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NAHFO National Awards 2026

Recognising Excellence in Healthcare Fire Safety

The NAHFO National Awards celebrate outstanding contribution, innovation, leadership and professional excellence in healthcare fire safety.

These awards recognise individuals, teams and branches who are making a measurable difference across NHS and healthcare organisations. The programme aims to highlight best practice, share learning across the sector, and showcase the people and projects that are advancing healthcare fire safety.

Winners will be announced at the NAHFO Conference in Liverpool on 9 June.

Key Dates 

  • Nominations open: Monday 18 March 
  • Nominations close: Tuesday 12 May 
  • Shortlisted nominees notified: Week commencing 27 May 
  • Winners announced: 9 June (NAHFO Conference, Liverpool) 

 

Who Can Enter? 

Who can be nominated? 

Nominations are welcome for: 

  • NAHFO members 
  • NAHFO branches 
  • NHS Trust or healthcare fire safety teams 
  • Individuals working in healthcare fire safety 
  • Professionals supporting healthcare fire safety (including estates, compliance, clinical or project colleagues) 

 

Nominees do not need to be NAHFO members. 

 

Who can nominate? 

Nominations may be submitted by: 

  • NAHFO members 
  • Heads of Estates or senior NHS leaders 
  • Fire safety professionals 
  • Industry partners or fire safety suppliers 
  • Professional peers 

 

Self-nominations are permitted. 

Submission Form

Nominator Details

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Nominee Details

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Award Submission

Provide a clear summary of the work, contribution or achievement.
Describe measurable improvements, results or influence achieved.
Explain what other healthcare organisations or professionals could learn from this work.
Explain why this nomination fits the selected award category.
You may upload supporting documents to strengthen your submission.

Supporting evidence is optional but encouraged where it strengthens the submission.
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 5 files.
Allowed file types are gif, jpg, png, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, csv, ppt, pptx, txt, rtf, mp4. Files must not exceed 4MB

What the Judges Are Looking For 

Judges will assess submissions against the following principles:

  • Clear evidence of impact
  • Demonstrable improvement in healthcare fire safety
  • Leadership, collaboration or innovation
  • Measurable outcomes where possible
  • Transferable learning for other organisations
  • Professionalism and clarity of submission

Judging will be conducted independently and consistently across all categories.

How to Write a Strong Submission

To maximise the strength of your nomination:

  • Be clear and concise
  • Focus on outcomes, not just activity
  • Use measurable data where available
  • Explain the challenge faced and how it was overcome
  • Demonstrate why this work matters to healthcare fire safety
  • Avoid jargon where possible
  • Ensure the submission matches the selected award category

Strong submissions typically:

  • Define the problem clearly
  • Describe the solution
  • Demonstrate impact
  • Explain wider benefit

Declaration

By submitting this form, you confirm that the information provided is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

NAHFO Annual Conference & Exhibition 2026

University of Liverpool | 8–10 June 2026

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