Advancing Healthcare Awards (AHA) Cymru

Celebrating the work of Allied Health Professionals and Healthcare Scientists across Wales

21 July

These awards are now closed

The Advancing Healthcare Awards (AHA) Cymru are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the important and innovative work of healthcare scientists and allied health professionals (AHPs) across Wales.

Health and Care Research Wales is proud to sponsor the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research Delivery.

This award celebrates the achievements of an individual or team who has made an outstanding contribution to research delivery. The award winner is a role model for the next generation of AHPs and healthcare scientists demonstrating leadership in research delivery across Wales. This award can either be self-nominated or you can nominate someone else.

The closing date to submit your entry for the awards is 17:00 on Tuesday 14 September and the awards ceremony will be held on the Friday 26 November following the 'All Wales' Conference: A Healthier Wales: Moving forward together.

Entries are welcome for all the eight categories, six of which are for qualified healthcare scientists and AHPs, one for students and one for support workers.

Awards open to qualified healthcare scientists and AHPs

Category 1.

The Award for New Ways of Working

Sponsored by Welsh Government, Transformation Programme Division

Category 2.

The Award for Leadership and Change Management

Sponsored by Health Education and Improvement Wales

Category 3.

The Award for Improving Public Health Outcomes

Sponsored by Public Health Wales

Category 4.

The Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research Delivery

Sponsored by Health and Care Research Wales

Category 5.

The Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation

Sponsored by Attend Anywhere

Category 6.

The Award for Digital and Technology Innovation

Sponsor to be confirmed

Award open to support staff, associates and apprentices working with AHPs and healthcare scientists

Category 7.

The Award for Outstanding Achievement by an AHP or Healthcare Science Apprentice, Support Worker, Assistant or Associate

Sponsored by the Welsh Government

Award open to healthcare science and AHP students

Category 8.

The Award for the Outstanding Student Project which Helps Wales Move Forward Together Sponsored by Health Education and Improvement Wales

There will also be an Overall Winner award which will be selected by the judges from the winners of categories 1 – 7.