HPMA partnership award

The SPF is proud to sponsor the HPMA Excellence in people award for partnership working between employers and trade unions.
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2023 HPMA partnership award - submissions closed

For the fourteenth year, we are proud to sponsor the HPMA Excellence in people award for partnership working between employers and trade unions.

The award celebrates initiatives that exemplify the benefits of employers and trade unions working together to support NHS staff in their delivery of healthcare services. 

Learn more about 2023 partnership award on the HPMA website. 

The closing date was Wednesday 3 May 2023. Best of luck to all who submitted an entry.

The winner will be crowned at a national awards ceremony in Leeds on 19 September 2023. They will also be invited to attend one of our national SPF meetings to share their initiative with healthcare leaders.

Case studies on the finalists’ entries will be available on our website to spread the good practice.

Join us in celebrating our 2023 finalists

Watch this space for details of this year's Meet the Finalists webinar. Join to hear our finalists showcase their examples of partnership working between NHS employers and trade unions and be inspired to develop your own initiatives.

Follow us @NationalSPF and HPMA @HPMAAwards on Twitter, retweet our tweets and use #HPMA2023 and #HPMAAwards to promote the award.

  • Congratulations went to Belfast Health and Social Care Trust for their work in supporting staff facing domestic and sexual violence and abuse.

    Read their case study to learn more about their award-winning initiative.

    Read the 2022 HPMA winners guide to find out what the judges thought about their award-winning example of partnership working.

    Congratulations also went to the runner-up, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust who worked in partnership to develop and implement a new pregnancy loss policy.

    Read their case study to learn more.

    HPMA case studies

    HPMA 2022 - team photo Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
    Case Study

    Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Toolkit for staff

    Read how Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, winner of the 2022 HPMA partnership working award, developed a domestic and sexual violence toolkit.

    9 September 2022
    HPMA 2022 - team photo Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and trade union logos
    Case Study

    Employer with heart – pregnancy loss policy in partnership with trade union colleagues

    Find out how Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust made it to the finals of the SPF-sponsored 2022 HPMA partnership working award.

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    Case Study

    Partnership working at its best

    Find out how South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS FT met the challenges of the pandemic, and won the SPF sponsored HPMA partnership working award.

    8 October 2021
    Two office workers having a meeting at a desk.
    Case Study

    Working in partnership to build a just and learning culture

    Find out how Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to implement a just and learning culture.

    8 October 2021
    A student nurse.
    Case Study

    RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme

    Find out how RCN Wales worked in partnership to establish the RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme.

    8 October 2021
    Two friends running and laughing.
    Case Study

    Menopause at work: working together to improve staff experience

    Find out how Nottingham University Hospitals NHS FT worked in partnership to improve wellbeing of staff experiencing the menopause.

    8 October 2021
    An office worker using a tablet for a video call.

    Meet the finalist webinar

    Watch finalists for the 2021 HPMA award for partnership working present their work.