Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025: Submissions now open

Published 25/11/2024

The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) are delighted to be a programme supporter of the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025.

The Advancing Healthcare Awards aim to promote and explain the contribution of healthcare scientists and allied health professionals to innovative, high quality patient care, reducing waiting times and encouraging healthy living. At a time when the NHS and social care services in all four countries are determined to reform and regroup to deliver for all communities, recognition of our expert workforce can contribute to this urgent healthcare agenda.

The following awards are open to healthcare scientists and AHPs:

  • Welsh Government’s award for delivering multiprofessional community services
  • The award for outstanding achievement by an apprentice, support worker or nonregistered technician in an AHP or healthcare science service
  • The Rising Star award
  • Award for the best collaboration across clinical, academia and industry
    Supported by the Health Innovation Network
  • Award for creative and innovative practice
  • Award for developing the AHP and healthcare science workforce
  • Award for campaigning with power and impact
    Supported by PH Affairs

The following awards are open only to healthcare scientists:

  • Award for the Outstanding Healthcare Science Service of the year
  • Biomedical Scientist of the Year award
    Sponsored by the Institute of Biomedical Science
  • The lightbulb moment: The award for driving forward patient safety
    Sponsored by The Academy for Healthcare Science
  • My inspiration: The AHCS award for the most inspiring leader
    Sponsored by The Academy for Healthcare Science

Ms Jo Sopala, Chief Executive Officer of the BSE said, “Healthcare scientists, like AHPs, are vital to the health of the nation and yet are too often overlooked. The Advancing Healthcare Awards provide a spotlight on this incredible workforce. We are grateful for this opportunity to work with them to highlight and recognise exceptional people and to share success more widely. We encourage our members to submit their nominations and join the celebration of excellence.”

Submissions are open until Friday 14 February 2025.

Find out more about the awards