15th August 2022

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

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 a colleague or member of their team

The closing date to submit your entry for the awards is 21 September and the awards lunch ceremony will be held on the 18 November at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff

Entries are welcome for all the nine categories, six of which are for qualified healthcare scientists and AHPs. For the full criteria for each award supporting information which needs to be included in the submission statements can be found in the information sheet.

Awards open to qualified healthcare scientists and AHPs 

Category 1. The Award for New Ways of Working  

Sponsored by the Welsh Government, Transformation Programme Division

Category 2. The Award for Compassionate Leadership and Change Management  

Sponsored by Health Education and Improvement Wales

Category 3. The Award for Improving Public Health Outcomes  

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  

Category 6. The Award for Digital and Technology Innovation  

Sponsored by the Welsh Government

Awards 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 scientists  

Category 8. Healthcare Scientist of the Year  

Sponsored by the Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee

Award open to allied health professionals  

Category 9. Allied Health Professional of the Year  

Sponsored by the Welsh Allied Health Professions Committee