Hospice UK Awards

The winners of the 2022 Michael Howard Award for Partnership Working are St Oswald’s Hospice: Combined Supportive Care Service

The Hospice UK Awards celebrate the innovative work taking place in hospices and palliative care organisations across the UK, and the people involved with them.

The 2023 Hospice UK Awards were announced at this year's National Conference, 6-8 November 2023.

Duncan Fleming, Mountbatten Hospice, was the winner of the 2023 Digital Champion Award at the Hospice UK National Conference

Hospice UK 2023 Award Winners Announced

Hospice UK announced the winners of its 2023 Awards at the annual National Conference, which took place this year in Liverpool.

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About the Hospice UK Awards

The Hospice UK Awards are a much anticipated part of the National Conference. They are your opportunity to recognise and celebrate the hard work that has been done during the past 12 months and the lasting impact it will have. 

The Awards are made in a number of areas. We are looking for stand out individuals that will inspire other hospices and palliative care organisations, and show the wider sector the difference they’ve made to people and their families facing the end of life. 

Through our Volunteer Awards, we also recognise the special contribution to hospice care made by especially dedicated individuals.

Why enter?

Entering the Hospice UK awards is your chance to champion the work you and the end of life care and palliative care sector do.

If you have worked with someone whose contribution, dedication and passion for high quality care has gone above and beyond, inspired you, or improved the way you and your team work, then let us know and nominate them for our 2024 awards! 

Entries for the 2024 Hospice UK Awards will open in June 2024. The deadline for submitting entries and nominations is typically in September each year.

Keep this page bookmarked for announcements about our 2024 awards.

Hospice UK Award Categories

Explore the award categories, below - including what the judges were looking for.

Winners of the 2023 Hospice UK Awards were announced at the National Conference, 6-8 November 2023.

*The Winners of the Innovation in Income Generation Award were announced at the Fundraising Leaders Conference, 13 June 2023.

The 2023 winners of the Innovation in Income Generation Award

Innovation in Income Generation Award

This award recognises the importance of innovation in income generation, for teams who have demonstrated innovative practice and who have raised significant income to support the w...
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The winner of the 2023 Innovator in Care Award was Dr Christine Mott, Acorns Hospices

Innovator in Care Award

This ward recognises the work of an individual or team in hospice or palliative care who has improved the experience of people with a progressive and life-threatening condition.
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Duncan Fleming, Mountbatten Hospice, was the winner of the 2023 Digital Champion Award at the Hospice UK National Conference

Digital Champion Award

This award recognises the work of an individual who has passionately promoted the use of technology or digital ways of working in a hospice or palliative care organisation.
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Leah from Pendleside Hospice was the 2023 Inclusivity Champion award winner

Inclusivity Champion Award

This award recognises an individual in a hospice or palliative care organisation who has addressed inequality in their community and/or promoted equality, diversity and inclusion w...
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CEO of St Wilfrid's Hospice, Lois Howell, collects the Sustainability Champion award on behalf of Mark Robins

Sustainability Champion Award

This award recognises the work of an individual in a hospice or palliative care organisation who has pushed the environmental agenda, and instigated positive, tangible change in th...
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Jess Sheridan, Dorothy House Hospice, was the winner of the 2023 Volunteer of the Year Award

Volunteer of the Year Award

The Volunteer of the Year Award is given in recognition of the dedication and commitment made by an individual to their local hospice or palliative care organisation.
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Graham Stone, Thames Hospice, was the winner of the 2023 Volunteer Gardener of the Year award

Volunteer Gardener of the Year Award

The Volunteer Gardener of the Year Award is given in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by an individual to a hospice or palliative care organisation's gardens.
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The Pendleside "Meals on Wheels" Team are the winners of the 2023 Michael Howard Award for Hospice Team of the Year

Michael Howard Award for Hospice Team of the Year

This Award recognises the achievements of a specific hospice team working together to improve outcomes and deliver exceptional results.
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The National Garden Scheme is the largest funder of our work. They have donated more than £6.5million in support of hospice care since 1996.

The Hospice UK Awards are kindly supported by the National Garden Scheme.

Hospice UK’s 2023 National Conference kicked off in Liverpool with an opening speech from our CEO, Toby Porter

Hospice UK’s 2023 Conference Opens

Hospice UK’s 2023 National Conference kicked off in Liverpool with an opening speech from our CEO, Toby Porter. Read his key points, plus previews of the conference schedule.

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