CAHPO awards – frequently asked questions

The CAHPO Awards 2024 instruction pack provides comprehensive guidance for submitting your application.

Additionally, a CAHPO Awards launch webinar was held on March 20 2024, featuring presentations from past award recipients sharing insights on crafting successful nominations.

Access the webinar recording on the AHP virtual platform by requesting access via this link National AHP Virtual Hub – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform. If you encounter any issues accessing the platform, reach out to seniorahp-manager@future.nhs.uk.

The instruction pack explains how to submit a nomination.

The awards are open to AHPs working in organisations funded by the NHS (including private providers contracted to provide NHS services) or local authorities (inc. social care, housing, education, public health, criminal justice, etc).

Yes, provided the nomination relates to practice or innovation culminating in 2023/24.

Yes, you should. The form has prompts to include your information if you are nominating someone else. However, we will not disclose that you have nominated that person/service to the nominee. This will remain anonymous unless you decide to disclose this information to them yourself.

No, only winning submissions will be published.

Yes you can submit nominations under 2 categories, but we advise that you consider the criteria for the different categories and ensure you have tailored your entries accordingly.