James Paget Hospital has officially opened up nominations for its 2026 ‘Paget’s People’ staff awards, the yearly opportunity to celebrate the hard work, excellence and compassion of people and teams working across the Trust.
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, is calling on patients, families, carers and members of the public to nominate individuals or teams at the hospital for awards.
Each category is kindly sponsored by a variety of individual donors and local companies, who are proud to help recognise the efforts of staff at the hospital this year.
Alongside long-standing award categories seeking for both clinical and non-clinical individuals and teams of the year, the hospital has a range of awards which reflect its Trust values, and celebrates the work of staff working in clinical and non-clinical roles.
These include the ‘Outstanding Leadership’ award, targeting supportive and caring leaders at the Trust; the ‘Respect’ award, which celebrates people who have championed equity and diversity at the Trust, and the ‘Working Together’ award, which recognises collaborative projects involving teams working both in the hospital and at other organisations.
The 2026 ‘Paget’s People’ awards will continue to receive nominations for Volunteer the Year, to focus on people that have supported the hospital, as well as the Gold ‘Patient Choice’ award, sponsored by the Eastern Daily Press, which is open to nominations from patients, relatives or carers only for individuals or teams that have made a real difference in the care received at the hospital.
Award categories also include the ‘Rising Star’ award to celebrate any student, including trainees, apprentices, and Project Search students, working and learning at the hospital, and the ‘Change Leader’ award to shine the light on individuals and teams that have made a positive difference out of challenging situations.
Finally, the Trust is seeking nominations for the ‘Sustainability and Innovation’ award, rewarding people and teams that have improved the hospital’s impact of the environment, or who have led innovation, research and improvements in care for our patients.
Anyone can make a nomination by completing a short form via the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/FdQbipPc1r
Nominations can also be submitted through paper forms available at the James Paget Hospital main reception, as well as at the Newberry Clinic in Gorleston, and Carlton Court in Carlton Colville.
Nominations close at 5pm on Friday 26 June 2026.
The ‘Paget’s People’ awards are supported by the James Paget Hospital Charity, which will help provide a glittering awards ceremony for the successful nominees on the 2 October 2026. This is made possible by a number of generous local sponsors, who support each award.