How to nominate

You can nominate by sending your stories to our FOCUS Awards team. Check here soon for more information and contact details.

In your story, you should try to make a strong case saying why you think the person or team you’ve nominated should get the recognition of a FOCUS Award.

You can write up the story any way you want, but remember that we’d like to know:

the name and department of the nominee
the problem they had to overcome
the action they took to solve the problem
the result of their actions
how this relates to the FOCUS values: which values do you think the nominee showed through their work, and how?
how they’ve gone ‘above and beyond’ to deliver a really great service and help people out
what examples from the competency framework you think the nominee has demonstrated.

Include as much detail as you can – it’ll help us see how special someone really is.

Nominations open soon – check back here for more news about when you can send us your stories.

And remember that by nominating someone, you’re also being:

FAIR by objectively assessing a colleague and providing deserved recognition
OPEN by presenting honest feedback
COMMITTED by showing how good work can improve the service we provide
UNDERSTANDING by recognising a problem and how someone worked to overcome it
SUPPORTIVE by helping them get the recognition they deserve!

Thank you for supporting the FOCUS Awards.