RCN Forum Achievement Awards

The RCN is proud of all its members who are involved in the activities and work of the professional forums. The impact of those who are actively involved in fulfilling the Royal Charter objectives of advancing the art and science of nursing can extend beyond the members of the RCN, it can touch the lives of patients, families, communities and health and care services across all four countries and internationally. 

The Forum Achievement Awards recognise and reward the extraordinary effort and commitment of our forum members.  There are two separate awards:

Forum Member of the Year 

This award is for forum members who have supported forum projects and activities and whose impact has inspired and motivated colleagues to engage positively with the RCN through forum activities.

They may have given their expertise and energy to a specific forum project or provided leadership to innovate, co-create or simply encourage others to participate and share the forum work widely across the profession. Achievements can be seen to be both high impact and high profile as well as discrete and previously unsung. 

Forum Committee Member of the Year

The Forum Committee member of the year award particularly recognises those who have provided leadership and injected energy into the forum itself and who have displayed exceptional skills and commitment to the committee member role.

How to nominate

RCN members, RCN staff and non-members with a professional relationship with the nominee, such as a line manager or employer, can submit nominations. 

Nomination forms for both Awards can be found here. Guidance on the criteria can be found here.

Who can be nominated

Only RCN members can be nominated for these awards. 

For the Forum Member of the Year award, the nominee must be a member of the Forum for which they have been nominated.

For the Forum Committee Member of the Year award, the nominee must have been on the Forum Committee for which they have been nominated for all or part of the period 2021 to 2024.

When to submit your nomination

Nominations for the RCN Forum Achievement Awards 2025 are now open. The deadline for nominations is Monday 13 January 2025. 

The prize

The prize for the award winners is £500, while commendees receive £250.