HEE sponsors new research champion category award at Advancing Healthcare Awards 2017

The 2017 Advancing Healthcare Awards have just opened for entries with a brand new Research Champions category sponsored by HEE and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

The awards, which are exclusively for allied health professionals (AHPs), healthcare scientists and those who work with them in support roles, recognise and reward projects and professionals that lead innovative health and social care practice and make a real difference to patients’ lives. The awards are unique in that they are UK-wide and cover all these professional and specialist groups whose achievements so often go unnoticed.

One of two new award categories this year, the HEE/NIHR award aims to find 'research champions’ among AHPs and healthcare scientists who are currently on the HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) programme or its predecessors, or have recently completed their awards within the last 12 months.  

Nicki Latham, Executive Director of Performance and Development at HEE said:

We are delighted to be able to sponsor this research champions award recognising AHPs and healthcare scientists who can demonstrate how they are research champions; not only undertaking their own research projects but inspiring others to become involved and to increase research capacity. Supporting research, innovation and growth is a key objective for HEE and I am looking forward to hearing how our HEE/NIHR ICA trainees are championing the benefits of research with their peers and within networks.

The other new category for 2017 is The Guardian award for innovation in mental health services which is aimed particularly at those working in the creative therapies.

The closing date to enter the awards is 13 January 2017 and the winners will be announced on 31 March 2017.

For more information on all the categories, eligibility and details of how to enter visit www.AHPandHSawards.co.uk.