HCA National Awards
It’s time to start nominating the teams and individuals who have excelled over the last year for one of HCA’s 2025 Awards. The HCA awards are designed to recognise the hard work, excellence and achievements of HCA members across the UK. Since the awards were launched in 2001 more than 150 members have joined the exclusive roster of Award winners, having demonstrated their dedication and ability to improve the standards of catering and customer care within their respective hospitals – and consequently further the aims of the HCA.
Use the links below to enter your chosen categories:
Caterer of the Year
Catering Service of the Year
National - Leadership Excellence Award
Sustainability Award - New for 2025, this award replaces the Efficiency & Improvement Award
Special Contribution Award
National - Rising star
Wilma Wilkie Outstanding Service
Being recognised for an award is a tremendous achievement. Not only is it good for staff morale, it also provides a superb opportunity for hospitals to promote the good work being undertaken by their people within the communities which they serve.
Eligibility - The nominee must be a Full Member of the Hospital Caterers Association.
You have until Friday, 21st February 2025 to submit your nominations.
The winners will be announced at the Presidents Awards Dinner at the National Leadership & Development Forum 2025 at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, being held Tuesday 1 April 2024.
In addition to the above awards there are also the following awards
· Special Contribution Award
· Trade Stand
· Chair’s Award
Special Contribution Award
This award will be chosen by the judging panel to recognise an individual who has supported the Association in many ways over a period of time.
Trade Stand Award
We recognise our events would not be achievable without the support of the trade. The Trade Stand Award will be judged by the President and Vice Presidents following a visit to each of the stands during the first day of the National Leadership & Development Forum. An additional element to 2025 is best reduction in single use items
Chair’s Choice
This award will be chosen by the National Chair to recognise a Branch, as they are the cornerstones of the Association, providing an active professional support network around the UK for healthcare catering professionals who face the same challenges the industry brings and are striving for similar targets.The
Chair’s Choice Award will go to the HCA Branch:
· Which has displayed an exceptional commitment and outstanding contribution to its Members over the preceding 12 months
· recognising how the branch engages with its members and what it does to support the training and development of them
· initiatives the branch implemented to encourage the growth of membership
· any inter-branch activities
· how has it contributed to either the HCA journal or website
You can book your place at this year's HCA Leadership & Development Forum, taking place on 1st and 2nd April 2025 here.