• Employees of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Partner organisations and social services who are working as part of an integrated team managed by Surrey and Borders Partnership
• People who use our services
• People who care for people who use our services
• People in organisations that represent people who use our services and their carers
• Foundation Trust governors

Please note: Individuals may not nominate themselves, a member of their family or partner and teams may not nominate themselves

All nominees for awards must be or have been an employee of one of the following at some point between 1 January 2023 and 29 December 2023:

• Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust or
• a partner organisation or
• Social Services as part of an integrated team managed by Surrey and Borders Partnership 

The exceptions are:

• Involvement and Contribution award nominees – this is open to anyone working for the Trust in an unpaid capacity during the above dates and those open to anyone employed by a contractor / partner organisation
• Special award for a carer or person with lived experience nominees – this is open to anyone who is a carer of someone who uses our Trust, or has lived experience themselves

• There is no limit to the number of nominations that can be made by any individual, team or organisation
• Multiple entries for an individual or team will be combined and scored as a single entry
• Those individuals or teams who are shortlisted for more than one category will be awarded in one category only.  This is to ensure that more people are able to receive awards

• Nominations must be made on the Staff Awards electronic nomination form on the website and completed in full. 
• Each nomination must be submitted on a separate form for one category only
• Nominations received after the closing date will not be considered 

• Each award specifies the criteria that must be met in order for an individual or team to be successful. The judges will carefully assess each nomination to identify those who have shown themselves to be exceptional in fulfilling this criteria.
• The judging panel is required to reward excellent contributions. Therefore if submitted nominations do not meet the expected standards, they may choose not to make an award at each prize level.
• The judging process may result in nominations being reallocated to a different category. This will only be done if reallocating in this manner increases the chances of the nomination being successful. For example, a person may be more suitable and they may have more success if their nomination for the inspirational leadership category is reallocated to the clinician of the year category. 
• There will be a maximum of three winners per category. It is at the discretion of the judging panel to award less than three winners in each category.
• The decision of the judging panel will be final.  No correspondence will be entered into regarding their decision.

• Individuals shortlisted for an award will be invited to attend the celebration dinner on Thursday 16 May 2024 (the venue is to be confirmed). They will also be able to bring one guest.
• Teams shortlisted will receive a maximum of five seats at the dinner, no more, to be allocated at the team’s discretion.
• Nominators of shortlisted individuals or teams will be invited to attend the awards ceremony.  If numerous nominations are received for the same shortlisted individual or team, the writers of the two most compelling nominations will be invited to the ceremony.
• Nominators have the right to remain anonymous, i.e. their names will not be disclosed to the person they are nominating, if they so choose.  Please make it clear when completing the nomination form that you do not wish your name to be disclosed to your nominee.