THE NHS turns 75 today and you can celebrate by nominating your ultimate health and wellbeing heroes.
The Sun’s annual Who Cares Wins awards are back for their sixth year.
They honour the incredible people that keep our health service running, from cleaners and porters, to nurses and doctors, and paramedics to mental healthcare professionals.
As the nation comes together to mark the NHS’s historic landmark, you can vote for someone who has helped you or your family that deserves recognition.
The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the celebrations at the NHS Big Tea special party yesterday.
It was hosted by NHS Charities Together, The Sun's partner in for the awards, of which the couple are patrons.
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And Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will speak later today at a service for the occasion at Westminster Abbey.
Nominations should be for something that has happened during the last 12 months, unless it's for an individual's hard work over many years, or even decades.
The ceremony will be held later this year and will be televised on Channel 4.
Last year’s nominees were joined by Anthony Joshua, Mr Sunak and Mel B at the event, hosted by Davina McCall.
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The closing date for entries is July 31, 2023.
NOMINATE BY FILLING OUT THE FORM BELOW
If you are having trouble seeing the entry form click here.
WHO CARES WINS… THE CATEGORIES
The categories are:
- Best Doctor – an NHS doctor – GP, hospital doctor or consultant
- Best Midwife – an NHS midwife who has provided great care for a woman or her baby
- Best Team – any NHS or healthcare team on the frontline and behind the scenes that has gone above and beyond the call of duty
- Best Nurse – an NHS nurse in any field
- Best Health Charity – a health charity which has helped you or a loved one
- Unsung Hero – do you know a friend or a person who gives up their time to volunteer at a health charity, hospital, hospice or similar?
- Young Hero – it could be a carer or a campaigner or something else. Open to anyone under the age of 18
- Mental Health Hero – for significant contribution to mental health
- 999 Hero – An emergency services worker, team or member of the public performed an emergency rescue, operation or similar
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