The Gill Schweigert Innovation Award is an annual event designed to celebrate and acknowledge innovative contributions in nursing across Coventry and Warwickshire.
The awards will recognise nurses and/or nursing teams across Coventry and Warwickshire that have demonstrated exceptional innovation in patient care, quality-driven improvements or projects that have demonstrated evidence of improved patient outcomes.
The Gill Schweigert Award aims to promote and celebrate innovation in General Practice, recognising the really important work nurses deliver and helping to improve patient care across our region.
In October 2024, we will be awarding the first Gill Schweigert Award with our first, second and third prize winners being announced on the night. The Gill Schweigert Award will recognise a nurse/nursing team from Coventry and Warwickshire that has demonstrated exceptional innovation in patient care, quality-driven improvements or projects that have demonstrated evidence of improved patient outcomes.
The prize of £2,500 for first place will come with a framed certificate and trophy, second and third place will receive certificates, trophies and prizes of £1000 and £500 respectively to be invested in patient care or the development of the nurse/nursing team.
The awards are open to all nurses/nursing teams across Coventry and Warwickshire. The Judges are looking for diverse nominations so if organisations are uncertain whether their projects meet the terms of the awards they are encouraged to apply regardless, allowing our Judges to assess them on their merit.
Although the nomination procedure is set, the criteria against which each nomination will be assessed are only for guidance. Multiple nominations from the same practice/PCN/‘At Scale’ provider(s) (Federation/Alliance) are welcome, provided they meet the criteria.
Application is by self-nomination or the nurse/nursing team can be nominated by their practice/PCN/‘At Scale’ Provider (Federation/Alliance). Nominations can only be received via the online nomination form submitted by 5pm on Friday 27th September.
If you are making a nomination on behalf of a nurse/nursing team, please ensure that they are aware of this.
Finalists will be selected by Judges on the week commencing the 30th September and shortlisted nominees will be notified by the week commencing 7th October. The awards will be presented on the 23rd October at The Warwickshire in Leek Wootton.
Steps for applying
- Before submitting your nomination form, please read the nomination guide
- Once you have read through the nomination guide, complete the online nomination form by 5pm Friday 27th September
- As part of your nomination, you are required to prepare an A3 poster (details are in the nomination guide) and link to a template is provided below
