The shortlisted organisations and individuals were chosen from a record number of entries. Organisations will now make presentations to judging panels made up of 78 influential figures from the healthcare sector. 

There were 1,305 entries by 513 organisations, 204 of which have made the shortlist (see below).

The awards will be presented on 19 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Visit the HSJ Awards website to find out how you can attend the event.

The HSJ Awards are the most prestigious and sought after awards in UK health, bringing together the best of the sector for a evening of recognition, celebration and networking.

With 22 categories, the awards champion best practice and innovation to overcome the challenges that face the health sector.

HSJ editor Alastair McLellan said: “The HSJ Awards are the greatest celebration of one of the world’s finest healthcare systems. The excellence it recognises is the best example of why the NHS remains Britain’s best loved institution.”

HSJ Awards 2014 shortlist

Acute Sector Innovation

• Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust
• Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with CHS Healthcare
• Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
• NHS Glasgow and Clyde and the Scottish Government
• North Bristol Trust
• North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
• Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
• The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust

Board Leadership

Sponsored by NHS Leadership Academy

• Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust
• Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust
• Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
• Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group
• Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group

Chief Executive of the Year

Sponsored by NHS Employers

• Catherine Beardshaw, Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust
• Andrew Burnell, City Health Care Partnership
• Tony Chambers, Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust
• Marianne Griffiths, Western Sussex Hospitals Hospital Trust
• Dr Linda Harris, Spectrum Community Health
• Samantha Jones, West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust
• Jonathan Lewis, Bromley Health Care
• Hugh McCaughey, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Clare Panniker, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Karen Partington, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Tracy Taylor, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust

Clinical Commissioning Group of the Year

Sponsored by Capsticks

• Corby Clinical Commissioning Group
• Hull Clinical Commissioning Group
• Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group
• Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group
• Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group
• Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group

Clinical Leader of the Year

Sponsored by British Medical Association and General Medical Council

• Clare Edwards, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust
• Dr Martin Farrier, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust
• Dr Fergus Jepson, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Suzanne Joels, Camden and Islington Foundation Trust
• Dr Jac Livsey, The Christie Foundation Trust
• Dr Fiona Mason, St Andrew’s Healthcare
• Dr Richard Mejzner, Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
• Dr Jim O’Donnell, Slough Clinical Commissioning Group
• Paula Phillips, South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust
• Dr Vicky Pleydell, Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group
• Professor Jo Smith, Worcestershire Health and Care Trust

Clinical Research Impact

Sponsored by National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network

• Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
• Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust
• Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Danetre Medical Practice
• Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust
• Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
• Solent Trust
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust

Compassionate Patient Care

Sponsored by Department of Health

• Barts Health Trust
• Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust
• Bradford District Care Trust
• Helen Sanderson Associates
• Hertfordshire Community Trust
• Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust
• Inclusion Healthcare Social Enterprise
• Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
• Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust
• South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust
• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust

Enhancing Care by Sharing Data and Information

• Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group
• Camden Clinical Commissioning Group
• Central Southern Commissioning Support Unit
• Health & Social Care Information Centre
• Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
• Integrated Care 24
• Kent County Council
• Macmillan Cancer Support
• Portsmouth Hospitals Trust with Newton Europe
• Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group
• Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group

Improved Partnerships between Health and Local Government

• Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust
• Brent Clinical Commissioning Group
• Devon County Council
• Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group
• Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group
• Leeds City Council, Leeds Community Healthcare Trust and The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
• London Borough of Lambeth
• Nene Clinical Commissioning Group
• North Middlesex University Hospital Trust
• Nottingham West Clinical Commissioning Group
• Whittington Health Trust

Improving Care with Technology

• Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust
• Bristol Community Health
• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust
• Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust
• County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust
• Donisthorpe Hall Care Home
• Dr Toolbox, Health Education England and North West Thames Foundation School
• HCL Clarity
• Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Foundation Trust
• Royal United Hospital Bath Trust
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

Improving Efficiency Through Technology

Sponsored by de Poel Clarity

• Bupa
• Health Education England
• Lancashire North Clinical Commissioning Group and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust
• NHS Scotland and Partners
• NHS Shared Business Services
• NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Oxleas Foundation Trust
• Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust
• Southern West Midlands Maternity and Newborn Network
• Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership Trust
• Virgin Care

Improving Environmental and Social Sustainability

Sponsored by Sustainable Development Unit

• Barts Health Trust
• Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
• NHS Blood and Transplant
• The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group
• Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust

Innovation in Mental Health

• Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group
• Buddy Enterprises
• Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust
• Gainsborough Foundation with Rainbow Surgery
• Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust
• Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
• Mersey Care Trust
• Newham Clinical Commissioning Group
• Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Foundation Trust
• South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust
• UCLPartners

Managing Long Term Conditions

• Alzheimer’s Society
• Aylesbury Vale Clinical Commissioning Group
• Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group
• Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust
• Devon Partnership Trust & Westbank
• East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG, Leicester CCG and West Leicestershire CCG
• Erewash Clinical Commissioning Group
• Lewisham and Greenwich Trust and Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group
• North East London Foundation Trust
• The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust
• Your Healthcare

Patient Safety

Supported by Verita

• Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust
• Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
• North Bristol Trust
• Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
• Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust
• South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
• Thames Valley Health Innovation and Education Cluster
• Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group
• West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust
• Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust

Primary Care and Community Service Redesign

Sponsored by EMIS

• Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group
• Central London CCG, Hammersmith and Fulham CCG, Health Education North West London, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, North West London CSU and West London CCG
• Central London Community Healthcare Trust
• Greenwich Coordinated Care Pioneer
• Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group
• Lakeside + Limited
• Leicestershire Partnership Trust
• NHS Scotland and Partners
• Plymouth Community Healthcare
• South Warwickshire Foundation Trust
• Spectrum Community Health

Primary Care Innovation

Sponsored by Optum

• AlChem Pharmacy
• Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group
• DMC Healthcare Vicarage Lane
• Haverstock Healthcare
• Northern, Eastern Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group and The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation
• Partners4Health
• Saxmundham Health
• Valentine Health Partnership
• Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group
• West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
• Worcestershire Health and Care Trust

Provider Trust of the Year

Sponsored by Celesio

• Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust
• Derbyshire Community Health Services Trust
• Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust
• The Walton Centre Foundation Trust
• Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust

Rising Stars

Sponsored by Celesio

• Dominique Allwood, Improvement Science London
• David Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
• Dr James Bursell, Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust
• Elmer Catangui, Imperial College Healthcare Trust
• Neal Cleaver, Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust
• Dr Alys Cole-King, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Connecting with People
• Simon Dunn, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust
• Adam Hayward, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust
• Alex Heritage, Central Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group
• Dr Anita Jayadev, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust
• Chris Jones, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust

Secondary Care Service Redesign

• Aneurin Bevan Health Board
• Croydon Health Services Trust
• Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group
• Heart of England Foundation Trust, Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
• Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
• Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
• The North West London Hospitals Trust

Staff Engagement

Sponsored by Managers in Partnership and Unison

• Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust
• Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
• Dartford and Gravesham Trust
• Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust
• Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust
• Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
• NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
• South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust
• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
• Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust

Workforce

Sponsored by NHS Professionals

• Health Education East Midlands
• Health Education England
• Health Education England with East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
• Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber
• Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust
• Leicestershire Partnership Trust
• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust
• North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust
• Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
• Worcestershire Health and Care Trust