Judges

Our prestigious judges feature some of the top figures in the education and healthcare sectors alongside a number of past award winners.

They will assess your work in a rigorous judging process, reading every entry before creating our shortlist. Those shortlisted will then get the chance to present directly to our panel in a live online session. to convince them why they should win the award! 

The judges dedicate their time and energy to the awards, with many returning to help us every year. We just want to say a huge thank you to our judging panel for their hard work and commitment.

Darryn Allcorn
Chief nurse
NHS Devon
Lindsey Allister
Senior Lecturer
Kingston University
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Maurina Baron
Vice President and Independent Consultant Midwifery Advisor
The Caribbean Nurses and Midwives Association
Lisa Berry
Lead research matron
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Maggi Bradley
Clinical Lead Nurse
Sefton Training Hub: Southport and Formby Health
Sue Brent
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Mark Cadogan
Senior charge nurse in critical care
Manchester Royal Infirmary Intensive Therapy Unit
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Peter Carter
Independent healthcare consultant
Carter Consulting
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Thomas Currid
Director of student engagement, satisfaction and employability
University of Essex
Fiona Cust
Associate professor
Staffordshire University
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Fran Davies
Immediate past master
Company of Nurses
Dilla Davis
Lecturer in Nursing Education
King’s College London
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Julie Derbyshire
Head of Apprenticeships
Northumbria University
Liz Fenton
Deputy chief nurse, HEE
NHS England
Gail Goddard
Senior lecturer
Buckinghamshire New University
Rhian Greenslade
WellChild nurse
Wellchild / Cardiff and Vale UHB
Sarah Hayes
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hilda Hayo
CEO & chief admiral nurse
Dementia UK
Jess Higson
Deputy Chief Nurse
Royal Berkshire
Mark Hillier
Associate dean
Global Banking School
Debby Hylton
Senior Lecturer, Children's Nursing
University of Roehampton
Tracey MacCormack
Assistant director for midwifery
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Lynne Marsh
Professional lead for learning disabilities
Queens University Belfast
Jane Matonhodze
Associate professor
University of Greenwich
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Ian Naldrett
Associate director of nursing
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Ruth Northway
Professor of learning disability nursing
University of South Wales
Manju Pallam
Senior lecturer
Manchester Metropolitan Univeristy
Candice Pellett
Project manager - nursing
Independent
Lydia Phillips
Lecturer clinical skills and simulation
University of Wolverhampton
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Reshma Punjabi
Public Representative
Davinia Rodgers
Clinical Learning Environment Lead
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Ifrah Salih
Associate Head of School
Sheffield Hallam
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Mynesha Sankar
Senior Lecturer / Nursing and Midwifery Department Athena Swan Lead
Institute of Health and Social Care / London South Bank University
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Sharon Smith
Education Lead
NHS Professionals
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Michael Smith
Clinical Practice Teacher – Specialist Practitioner
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Janice Stevens
Wellington Hospital London
Chief nursing officer
Lorraine Tinker
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Physical Health,CAMHS
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Tim Walsh
Safeguarding children's nurse
West Hertfordshire Teaching
Alison Warren
College academic lead for practice learning
Birmingham City University
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Carol Willis
Senior Nurse
Birmingham City University

More judges will be announced shortly.

Judging process

The Student Nursing Times Awards has a prestigious and rigorous judging process for each category. Each category has its own independent panel of judges, made up of education leaders and previous winners, who review entries to determine the shortlist and conduct live presentations, to select the winners for that category.

Each stage is designed to provide a fair and transparent process. Please note if you are chosen as a finalist by our judges you will need to present to our judging panel. The final dates per category will be published soon.

Online judging 

Once the entry phase closes, the judges will review online and score each submission to determine the shortlist.

Put yourself forward, this could be your moment!

Key dates


Entry deadline

12 December 2025

First Stage Judging Starts (2 weeks)

19 January 2026

Shortlist announcement

16 February 2026

Second Stage Judging Starts (2 weeks)

16 March 2026

Event date

24 April 2026