to their team and service.
Inclusive Leader Award - for showing real care and compassion for colleagues, recognising and celebrating the positive impact of inclusion and diversity and creating a sense of belonging. Open to colleagues from all levels of the organisation. (Derbyshire Healthcare staff nominations only)
Lifetime Achievement Award – this award seeks to recognise colleagues with over 40 years’ service who have dedicated their career to the NHS. They will truly reflect the Trust values and will have demonstrated a commitment to providing support and care to both patients and colleagues. (Derbyshire Healthcare staff nominations only)
Nomination form
Please fill in the nomination form below. Select the most fitting category, provide details about your nominee, and share your contact information.
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