Award nominations

How to nominate

Please note that the most important part of the nomination form is how you describe why the nominee deserves to win the individual or team award (maximum 500 words). The panel may contact nominators/ other team members/ service users for more information where required.

1. Write a little about the nominee and their carer or history in respiratory care and describe the service.
2. What particular parts of the nominees practice, elements of work, innovation, ideas or ability to make change would you like to highlight?
3. What quantitative evidence, (admissions reduction, patient satisfaction, impact, and dissemination) are available to support this nomination?
4. What qualitative evidence (testimonials from patients, their carers, or other colleagues) do you have that supports this nomination?

To assist you, here are some of the things that the panel consider when judging, so keep these in mind when completing your application.

1. How ambitious, creative, innovative and/or dedicated is the individual or team?
2. Are new ways of working evident? How ground-breaking is the individual/practice/service delivery?
3. What evidence is provided that the individual/team has made a significant difference to the lives of the people who use respiratory services, their carers and/or other staff.
4. Is there clear evidence of sound and effective leadership?
5. Is there robust data and analysis showing measured improvements to patient care, clinical outcomes and/or service delivery?
6. How has your nominee inspired motivated or encouraged other(s) to achieve higher standards and results than they might have.
7. How sustainable is the evidenced change/innovation/model/outcome?
8. How transferable to other areas of practice is the evidenced
   change/innovation/model/outcome?
9. Has the work of the individual/team contributed to the respiratory agenda – locally/nationally/internationally?
10. How have the views of others, such as people who use respiratory services, carers, staff and other partners, been taken into consideration when delivering/changing practice?

Supporting evidence 

This is extremely valuable to the judges and should be included to support your nomination.

This could take the form of audits, previous awards, testimonials, newsletter/newspaper cuttings, patient and/or carer feedback, or other forms of evidence of achievement. Remember that the judges’ base their decision on all of the evidence submitted so this needs to reflect adequately the individual or teams accomplishments.

Lastly, please do not forget to tell the nominee and their senior leadership team that you have nominated them. It is vitally important to share success and celebrate good practice.

Outstanding Contribution to Respiratory Care (Individual award)

 This award will recognise the influence and drivers of individuals who have been influential change makers in respiratory nursing and or deliver high quality care in an innovative and progressive way.

The individual award will be judged by the ARNS Executive Board.

Exceptional Service Delivery to Respiratory Care (Team award)

 This award will recognise teams who have changed the way respiratory care is delivered, developed services to enhance respiratory care or have gone above or beyond to ensure respiratory care is outstanding. This team will inspire others to look at ways to deliver care, which places people living with respiratory disease at the forefront of personalised care.

The team award nominees will be judged by a patient panel.

The three shortlisted team finalists will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation showcasing their work/results, followed by 5-minute Q&A session at the ARNS annual conference in Brighton on Thursday 16^th May 2024.

 After the three finalists have presented, the conference delegates will be able to vote via the conference app and then all category winners will be announced at a Celebration Evening and Gala Dinner event that evening.

The ARNS Executive Board will judge the 'Outstanding contribution to respiratory patient care' individual award.

The judging panel for the 'Excellence in respiratory care' team award is comprised of patients with a range of respiratory conditions, who will shortlist 3 nominees to present on Thursday 16th May 2024 as part of the ARNS Annual Conference, where delegates will decide the winner. The patient judges will have access to an independent clinician to answer any queries they may have regarding the nominations.

The following rules have been designed to make the nomination process as clear and as fair as possible:

1. Nominations and supporting evidence will only be accepted on the ARNS nomination form.
2. There is no limit to the number of nominations that can be made by any individual or team but each individual nomination must be submitted on a separate form.
3. Please do not submit identical nominations into more than one category.
4. All nominees for awards must be people who work in respiratory care, this would include primary, community or secondary, NHS, private or voluntary organisations, or higher education but not including agency and contract workers.
5. The judging panel reserves the right to evaluate nominations and seek further information where necessary.
6. Nominators should where relevant provide names and contact details of others who can support the nomination. The judging panel is comprised of experts recognised within the profession.
7. The decision of the judging panel will be final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding their decision.
8. ARNS will contact all nominees that are shortlisted and discuss the support available for conference places for all finalists.
9. Nominators have the right to remain anonymous i.e. their names will not be disclosed to the nominees. Please make it clear when completing your form if you do not wish your name to be disclosed to your nominee.
10. Short listed teams and individuals will be expected to have a photograph taken to use on the night. Details of the award ceremony and winners will be included in the ARNS E-shot, Newsletter and circulated on social media platforms.
11. Nominations received after the closing date will not be considered.