Our Health Heroes 2023 awards
The winners of the 2023 Our Health Heroes Awards were announced on Wednesday 7 June at a ceremony in London.
The awards, now in its seventh year, are organised by Skills for Health and celebrate a range of support roles in health and care.
There are 11 categories, which recognise and honour the hard work carried out daily by thousands of staff across the UK. From porters and cleaners to receptionists, gardeners and security guards, these often unsung heroes make up roughly 40 per cent of the NHS’s million plus workforce. Our Health Heroes Awards is a national celebration of their achievements and an opportunity to give thanks for the important role that they play in keeping our health service functioning.
This year, the awards were supported by NHS Employers, NHS Race & Health Observatory, NHS England, UNISON, SFJ Awards, and National Health Executive.
NHS Employers sponsored the Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Healthcare Award, which was won by Toni Starr, from Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for her services to neonatal nursing for 52 years, contributing to and championing evidence-based approaches to achieve the best for babies.
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, said:
“NHS Employers is proud to support the Our Health Heroes Awards Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Healthcare category for 2023.
“I would like to pass on my sincere congratulations to all the winners of this year’s awards and to thank them for their contribution to the NHS.
“It is great that we can recognise the efforts of these individuals and teams through these awards and to celebrate the huge difference they make to patient care.”
Visit the Skills for Health website.
View all of the winners below, ordered gold, silver and bronze.
