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The NHS Wales Awards celebrate excellence in quality and improvement across health and care in Wales. Mark Drakeford, Minister for Health and Social Services

Now in its eighth year, the awards provide an great opportunity to celebrate the innovative work of organisations and teams across NHS Wales to deliver excellent patient care.

β€œI am always impressed with the high quality of entries to the NHS Wales Awards. They demonstrate the commitment of our staff to provide safe, efficient and compassionate care. This annual event is a great opportunity to c

19/11/2025

What a fantastic day at the NHS Wales Awards 2025, yesterday! πŸŽ‰

🀝 A huge thank you to all our finalists for taking part in the lightning talks and proudly showcasing your posters and improvement work with colleagues from across NHS Wales.

A special thank you to last year’s Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Improvement Award winners, the Cwmtawe Cluster team from Swansea Bay NHS for sharing your story and inspiring this year’s finalists to sustain and spread their improvement work.

πŸ‘ Congratulations to all the winners and well done to all the finalists. Your work is truly inspiring!

πŸ“Ί Check out some of our highlights from the day below!

Full list of 2025 winners: https://performanceandimprovement.nhs.wales/functions/quality-safety-and-improvement/news-and-blog/news/nhs-wales-awards-winners-2025/

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And now… the final NHS Wales Awards 2025 winners. These projects are driving improvements in quality and safety across Wales.

πŸ… NHS Wales Team Culture Award
All Wales PERIPrem Team for the project: Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature birth Cymru.

πŸ… NHS Wales Timely Care Award
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boardfor timely integrated care for swallowing, nutrition and medication management in care homes.

πŸ… NHS Wales Whole Systems Approach Award
Swansea Bay NHS for reducing harm by empowering domiciliary and care home staff.

πŸ… NHS Wales Workforce Sustainability Award
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for the project: Collaborative Insights for Sustainable Staffing Solutions.

πŸ† Finally, the Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Improvement Award has been presented to the NHS Wales Team Culture Award winning team for their work to reduce unwarranted variation in evidence-based perinatal care across Wales.

Read the project summaries at https://nhsawards.wales

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πŸ† More NHS Wales Awards 2025 winners revealed, recognised for their amazing work to improve health and care across Wales.

πŸ… NHS Wales Leadership Award
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for the project: Let the First Fragility Fracture be the Last!

πŸ… NHS Wales Learning & Research Award
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for the project: GO Wales: Geniculate Artery Embolisation for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Pain.

πŸ… NHS Wales Person-Centred Care Award
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board for the Evaluation of the Alcohol Liaison Service.

πŸ… NHS Wales Safe Care Award
Velindre Cancer Service, Velindre University NHS Trust for the South East Wales Immunotherapy Toxicity Service.

πŸ‘ Congratulations to all the winners.

Read the project summaries at https://nhsawards.wales

More winners will be revealed shortly…

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πŸ† The first four NHS Wales Awards 2025 winners have been announced!

These projects have demonstrated incredible work to transform experiences and outcomes for people across Wales.

πŸ‘ Huge congratulations to:

πŸ… NHS Wales Effective Care Award
Velindre University NHS Trust and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for their project to initiating Home diagnostic assessment tools for point of care testing.

πŸ… NHS Wales Efficient Care Award
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for the project around the establishment of high intensity turnover and high volume low complexity theatre lists

πŸ… NHS Wales Equitable Care Award
Public Health Wales for the project on community self-sampling.

πŸ… NHS Wales Information Award
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for the project: Data Unlocked: Real-Time Insights Empowering Every Nurse

Read the project summaries at https://nhsawards.wales

Stay tuned as we reveal the next final batch of winners of the

18/11/2025

πŸŽ‰ It’s finally here, the NHS Wales Awards 2025 celebration event!

We’re excited to welcome our finalists and guests to a special new-look event today, dedicated to both celebration and learning.

πŸ† Winners will be announced throughout the day so keep an eye on our channels for updates.

A huge thank you to our sponsor Life Sciences Hub Wales for supporting the NHS Wales Awards 2025. πŸ’™

Find out how they are driving the development and adoption of life sciences innovation in health and social care in Wales. πŸ‘‰ https://lshubwales.com/

Catch up with the incredible improvement projects shortlisted here:
πŸ‘‰ https://nhsawards.wales

09/07/2025

πŸ† The Awards 2025 shortlist has just been revealed!

The awards celebrate NHS success stories that are driving improvements to quality and safety and transforming the experiences and outcomes for people in Wales.

Explore the full shortlist in the comments section below.
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12/06/2025

πŸ”’ That’s a wrap β€” entries for the are now closed!

πŸ™Œ A huge thank you and good luck to everyone who submitted.

Shortlisting starts now… finalists will be announced soon!

πŸ‘€ Keep your eyes peeled for updates.

10/06/2025

⏰ Final few days to enter! The NHS Wales Awards 2025 are accepting entries until 12 June.

Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your work and be recognised across NHS Wales.

Submit your entry today! πŸ”— https://executive.nhs.wales/functions/quality-safety-and-improvement/improvement-cymru/nhs-wales-awards/

09/06/2025

πŸ’¬ β€œIt was amazing to see all the excellent work going on across Wales β€” and to feel that this work is valued and receiving the recognition it deserves.”

If you’ve led or supported a project that’s made a difference, now’s your time to be recognised!

πŸ† Enter now: https://executive.nhs.wales/functions/quality-safety-and-improvement/improvement-cymru/nhs-wales-awards/

05/06/2025

⏰ Only 1 week left!

The NHS Wales Awards 2025 close on 12 June – now’s the time to get your entries in!

Celebrate your QI achievements and be part of something special across NHS Wales.

πŸ‘‰ https://executive.nhs.wales/functions/quality-safety-and-improvement/improvement-cymru/nhs-wales-awards/

02/06/2025

Just in! We’ve extended the deadline to enter the NHS Wales Awards 2025

⏰ This is your final chance to showcase your work and celebrate excellence in health and care.

πŸ—“οΈ Submit your entry by 12 June

πŸ”— https://executive.nhs.wales/functions/quality-safety-and-improvement/improvement-cymru/nhs-wales-awards/

31/05/2025

⏰ The deadline is fast approaching !

It’s time to get your entries in and celebrate the amazing work being done across .

Let’s spotlight the difference you’re making!

πŸ‘‰ nhsawards.wales

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