After six great years of celebrating volunteering through the Helpforce Champions Awards, the time has come to give them a refresh. We will relaunch the awards in 2025 and keep you informed as our plans develop.
Meet previous Helpforce Champions Awards winners
2023
Dame Ruth May, former Chief Nursing Officer of England, said: "Congratulations to all the winners and runners up, I have enjoyed meeting them all. Not only do they help the NHS to provide better care to patients and support their staff, they also play a vital part in strengthening the power of communities. For that I salute them." 2022
Winners from the 10 categories were selected from across the UK, with individuals from each home nation of the UK receiving a ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award, highlighting those volunteers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland who have delivered exceptional service to their regions across a range of projects 2021
Our judges commented that this year's entries have been of high quality and impressive and it was very difficult for them to make a decision on the winners and finalists. 2020
This particular year saw the NHS and all our healthcare services face one of the biggest challenges in their history, and we witnessed volunteers step up in their thousands to help. We launched ‘The Big Thank You to Volunteers’ to recognise all the brave volunteers who gave so much to help staff, patients and our communities. We’d also like to thank Deloitte for supporting our mission to recognise the people who have made such a difference through ‘The Big Thank You’. 2019
It was fantastic to see so many brilliant examples of innovation, great practice, commitment, and real passion for patient care and support for staff across the NHS recognised in 2019 Helpforce Champions Awards.
2018
These Awards, kindly sponsored by Deloitte, were held on the 8th November 2018, and we had a wonderful afternoon celebrating and sharing the diverse contributions made by volunteers across the country. It was exciting to be able to shine a light on those who give their time and talents to help staff in our NHS, and support patients and families and carers at a vulnerable time.
"These awards are a perfect way to thank the wonderful people who give their time to help our health and care system. We see first-hand the remarkable difference so many are making every day, and it is a privilege to share these stories and successes, and give the volunteers and teams the recognition they deserve."
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett, Helpforce Founder
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