8 October 2026
We're delighted to announce the finalists for Scotland’s Health Awards 2026, celebrating the exceptional individuals and teams whose dedication, compassion and innovation are helping to shape the future of health across Scotland.
10 August 2026
Registration is now open for Scotland’s leading health event!
4 June 2026
Nominations are now open for Scotland’s Health Awards 2026. The awards will celebrate those working across NHS Scotland and its partners in delivering high quality health and social care services to the people of Scotland.
19 February 2026
This year’s NHS Scotland Event will take place on Monday 21 September at the Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
This year’s Event programme will be delivered in a hybrid format, giving delegates the option to attend in-person or remotely via our virtual platform. Further information will be available when registration goes live in August.
The poster exhibition will feature around 200 projects that are taking place across NHS Scotland and partner organisations to support our key priorities.
16 October 2025
We’re proud to announce the finalists for Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 – a celebration of the selfless individuals and dedicated teams who are transforming health and social care across the country.
17 September 2025
Nominations have now closed for Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 and we’re thrilled to share that we received an outstanding response — with over 800 individual nominations submitted across 17 award categories. This is a testament to the incredible dedication and excellence within NHS Scotland.
10 July 2025
A wealth of learning from the NHS Scotland Event 2025 is now available - offering valuable insights, inspiration, and practical tools, whether you attended the Event or not
10 June 2025
Celebrating Scotland’s Health and Social Care Heroes.
Nominations are now officially open for Scotland’s Health Awards 2025, offering a unique opportunity to recognise and celebrate the extraordinary individuals and teams who go above and beyond to deliver compassionate, high-quality health and social care across Scotland.
26 November 2024
Scotland’s Health Awards took place at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh and the evening was filled with celebration and excitement. All the worthy winners were delighted to accept their much deserved awards from Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
14 October 2024
We’re delighted to announce this year’s finalists for Scotland’s Health Awards. With over 700 nominations received, it was an incredibly difficult job for the judges and shortlisters to select the individuals and teams who have made it to the final stage.
2 October 2024
We're delighted to announce that voting has now opened for the Reader’s Choice Award, for Scotland’s Health Awards 2024.
29 August 2024
Nominations have now closed for Scotland’s Health Awards 2024, and we’re delighted to announce that we received over 700 nominations.
2 July 2024
All resources from the NHS Scotland Event 2024 are now available on the Event website. This includes filmed footage of the Plenary sessions, as well as presentations from all sessions.
11 June 2024
Nominations are now open for the first year of Scotland’s Health Awards. These awards signify a new partnership between The Scotsman and the Scottish Government, and will celebrate those working across NHS Scotland and its partners in delivering high quality health and social care services to the people of Scotland.
3 May 2024
Registration is now open for the NHS Scotland Event 2024, which will take place on Monday 10 June at the SEC in Glasgow. The theme for this year’s Event is Planning for the Future: Delivering Health and Care Services through Innovation and Collaboration.
9 November 2023
The Scottish Health Awards took place at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh and the evening was filled with celebration and excitement. All the worthy winners were delighted to accept their much deserved awards from Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care.
12 October 2023
We’re delighted to announce this year’s finalists for the Scottish Health Awards. With over 900 nominations received, it was an incredibly difficult job for the judges to select the individuals and teams who have made it to the final stage.
28 September 2023
We're delighted to announce that voting has now opened for the People’s Choice Award, for this year's Scottish Health Awards.
1 September 2023
Nominations have now closed for this year’s Scottish Health Awards, and we’re delighted to announce that we received over 900 nominations – our highest number of nominations ever!
12 July 2023
All resources from the NHS Scotland Event 2023 are now available on the Event website. This includes filmed footage of all Plenary and Mini Plenary sessions, as well as presentations from all sessions.
21 June 2023
Nominations are now open for the Scottish Health Awards 2023. This is the 22nd year of the awards which celebrate those working across NHS Scotland and its partners in delivering high quality health and social care services to the people of Scotland.
10 May 2023
Registration is now open for the NHS Scotland Event 2023, which will take place on Monday 19 June at the SEC in Glasgow.
9 November 2022
Huge congratulations to all of this year’s winners and finalists.
The 21st Scottish Health Awards took place at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh and was filled with celebration and excitement. All the worthy winners were delighted to accept their much deserved awards from Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
18 October 2022
We’re delighted to announce this year’s finalists for the Scottish Health Awards. With over 750 nominations received, it was an incredibly difficult job for the judges to select the individuals and teams who have made it to the final stage.
6 September 2022
Nominations have now closed for this year’s Scottish Health Awards, and we’re delighted to announce that we received over 750 nominations. This incredible number and high quality of the nominations received is testament to the value that the people of Scotland place on those who work in and with the NHS in Scotland.
4 August 2022
All resources from the NHS Scotland Event 2022 are now available on the Event website.
29 July 2022
The Scottish Health Awards are the most prestigious and recognised awards for those working across NHS Scotland and its partners to deliver high quality health and social care services to the people of Scotland. The awards are now well established in the Scottish calendar and recognise those that go that extra mile to improve the health and wellbeing of others.
13 June 2022
Less than two weeks to go until this year’s NHS Scotland Event – taking place Tuesday 21 June and Wednesday 22 June at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.
24 March 2022
This year’s Call for Posters has now closed. All submitted abstracts will now go through a shortlisting process to determine which are selected for final Poster design.
18 January 2022
This year’s NHS Scotland Event will take place at the P&J Live in Aberdeen on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 June.
8 November 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists and winners. The 20th Scottish Health Awards took place in person for the first time since 2019. The ceremony, which took place at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh, was filled with celebration and the winners were delighted to collect their awards from Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
20 October 2021
We’re delighted to announce this year’s finalists for the Scottish Health Awards. With over 500 nominations received, it was an incredibly difficult job for the judges to select the individuals and teams who have made it to the final stage.
16 September 2021
Voting has now opened for the 2021 People’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award specifically recognises our individuals and teams who have responded so magnificently to the challenge of caring for people during the pandemic, while at the same time maintaining a range of essential services and continuing to provide essential care.
26 August 2021
Nominations have now closed for this year’s Scottish Health Awards, and we’re delighted to announce that we received over 500 nominations.
28 July 2021
All resources from the NHS Scotland Event 2021 are now available on the Event website.
21 June 2021
Since March 2020, NHS Scotland and its partners across health and social care have risen to the challenge of dealing with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NHS was put on an emergency footing – maintaining urgent care, flexing capacity from paused services to meet demand and developing innovative ways of working.
15 June 2021
There is now less than two weeks to go until the NHS Scotland Event 2021, which will take place online from 22 – 24 June.
17 May 2021
Registration is now open for the virtual NHS Scotland Event 2021, which will take place online from 22 – 24 June. This year’s Event programme will provide opportunities to reflect on what we can achieve when we work together to Re-mobilise, Recover and Re-design.
12 April 2021
This year’s Call for ePosters has now closed. All submitted abstracts will now go through a shortlisting process to determine which are selected for final ePoster design.
22 February 2021
This year’s NHS Scotland Event will run as a virtual Event from 22 – 24 June.
10 December 2020
Congratulations to all sixteen winners! We were delighted to note a record breaking 896 nominations received this year.
26 November 2020
After receiving a record-breaking number of nominations, we are delighted to announce the finalists for the Scottish Health Awards 2020.
16 November 2020
Nominations have now closed for the Scottish Health Awards and we’re delighted to announce that we received almost 900 nominations – our highest number of entries since the awards began.
11 August 2020
The Scottish Health Awards are the most prestigious awards for those working across NHS Scotland, partners in health and social care, voluntary organisations and more, to deliver high quality health and social care services in Scotland.
3 March 2020
The Call for Posters for the NHS Scotland Event 2020 has now closed. Entries will now be shortlisted and over 200 successful abstract submitters will be invited to display a poster at this year’s Event.
21 November 2019
For 18 years, the Scottish Health Awards have championed the hard work and dedication of NHS staff across the country, and this year was the biggest yet. The most prestigious event for those working across NHS Scotland and its partners, The Scottish Health Awards recognise 17 categories that showcase the hard work and dedication of NHS staff members who go above and beyond for their patients.
10 July 2019
All resources from the NHS Scotland Event 2019 are now available on the Event website.
The NHS Scotland Event is the leading health event in Scotland. In its 14th year, the Event continues to be the ‘premier meeting place’ for those committed to providing sustainable high quality health and social care services for the people of Scotland.
1 April 2019
Registration is now live for the NHS Scotland Event 2019, which is being held on 30-31 May at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow. The theme of this year’s Event is ‘Working Together, Improving Outcomes’.
19 February 2019
If you have taken the time to submit a Poster Abstract for the NHS Scotland Event 2019, thank you. Entries have now closed.