The Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships Awards feature an array of expertly curated categories, designed to highlight and share the very best partnerships from all corners of the healthcare sector. Full category details and entry criteria are available on the links below – please visit our online entry portal to register and start your entry. You can also register your interest to be kept up to date on future announcements.
Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships Awards 2026 Categories
SME Partnership Project of the Year
Celebrating an innovative and impactful partnership between an SME (small- and medium-sized enterprise defined by fewer than 250 employees) and the NHS or healthcare sector.
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Multi-sector Partnership Project of the Year
Recognising a partnership with a broad range of stakeholders from different sectors e.g. NHS, life sciences, social care, HealthTech, academia, coming together to deliver improvements in healthcare and patient outcomes.
Most Transformational Partnership
Recognising a partnership that has led to a fundamental transformation in healthcare delivery or patient outcomes demonstrated through service transformation or policy change.
Partnership Working to Address National Healthcare Priorities (National Projects)
Recognising a national level partnership project that directly addresses a national healthcare challenge or priority.
Partnership Working to Address National Healthcare Priorities (Sub National Projects)
Recognising a local or regional partnership that successfully addresses a key healthcare challenge with potential for wider adoption.
Partnerships for Scalability and Adoption
Recognising a partnership that has successfully scaled or is poised to be widely adopted within the healthcare system.
Partnership in Research – Recognising Excellence in Research-led Partnership Projects
Celebrating an outstanding partnership that has driven impactful research leading to healthcare improvements.
Leadership in Partnership Working
This special award honours those who have led by example, inspired change, and played a pivotal role in advancing collaboration between the NHS and industry.
Partnership Team of the Year (Pharmaceuticals)
This category recognise exceptional teams that have demonstrated outstanding collaboration, leadership and impact in partnership working.
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Partnership Team of the Year (HealthTech)
This category recognise exceptional teams that have demonstrated outstanding collaboration, leadership and impact in partnership working.
Partnership Project of the Year (Pharmaceuticals)
This category is the ‘judges’ choice awards’ and will be selected from all the submissions received. The winners will demonstrate excellence in partnership working in terms of project execution, teamwork, governance, and achieving results that deliver impactful outcomes to patients and/or the health system.
Partnership Project of the Year (HealthTech)
This category is the ‘judges’ choice awards’ and will be selected from all the submissions received. The winners will demonstrate excellence in partnership working in terms of project execution, teamwork, governance, and achieving results that deliver impactful outcomes to patients and/or the health system.
