NHS to award Health and Care’s Top 70 Stars

As part of the NHS’s 70th birthday celebrations, health staff who have ‘gone over and above the call of duty’ will receive UK-wide recognition in the Health and Care’s Top 70 Stars.

Patients, staff and the public have been invited by NHS Confederation to nominate employees that have made an exceptional contribution to patient care, health and care services and local communities over the last 70 years, with the successful nominees culminating in a shortlist after this month’s voting.

Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “Since the first NHS hospital was opened in 1948, heroic staff have toiled around the clock to provide the best possible care to the population of Britain. Whether living or passed on, their tireless efforts to provide the best possible treatment and care to every single patient should not be forgotten. By recognising members of our NHS workforce through the decades, we wish to both celebrate the past and shape the future of our health and care system.”

Steve Powis, medical director at NHS England, added: “The NHS employs staff from over 350 different professions, from doctors, nurses and paramedics to electricians, scientists and cleaners. These awards are a great way to acknowledge and thank the people who stand out today, as well as those who have made their mark over the last seven decades.”

The list of the UK’s ‘top 70’ standout staff will be revealed at the NHS Confederation’s annual conference on 13-14 June, three weeks before the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary on 5 July. Nominations are open until 17 May and voting until 29 May.