Hospice UK Awards: General Criteria and Guidance

Read our submission criteria and general guidance on submitting a nomination for the annual Hospice UK Awards.

Submission criteria and general guidance

Entries should consist of a statement responding to each of the requested criteria outlining why you are nominating an individual or team, explaining their impact and why you believe they should win. Please refer to the award information in the nomination form for word limits and for what the judges are looking for when making your nomination.
Entrants may also submit supporting information such as relevant literature, media coverage, etc. Extra information should be emailed separately to conference@hospiceuk.org clearly identifying which entry it refers to.
Entrants are welcome to enter more than one award, but we would expect each hospice to submit only one entry per category.
Each entry will be judged by a panel appointed by Hospice UK.
Each category will have a winner only, without any runners up.
Only members of Hospice UK are eligible to enter. If you are unsure whether or not your organisation is a member, please email conference@hospiceuk.org.
Employees of Hospice UK are not eligible to enter.
The individual’s work or project should have been initiated or be completed during the twelve month period up to the end of August 2026.
By entering these awards, entrants agree to work with Hospice UK to develop a case study which can be shared with other hospices.
In certain circumstances, if the standard of entries is considered too low, the judges may elect not to make a particular Award.
The closing date for entries for the awards is 17:00 on Monday, 7 September 2026.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence can be entered into about any decision made.