Your 2026 Shortlist is Here

Thank you to all the amazing entries you've submitted this year. Congratulations to all our finalists!

Now its time to book your table for the awards ceremony. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon celebrating the incredible achievements in student nursing and midwifery.

Individual/Organisation

Practice Supervisor of the Year

Lucy Bunting
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Aine Crowe
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Kizzy David
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Sophie Harding
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Pauline Kirtley
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kenneth Leigh
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Marie Newman
Central and North West London Foundation Trust

Rebecca Saltwell
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Taniesha Stone
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University Educator of the Year

Katie Beck
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Helen Davis-Miles
Birmingham City University

Danielle Dunne
University of Derby

Rachel Howard
Liverpool John Moores University

Sarah Jayne Hughes
University of Worcester

Graham Jones
Teesside University

Carly Le Marechal
Southampton Solent University

Christopher O'Sullivan
Manchester Metropolitan University

Joshi Prabhu
University of Salford

Pras Ramluggun
Northumbria University

Annamma Wilson
University of East London

Organisation

Best Student Experience

Enhancing the International Nursing Students’ Journey
Anglia Ruskin University

Jacqueline Anne Leigh
Edge Hill University

LJMU Student Experience
Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Programme
Manchester Metropolitan University

Ambition to Success
Queen’s University Belfast

Compassionate Herts
University of Hertfordshire

Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Delivery
University of Winchester

Structured Training and Resources to Succeed (STaRS)
University of Wolverhampton

Nursing Associate Training Programme Provider of the Year (pre-registration)

Train and retain - Wellbeing, Retention and Resilience for Student Nursing Associates
South Devon College

FD in Health and Social Care - Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Programme
University of Hull

Nursing Associate Training Provider of the Year
University of Salford

"No matter the scenario, the University of Sheffield genuinely cares and they are always there."
University of Sheffield

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree Course
University of Winchester

Nurse Education Provider of the Year (post-registration)

University Accredited Modules
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Education innovation that shapes the future advanced practice workforce
Liverpool John Moores University

Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Nottingham Trent University IHAP CPD Department
Nottingham Trent University

The South Central Insight Programme
Oxford Brooks University

Practice-Led, Policy-Aligned, Future-Ready: Postgraduate Nursing and Midwifery at QUB
Queen’s University Belfast

Newcastle Hospitals Skills Academy
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Professional Nurse Advocate Developmental Day!
University of Chester

Innovation in Post-registration Nursing Education
University of Greater Manchester

Nurse Education Provider of the Year (pre-registration)

Provider of UG Education
Birmingham Newman University

Jacqueline Anne Leigh
Edge Hill University

Compassionate Herts
University of Hertfordshire

BSc & MSc Pre Registration Nurisng
University of Lancashire

Nursing Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

Nursing Apprenticeships
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship
Canterbury Christ Church University

Cygnet

Transformative and Innovative Nursing Apprenticeships, Delivering Excellence in Nursing Practice & Patient Care
Liverpool John Moores University


Sponsored by:


Partnership of the Year

A Personalised Cancer Care Pilot Placement with Destination Pathway Nursing Students
Anglia Ruskin University & Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist Nursing Education Partnership
Buckinghamshire New University & University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Increasing Inclusivity within Nursing Standardised Participants
Edgehill University

Footprints to Care - Advancing Community Partnerships in Student Nurse Education in Primary Care
Edge Hill University

Co-Producing Future Care: An Innovative Higher Education Institution and Primary Care Partnership Empowering Student Nursing Associates
Edge Hill University, Cheshire and Mersey Training Hub & Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Building the future Children’s Nursing Workforce: A strategic University-Clinical Partnership Model
Edgehill University and Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Working Together to Gain Insight: Student Nurses Elective Placements with HCPT
Northumbria University

Bridging the Gap from Student Nurse to GPN – Myth busting in action! 
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Training Hub

The Dementia Education Programme
Ulster University

Student Supported Services Model
University of Bradford


Sponsored by:


Student Placement of the Year: Community

Community Nursing Student-Supported Service Placement
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust & University of Bradford & West Yorkshire NHS Integrated Care Board

Llandudno District Nurse Team
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Innovative Student Learning in Clinical Practice
Buckinghamshire New University

EACH Clinical Student Placement Programme
East Anglia Children's Hospices

Healthier Societies: Embedding Social Care Placements into the Nursing Curriculum
Edge Hill University

An Exemplary and Unique Community Placement - Student Nurse Placement on Pilgrimage Holidays
HCPT (North East) and Northumbria University

Third Year Final Placement
NHS Blood and Transplant - Leicester Blood Donor Centre

Bridging the Gap: Inspiring the Next Generation of CAMHS Nurses
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Bridging the Gap from Student Nurse to GPN – Myth Busting in Action!
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Training Hub

Public health simulated practice placement 
Southampton Solent University

Primary & Community Care Integrated Nursing Placement
University of Derby & NHS England Midlands

Student Placement of the Year: Hospital

Final Management Placement on Japonica Ward
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Introducing the Applying Theory and Practice Pathway: Shaping the Future of Nursing Education
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Student Placement of the Year: Hospital
Cleveland Clinic London

The Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

H.O.P.E (Heartfelt Oncology Placement Experience) in Oncology In-Patient Wards
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Student-Centred Induction
Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Safe Learning Environment for Future Nursing Workforce
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

PDEU Student Bitesize and Clinical Skills Programme
South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre

Genomics in Nursing Placement Pilot
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & South East Genomic Medicine Service

H.O.P.E (Heartfelt Oncology Placement Experience) in Oncology Inpatient ward
The London Clinic

Exceptional Support Within the Perioperative Environment
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Teaching Innovation of the Year - Curriculum

Empowering the Student Voice in Raising Concerns
Edge Hill University

Alternative Field Experience
London South Bank University

Embedding Multi-Modal Simulated Practice Learning into Pre-Registration Nursing Education
Manchester Metropolitan University

Bespoke Student Nurse Research Placement
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust part of University Hospitals Tees Group

Allyship Training Package
University of Chester

Preparing Student Nurses for the Realities of Practice: A Simulated Night Shift Approach to Public Health and Homelessness
University of Chester

Global Civic Engagement for Nursing (GCEN) Initiative
University of East London

Sequential Simulation: Longitudinal Perinatal Mental Health Learning Experience
University of Greenwich

Compassionate Herts
University of Hertfordshire

Decolonising the Nursing Curriculum
University of Salford

Fitness to Practice Simulation Day
University of Winchester

The Art of Anatomy and Physiology
University of Wolverhampton

Teaching Innovation of the Year - Digital

Unlock Success: Thinglink for Clinical Mastery and Academic Excellence
Keele University

An Immersive CAVE simulation of proning in Intensive Care: A patients journey through a pandemic
Manchester NHS Foundation Trust & Manchester Metropolitan University

Virtual Reality, A Digital Perspective in Health Education; Looking Through the Lens of a Patient
Manchester NHS Foundation Trust & Manchester Metropolitan University

ASMOSUS: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Awareness and Education
Queen’s University Belfast

The InspireD Reminiscence App
Ulster University

The use of Infrared Visualisation technology to enhance knowledge and skills in Venepuncture and Cannulation sessions for Nursing and Midwifery programs
University of East London

Embedding future-ready digital skills into pre-registration nursing education
University of Salford

Individual/Student

Apprentice Nurse of the Year

John Brady
Liverpool John Moores University & Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust

Emma Dowsett
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People

Lauren Drennan
Liverpool John Moores University & Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust

Kinga Gorko
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Anna Isted
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Philip Lamb
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Kathryn Lawrence
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Michaela Lea
Nottingham CityCare Partnership

David Martin
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Ellen Mather
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Sarah Wilson
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Learner of the Year: Post-registration

Katie Connor
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Ashleigh Jones
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Jasna Lemes-Filipovic
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Stacey Leonard
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Rachel Malam
Liverpool John Moores University

Catherine Munro
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Comfort Nkum
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Claire Slater
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Faye Tierney
University of Chester

Paul Wharton-Hardman
Practice Plus Group

Mary Seacole Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion

Yaa Amankwah Osei
University of East London

Sophie du Plessis
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

James Eames
University of Derby

Nancy Jacob
University of Manchester

Nicole Lai
Queen’s University Belfast

Philip Lamb
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Melissa Moyo
University of Salford & Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Oluchi Okoroafor
University of Salford and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Joshua Thomas Parker-Walsh
Birmingham Newman University

Joshua Vella
University of Chester

Most Inspirational Student Nurse of the Year

Julianna Asouzu
Middlesex University

Miaya Brill
Ulster University

Sophie du Plessis
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Michelle Gillen
Queen’s University Belfast

Louise Jones
Anglia Ruskin University

Alex Knight
University of Derby

Oluchi Okoroafor
University of Salford and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bhavnisha Patel
University of Nottingham

Divanshi Sharma
University of Roehampton

Chloe Thwala
London Southbank University

Outstanding Contribution to Student Affairs

Lydia Dawson
Birmingham Newman University

Jacqueline Gunn
Queen’s University Belfast

Catherine Kelly
University of Surrey

Abit Madukkakkuzhy George
University of Worcester

Melissa Moyo
University of Salford

Oluchi Okoroafor
University of Salford and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Natasha-Marie Pritchard
Anglia Ruskin University

Amanda Robinson
University of Exeter

Divanshi Sharma
University of Roehampton

Joshua Thomas Parker-Walsh
Birmingham Newman University

Student Innovation in Practice

Megan Blunden
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 

Sabrina Elsa Feughouo
University of Salford

Ellie Falconer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Matthew Frohock
University of Salford

Florence Jack-Petter & Leah Kirkwood
Leamington Primary Care Network

Melissa Moyo
Manchester University NHS Foundation trust & University of Salford

Oluchi Okoroafor
University of Salford and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Aaron Tebano
University of Winchester and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Joshua Thomas Parker-Walsh
Birmingham Newman University

Student Nursing Associate of the Year

Chloe Cadwallader
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Daniel Coleman
Tenbury Surgery

Tina Duffield
East Anglia Children's Hospices

Ellie Falconer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Chloe Hadley
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Molly Kester
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Anjalee Muthumalika Dayawansha Saundra Marakkala
Palace Surgery

Ikechukwu Onyenaobia
University of Salford

Jonathan Richardson
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Eva Savage
Wye Valley NHS Trust

Student Nurse or Midwife of the Year: Clinical Research

Oreoluwa Akinwunmi
Anglia Ruskin University

Abi Ashton
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Sofia Laoudi
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Karen Lloyd
Leeds Beckett University

Karline Marsh
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Alison Walsh
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust & University of Chester

Student Midwife of the Year

Emily Bates
University of East Anglia

Ella Bennett
Birmingham City University

Julie Chick
Buckinghamshire New University

Ayisha Garfaranga
University of East London

Alice Kennedy
Buckinghamshire New University

Stephanie Rodriquez
Buckinghamshire New University

Student Nurse of the Year: Adult

Yaa Amankwaah Osei
University of East London

Maria Ashton
Birmingham Newman University

Julianna Asouzu
Middlesex University

Callum Collins
University of Derby

Grace Crolly Burton
Queen’s University Belfast

Sophie De La Rosa
Aston University

Pauline Fonong Enjoh
University of Greater Manchester

Tumi Ifedayo Afolabi
Buckinghamshire New University

Conor Kavanagh
Ulster University

Oluchi Okoroafor
University of Salford and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Jennifer Winch
University of the West of Scotland

Student Nurse of the Year: Children

Earlsdon Adams
University of East Anglia

Poppy Gill
Anglia Ruskin University

Louise Jones
Anglia Ruskin University

Beyonce Morris
University of West London

Seren Otter
London South Bank University

Tonicha Patterson
Anglia Ruskin University

Molly Piper
London South Bank University

Chloe Sackett
University of Northampton

Deeya Varsani
University of Surrey

Elizabeth Ward
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Student Nurse of the Year: Learning Disabilities

Ellesse Mathias
Swansea University

Louise Bradford
Queen’s University Belfast

Lucy Cadden
Queen’s University Belfast

Jackie Gunn
Queen’s University Belfast

Ellen Mather
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust


Sponsored by;


Student Nurse of the Year: Mental Health

Margaret Ampomah
Buckinghamshire New University

Sophie du Plessis
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Eve Erin Allsop
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Anthony Fahnbulleh
University of Northampton

Nikki Hamilton
Canterbury Christ Church University

Mushtag Kahin
Buckinghamshire New University

Simone McLaughlin
Ulster University

Padraig O'Neill
Ulster University

Skye Toovey
Manchester Metropolitan University