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.

Valda Adams
Nursing associate
University of the West of England Bristol
Darryn Allcorn
Chief nurse
NHS Devon
Lindsey Allister
Senior Lecturer
Kingston University
Oriyomi Aminu
Trainee Nursing Associate
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Irene Anderson
Visiting Lecturer. Nursing Health and Wellbeing
University of Hertfordshire
Ash Bainbridge
Continuity of Care Midwife and Associate Lecturer
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Worcester
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
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Andrew Bland
Affiliate Consultant
School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield
Rebecca Boden
Senior Lecturer and Course Lead for BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice (Child)
Staffordshire University
Maggi Bradley
Clinical Lead Nurse
Sefton Training Hub: Southport and Formby Health
Sue Brent
Mark Cadogan
Senior charge nurse in critical care
Manchester Royal Infirmary Intensive Therapy Unit
Peter Carter
Independent healthcare consultant
Carter Consulting
Steph Craig
Lecturer
Queen's University Belfast, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Jane Crussell
Education Facilitator
Saint Francis Hospice
Thomas Currid
Director of student engagement, satisfaction and employability
University of Essex
Chiquita Cusens
National nursing lead for primary and community care
NHS Executive Wales
Fiona Cust
Associate professor
Staffordshire University
Fran Davies
Immediate past master
Company of Nurses
Dilla Davis
Lecturer in Nursing Education
King’s College London
Pebbles Day
Registered Nursing Associate
South West London St George’s Mental Health Trust
Beth Dennis
PICU nurse
Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital
Julie Derbyshire
Head of Apprenticeships
Northumbria University
Lynda Drummond
Senior Lecturer and Program Lead
University of Greater Manchester
Emilie Edwards
Senior lecturer in midwifery
Middlesex University London
Liz Fenton
Deputy chief nurse, HEE
NHS England
Joicy George
Senior Lecturer, Adult nursing
University of Roehampton
Gail Goddard
Senior lecturer
Buckinghamshire New University
Lincoln Gombedza
practice educator
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Adam Goodwin
Lecturer in Adult Nursing/Professional doctorate candidate
Keele university
Rhian Greenslade
WellChild nurse
Wellchild / Cardiff and Vale UHB
Sana Gul
Staff Nurse
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Ninette Harris
Sustainability Lead
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Chris Hart
Independent nurse consultant and programme lead
MindWorks London
Sarah Hayes
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hilda Hayo
CEO & chief admiral nurse
Dementia UK
Dawn Hennefer
Deputy Director Nursing and Midwifery
University of Salford
Jessica Higson
Deputy chief nurse
Royal Berkshire
Mark Hillier
Associate dean
Global Banking School
Debbie Hylton
Senior lecturer, children's nursing
University of Roehampton
Gary Jordan
Lecturer (teaching and scholarship)
School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee
Jonty Kenward
Practice Education and Placement Team
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Peter Lin
Learning Technologist
Brunel University London
Lucie Llewellyn
Associate professor (nursing)
Kingston University
Tracey MacCormack
Assistant Director for Midwifery
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Jotham Marfil
Practice Educator
University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Keeley Marie
Subject Head Undergraduate Nursing
Liverpool John Moores University
Lynne Marsh
Professional lead for learning disabilities
Queens University Belfast
Jane Matonhodze
Associate professor
University of Greenwich
Eleanor McManus
Associate Director of Education
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Phoebe Miles
Lecturer in adult nursing
University of Southampton
Gary Mitchell
Ian Naldrett
Associate director of nursing
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Ruth Northway
Professor of learning disability nursing
University of South Wales
Wendy Olayiwola
National Maternity Lead for Equality
NHS England
Ruth Oshikanlu
Managing director
Goal Mind
Siouxsie Otterwell
Haematology Research Practice Educator
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Manju Pallam
Senior lecturer
Manchester Metropolitan Univeristy
Elisha Parkinson
Registered Nursing associate
South west London and St George’s mental health
Sian Peachey
Lead Nursing and Midwifery
The University of Bolton
Candice Pellett
Project manager - nursing
Independent
Jane Perry
Senior Specialist Advisor (Health and Science)
Canterbury Christchurch University
Lydia Phillips
Lecturer clinical skills and simulation
University of Wolverhampton
Amy Pile
Lecturer- Adult Nursing
Buckinghamshire New University
Joanne Powell
Associate Professor - Practice Learning
Kingston University
Reshma Punjabi
Public Representative
Alwin Puthenpurakal
Senior Lecturer
University of Greenwich
Stephen Reddish
Lecturer in pre-qualifying healthcare
University of Derby
Davinia Rodgers
Clinical Learning Environment Lead
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Ifrah Salih
Associate Head of School
Sheffield Hallam
Mynesha Sankar
Senior Lecturer / Nursing and Midwifery Department Athena Swan Lead
Institute of Health and Social Care / London South Bank University
James Shears
Team leader & specialist practitioner
Haringey Learning Disability Partnership
Sharon Smith
Education Lead
NHS Professionals
Michael Smith
Clinical Practice Teacher – Specialist Practitioner
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Ruth Smith
Senior lecturer – nursing
University of Northampton
Janice Stevens
Wellington Hospital London
Chief nursing officer
Amie Stocks
Safeguarding Children Advisor SCPHN
Kent Community Health NHS FT
Claire Thompson
RNLD
Mae Murray Foundation
Lorraine Tinker
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Physical Health,CAMHS
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Leena Vinod
Senior Lecturer in Nurse Education
Edge Hill University
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Surinder Walia
Associate professor in nurse education
University of Greenwich
Tim Walsh
Safeguarding children's nurse
West Hertfordshire Teaching
Alison Warren
College academic lead for practice learning
Birmingham City University
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!

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Key dates


New entry deadline

 		23 January 2025

First Stage Judging Starts (2 weeks)

 		19 January 2026

Shortlist announcement

 		19 February 2026

Second Stage Judging Starts (2 weeks)

 		16 March 2026

Event date

 		24 April 2026