Announcements from NHS trusts' own newsrooms, across all four nations.
Mike Spall-Hancy & Daisy Sandeman
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026 — finalists
NHS Lothian — sexual health/HIV, and advanced practice at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Source: news.nhslothian.scot, 26/02/2026
Carolann McLaughlin, Micky Glenn & Marie Donnelly
RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026 — winners, 3 categories
Western Health & Social Care Trust.
Source: westerntrust.hscni.net, 09/06/2026
Melanie Hayward
Liz Baker Award for Excellence in Renal Nursing
Glan Clwyd Hospital — expanded home haemodialysis access. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Source: bcuhb.nhs.wales
Paula Heycock & Hayley Taylor
RCN Wales Community and Primary Care Nursing Award — winner & runner-up
Swansea Bay University Health Board — transforming heart failure services.
Source: sbuhb.nhs.wales
Madeleine Lee & Cathi Lang
British Journal of Nursing Awards 2026 — nominees
Nutrition and vascular access nurse specialists, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Source: northumbria.nhs.uk, 23/02/2026
Oxford Health District Nursing Service
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2026 — shortlisted
Improving Medicines Safety category, for a collaborative insulin-review programme.
Source: oxfordhealth.nhs.uk, 08/06/2026
Denise Fraser
40 years' service recognised
Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust — serving since 1985.
Source: walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk, 03/06/2026
Jenny Nops
Lifetime Achievement Award
Clinical Service Matron for Mid and North Hampshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS FT.
Source: hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk, 10/07/2026
Rachael Corser
Appointed Group Chief Nursing Officer
Barts Health NHS Trust, London.
Source: bartshealth.nhs.uk
Sarah Smyth
Appointed Executive Director of Nursing, AHPs & Social Care
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
Source: humber.nhs.uk