Healthcare Communications Advocate

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This special award will be presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through healthcare communication throughout his or her career. Nominations for this category may include a member of a government body, a charity/patient association representative or campaigner, or a stakeholder within the healthcare system.

Nominations will also be invited from the Communiqué Awards judging panel, journalists and charities/patient associations and must be received by 23 May 2025.

Previous winners include:

20243 Dads Walking
2023Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield
2022Dame Deborah James (posthumous)
2021Sir Jonathan Van Tam
2020Kristin Hallenga, CoppaFeel
2019Steve Clark
2018Baroness Tessa Jowell (posthumous)
2017Alastair Kent OBE, Genetic Alliance UK and Rare Disease UK
2016Niall Dickson, General Medical Council
2015Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer
2014Marjorie Wallace, SANE

You will need to provide:

  • Name, job title and organisation of nominee
  • A brief description of their role and experience
  • Describe their key achievements
  • Please summarise by giving three reasons why you believe this individual deserves to be recognised
  • What evidence can you provide to support your nomination? Such as (but not limited to): links to websites, blogs, press articles, other sources of information online about the individual.
  • Can you supply any other testimonials to support your nomination?
  • How do you know the nominee? What is your relationship to them?