The shortlisted finalists for HEFMA’s 2026 Awards have been announced:

Cost Saving Initiative

Non Clinical Contracts: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Nicola Watson: Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust

Paper Products Implementation Team: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Health and Safety Department: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Digital Innovation

Tele Tracking System: Barnsley Facilities Services Ltd

Catering Team: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

8888: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Health and Safety Department: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

AI Adoption Programme (Capital Projects, Estates and Facilities): Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and CompliMind

Leader of the Year

Jo Fitzgerald: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Chris Flowers: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Sue Middleton: Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mike Morgan: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Dawn Pickering: Barnsley Facilities Services Ltd

Personal Development

Kerrey Healey: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Willem Hendriksen: Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Reece Milton: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Claire Powell: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Caitlin Riley: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Project of the Year

Capital Projects Team: Barnsley Facilities Services

Estates & Facilities: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

E&F Redevelopment and Major Capital Team: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Estates Development Team: West Suffolk Foundation Trust

Capital Estates Team: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sustainability

Sustainability Team: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Net Zero Northumbria: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Department Sustainability Team – e-Bike Pilot: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Department Sustainability Team – Oxleas in Bloom: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Sustainability, Biodiversity and Green Space Team: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Team of the Year

Health and Safety Team: Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd

Estates & Facilities (E&F) Technical Development Team: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Capital, Estates and Facilities Team: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare Community Estates Team: Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management

Sustainability Team: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Congratulations to all teams, individuals and Trusts who have been shortlisted in our 2026 Awards. Join us in Leeds at the Leadership Forum on May 27-29 (Awards dinner on the evening of May 28) for the announcement of the category winners.