Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards

Celebrating the people and services in Staffordshire who put dignity, respect and quality care at the heart of everything they do.

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Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards 2026 Nominations

Nominations now open | April – July 2026  

Click here to Submit a nomination here.

The Dignity in Care Awards celebrates how important people working or delivering carer are and highlights the opportunities for people to make a difference. 

2026 will mark the awards twelfth year and we welcome members of the public, work colleagues, friends and families to recognise care services, teams and unpaid carers who put dignity, respect, as well as quality care at the heart of everything they do.

 

2026 Award Categories

  • Newcomer to Care Dignity Champion
  • Long service Dignity Champion
  • Community Service Dignity Champion
  • Care Home Dignity Champion
  • Registered or Deputy Manager Dignity Champion
  • Unpaid Carer or Voluntary worker
  • Palliative Care/End of Life Dignity Champion
  • Care Team Dignity Champion
  • Clinical Role Dignity Champion 

Nomination Criteria:

Who Can Be Nominated?

  • Anyone working in adult social care, paid or unpaid
  • Care providers, organisations and teams
  • Informal carers and volunteers 

Who Can Submit a Nomination?

Members of the public

People receiving care and/or support

Families, friends and colleagues 

Care Location Requirement

All nominations must relate to care delivered to a Staffordshire resident.

This includes:

  • Providers based outside the county, such as those in Stoke-on-Trent / any organisation delivering care to a Staffordshire resident.

Click here to submit a nomination.

Previous Award Winners

Find out more about our 2025 award winners and view photos from last year’s celebration event.

Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards 2025

Dignity in Care Programme Competition 

Make your mark in a creative way! Adults who receive care across Staffordshire are invited to design the official 2026 Dignity in Care Awards Programme cover. The event Programme tells everyone at our glamorous awards ceremony who the judges are, and guests often take them home as a nice way of remembering the evening. So, your artwork could be seen by hundreds of people!

Here’s how it works:

  1. You can choose between a template to colour in, or a more ‘free style’ template. These are in the 'Downloads' box below.
  2. You can use any art style.
  3. Designs will need to be posted to us with a signed permission form.
  4. Don’t forget to include names too, so we can credit the winning artist.
  5. Judges will select the winning design for the official Programme cover, and we will post you a copy of the printed event programme later this year – good luck!

Submit your masterpiece: 

Post your designs and consent forms to: 

FAO: Phoebe Bishop 
Care Market Development Team 
Staffordshire Place 1 
Stafford 
ST16 2LP