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 of up to 750 words 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 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.
Each entry will be judged by a panel appointed by Hospice UK.
Each category will have a winner only, without any runners up.
Members of Hospice UK are eligible to enter.
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 2025.
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, 8 September 2025.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence can be entered into about any decision made.