We are now accepting applications for the 2025 NWC Research and Innovation Awards!
Hosted by Health Innovation North West Coast and Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC), the awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements and impactful work being done in health and care across the region. This is a chance to recognise excellence and innovation, bringing together professionals who are driving positive change in healthcare.
You can view the criteria and nomination process for the awards on the official page.
To submit your nomination, simply click here.
view the 2023 winners here >
the 2023 awards
The winners have been announced at an event recognising the best innovators and researchers in health and care in Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria.
The North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards is the only health awards event for the region, run by three NHS bodies focussed on research and innovation.
Hosted by the Innovation Agency; Clinical Research Network North West Coast (CRN NWC); and Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC) the event attracted around 180 entries, of whom 36 were shortlisted in 12 categories.
Special guest Professor Sir Stephen Powis, Medical Director of the NHS, said: “Every challenge we face is an opportunity to learn, collaborate and embrace new approaches to deliver improvements in the services we provide, for the benefit of patients, staff and the wider NHS.
“As the NHS looks forward to its 75th birthday on 5th July, it is a good time to reflect on its journey and on the incredible research and innovation milestones that have transformed patient outcomes and that will help to build an NHS that is fit for the future.”
A special category created to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the NHS – the Unsung Hero Award, was presented by Professor Powis.
The event took place at The Royal College of Physicians, The Spine in Liverpool, hosted by BBC TV North West and Breakfast presenter Roger Johnson.
