{"id":220118,"date":"2025-10-23T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/220118\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:10:13","slug":"winners-of-the-2025-nursing-times-awards-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/220118\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the 2025 Nursing Times Awards revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winners of the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/awards.nursingtimes.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nursing Times Awards<\/a> have been announced at a glittering ceremony held in London tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Winners across 25 categories, including Rising Star, Nurse of the Year and Team of the Year, received their awards at the event, which took place at JW Marriott Grosvenor House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it is every year, the biggest winner at the 2025 Nursing times Awards is nursing itself!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Ford<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Nursing Officers\u2019 Award for Lifetime Achievement went to Dr Crystal Oldman for her career-long championing of district and community nursing.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Oldman was until recently the chief executive of the Queen\u2019s Institute for Community Nursing \u2013 formerly the Queen\u2019s Nursing Institute \u2013 a post she held for more than 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>Teresa O\u2019Nwere-Tan, an advanced nurse practitioner from Nexus Health Group and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, won the coveted Nurse of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>The judges described her as a vibrant, dedicated nurse who\u2019s innovative, community-based work has reduced hospital admissions and improved cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n<p>Her heritage-informed and lived experience approach engages hard-to-reach, diverse groups, focusing on preventative care.<\/p>\n<p>Judges said she was a passionate, humble leader and an inspirational, excellent role model for nursing.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Nurse Leader of the Year is Emma Firth, regional primary care and safeguarding lead for Practice Plus Group.<\/p>\n<p>Her compassionate leadership has transformed care for vulnerable prison populations, especially women, and inspired colleagues through mentorship, advocacy and reflective practice.<\/p>\n<p>The judges highlighted our winner\u2019s commitment to patient-centred care and staff wellbeing, which uplifts both individuals and systems.<\/p>\n<p>Her leadership style has created a culture where \u201cWhat would Emma do?\u201d is a guiding mantra, reflecting the deep respect she has earnt.<\/p>\n<p>Our Rising star this year is Jordan Spires, from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Since qualifying, he has championed diversity, autism-informed care and inclusivity through his role supporting implementation of the NHS England Culture of Care Programme.<\/p>\n<p>Recognised for his creativity and passion, he is leading transformative mental health initiatives across multiple services, including five inpatient wards.<\/p>\n<p>Judges said the initiatives he has developed, such as sensory spaces, simulation training and newsletters, have shown real impacts on the experience and outcomes of those accessing mental health services.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other major categories, the King\u2019s Award for Integrated Approaches to Care went to the Milk Bank at Chester for its standout initiative, the Memory Milk Gift Initiative.<\/p>\n<p>This project raises awareness of lactation choices following antenatal loss and supports families to donate milk in memory of their babies.<\/p>\n<p>The Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Award for Inclusivity in Nursing and Midwifery was won by South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce and Training Hub for its ReSTORE Refugee Nursing Programme.<\/p>\n<p>This compassionate, nurse-led initiative helps refugee nurses enter the NHS, restoring their professional identity and promoting economic independence.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for a second year is the Sustainability in Nursing and Midwifery award. It was won by East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust for the outstanding Greener Emergency Response System project.<\/p>\n<p>This nurse-led innovation impressed judges with a smart approach to reducing waste, such as swapping resources between departments and better organisation of resus equipment, which demonstrates a commitment to improving patient safety while championing environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Judges praised the measurable impact in reducing waste, saving nursing time, financial benefits and influencing NHS green policy. They said this work truly proves that environmental sustainability is not optional, it is leadership in action!<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the ceremony, Steve Ford, editor of Nursing Times, said: \u201cThe Nursing Times Awards is one of my favourite nights of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always a genuine honour to share an evening with such inspiring and innovative members of the nursing and midwifery professions, and to celebrate their achievements and positive impact on patient care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was especially pleased to see the second ever trophy given out for the Sustainability in Nursing and Midwifery category, which was back again after we first introduced it last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge congratulations to all of our 2025 winners and very well done to our finalists for the achievement of making the shortlist in a highly competitive set of categories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it is every year, the biggest winner at the 2025 Nursing times Awards is nursing itself!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full list of 2025 Nursing Times Award winners:<\/p>\n<p>Ann Shuttleworth Rising Star Award \u2013 Jordan Spires<\/p>\n<p>Care of Older People \u2013 Sanctuary Care<\/p>\n<p>Chief Nursing Officer\u2019s Award for Lifetime Achievement \u2013 Dr Crystal Oldman<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s Services \u2013 Barts Health NHS Trust and North East London Integrated Care Board<\/p>\n<p>Clinical Research Nursing \u2013 Newcastle GP Services (Award sponsored by the National Institute for Health and Care Research)<\/p>\n<p>Continence Promotion and Care \u2013 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Critical and Emergency Care Nursing \u2013 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Award for Inclusivity in Nursing and Midwifery \u2013 South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce and Training Hub<\/p>\n<p>Infection Prevention and Control \u2013 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Ingrid Fuchs Award for Cancer Nursing \u2013 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>The King\u2019s Award for Integrated Approaches to Care \u2013 Milk Bank at Chester (Award sponsored by Nuffield Health)<\/p>\n<p>Learning Disabilities Nursing \u2013 Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Midwife of the Year \u2013 Dalvir Kandola<\/p>\n<p>Nurse Leader of the Year \u2013 Emma Firth<\/p>\n<p>Nurse of the Year \u2013 Teresa O\u2019Nwere-Tan<\/p>\n<p>Nursing in Mental Health \u2013 Achieve Together<\/p>\n<p>Nursing in Primary Care \u2013 Primary Care 24<\/p>\n<p>Nursing in Social Care \u2013 Maria Mallaband Care Group<\/p>\n<p>Nursing in the Community \u2013 Primary Care 24<\/p>\n<p>Patient Safety Improvement \u2013 Ashford and St Peter\u2019s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Public Health Nursing \u2013 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability in Nursing and Midwifery \u2013 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust<\/p>\n<p>Team of the Year \u2013 Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (Award sponsored by Unison)<\/p>\n<p>Technology and Data in Nursing \u2013 Worksights<\/p>\n<p>Theatre and Surgical Nursing \u2013 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n<p>Nursing Times Awards timeline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The winners of the 2025 Nursing Times Awards have been announced at a glittering ceremony held in 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