Building on the continuing success of the Health & Social Care Awards in previous years, North East Lincolnshire CCG would like to invite you once again to submit your nominations.
 
As was the case last year, the awards will encompass all health and social care areas in North East Lincolnshire . Any professional or volunteer working for the Health and Social Care agenda within North East Lincolnshire can be nominated, whether they work directly with the public or indirectly for the community. This means that the awards are open to nominations of officers and volunteers from:

• Commissioning (NELCCG, NELC)
• Providers of statutory services (focus, Care Plus Group, NLaG, Navigo)
• Voluntary and community organisations (care homes, 3^rd sector organisations, etc)
• Primary care services

Nominations for the awards are across 13 categories:

• NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
• PARTNERSHIP WORKING AWARD
• CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD
• MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP AWARD
• DIGNITY AND EQUALITY AWARD
• SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AWARD
• INNOVATION AWARD
• PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE AWARD
• PROMOTING POSITIVE CHANGE AWARD
• STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
• TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
• LONG SERVICE AWARD
• VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nominations must be submitted by Monday 31^st October 2016. Nominees will be shortlisted by a community panel, and will be selected on the merit of their delivery of outstanding practice and/or excellent quality of care
 
This year’s  ‘Health & Social Care Awards’ will be held on Tuesday 7^th February 2017, 2:30-4:30pm at the Humber Royal Hotel. Those shortlisted will be informed by December 2016/early January 2017, to enable them to keep the date of the awards free in their diaries.
 
We would encourage as many of you as possible to nominate for these prestigious awards; the individuals and teams who you would like to recognise as making a real difference in North East Lincolnshire.