NHS Lanarkshire’s annual staff awards have now launched, for the third consecutive year.

Staff from across Lanarkshire will once again be recognised for the inspirational work that they do through the awards programme.

Nominations are now open and will run until 31 December 2017.

Patients, visitors and staff have the opportunity to nominate staff and volunteers for the care that they provide.

Volunteers and any staff, including domestic staff, administration staff, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, doctors and consultants are all eligible for nomination.

Calum Campbell, chief executive of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “We have a lot of hard working and dedicated staff throughout Lanarkshire, who provide an exceptional standard of care and service on a daily basis.

“A celebration like the Staff Awards is one way we can acknowledge and recognise everything that our staff and volunteers do.

“They are so willing to go that extra mile for the communities of Lanarkshire.

“The awards let us all say thank you for the exceptional work that they do.”

The winners of the awards will be announced at a celebration ceremony in May.

Neena Mahal, chair of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “Last year we had over 380 nominations, which was an increase in the number of nominations from the year before. The nominations came from friends, colleagues, patients and managers.

“I would like this year to be even bigger and better. If you know a person or team that has made a different, this is a great way to say thank you. To put forward a nomination is really appreciated by the staff themselves.”

The award categories are:

• Outstanding individual (clinical and non-clinical)
• Outstanding team (clinical and non-clinical)
• Outstanding care
• Outstanding volunteer
• Outstanding quality

A dedicated nomination portal has been launched on www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk.

Nominations can also be made by telephone by calling 01698 377790.

Nomination forms will also be distributed to sites across the NHS Lanarkshire area.