All nominees for awards must be or have been an employee of one of the following at some point between 1 January and 31 December 2025:

• 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 – this is open to anyone working for the trust in an unpaid capacity during the above dates and anyone employed by a contractor / partner organisation
• Award for a carer or person with lived experience – this is open to anyone with experience of receiving support from our trust or who cares for a person who is receiving support.

• 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 in 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 nomination form on the website and completed in full. 
• Each nomination must be submitted on a separate form for one category only
• Please note: The answer to question 10 on the nomination form has a limit of 300 characters (around 50 words), and the answer to question 11 has a limit of 600 characters (around 100 words). If you exceed these limits, you will not be able to submit the nomination form.
• Nominations received after the closing date will not be considered 

• Each award specifies the criteria which must be met for an individual or team to be shortlisted. The judges will carefully assess each nomination to identify those who have shown themselves to be exceptional in meeting the criteria
• The Judging Panel is required to reward excellent contributions. If nominations do not meet the expected standards, they may choose not to make an award at each prize level within a category
• The judging process may result in a nomination being reallocated to a different category This will only be done if it increases the chances of the nomination being successful. For example, a person may be more suitable and have more success if their nomination in 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 Wednesday 13 May 2026, at the Epsom Downs Racecourse.  They will be able to bring one guest.
• Teams shortlisted will receive a maximum of five seats at the dinner. These will 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, we will ask the team/line manager to decide who 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.