The Palliative Care and End of Life Awards Finalists 2026

The Palliative Care at Home Provider Award 

Bluebird Care Elmbridge

Cavendish Homecare 

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Consultus Care and Nursing LTD

Saint Francis Hospice

KASE Care

Mumby’s Live-in Care

Neighbourhood Care

Radfield Home Care Epsom and Leatherhead

The Leading Care Company

The Peaches Healthcare Limited

Visiting Angels South East London

The Palliative Residential Care Provider Award 

Ark Care Homes

Avon Care Homes

Barchester

BCOP Charity

Care UK

Cedars Care Home

The Laurels, Creative Support

Ebury Court Care Home 

Elizabeth Finn Homes LTD 

Goldenage Health Care Ltd

Lakeview Care Home 

Springbank Care Home

Strong Life Care 

The Order of St John Care Trust

The Palliative Nursing Home Provider Award 

Milford Care

Ghyll Royd Care Home

Holbeach and Elloe Hospital Trust and Nursing Home

Mansfield Manor Nursing Home

Maven Healthcare Midfield Lodge

Nightingale Hammerson

Parkhaven Trust

Swallowcourt 

Nellsar Care Homes Ltd.

Cygnet Social Care

Water Mill House Care Home

Watermead Rose Care Home, Macc Care Group

Coate Water Care Ltd

The Palliative Care Worker Award for Residential and Nursing Homes 

Melody Aikoin, Homes Affinity Care Consortium Ltd- Coundon Manor

Kingsley Boateng, Excelcare Holdings

Charlotte Gregory, Ark Nursing and Care Agency

Ammar Ijaz Malik, Bridge House of Twyford

Tigi John, Langdale Heights Care Home

Chrissy Jordan, Sutton Court Care Centre

Sue Lyman, Nicholas James Care Homes 

Emma Neal, Nicholas James Care Homes

Violeta Nicoleta Roata, Sutton in the Elms Care Homes

Olivia Roberts, Bloomcare

Sijuade Samuel Onabajo, Chosen Care Group Limited

Ajeesh Thomas, Ebury Court Care Home 

Patricia Trembath, Swallowcourt

The Palliative Care Manager Award for Residential and Nursing Homes 

Sibusiso (Busi) Mudimbu, Cygnet Social Care

Claire Baker, Barchester

Nicola Bale, Regal Care Westlands

Ana Bratu, Romford Care Centre

Joylette Cagande, Nellsar Care Homes Ltd.

Hannah Carrera, Care UK

Natalie Dennison, Elmhurst Residential Home

Claire Harris, Welford Healthcare

Alison Joanne Hudspeth-Lamb, Strong Life Care

Katie More, Tanglewood Care Services Ltd.

Mannya Odimba and Samsam Abshir, Nightingale Hammerson

Alaw Roberts, Blair House

Karen Sinclaire , Earls Lodge

Christian Whiteley-Mason, Strong Life Care 

The Palliative Care Team Award for Residential and Nursing Homes (Independent) Award 

Alexander House, NJCH LTD

Cedars Team, Canford Healthcare 

Claremont Court Team , Claremont Court Care Home

Ebury Court Palliative Care Team, Ebury Court Care Home 

Edward House Team, Nicholas James Care Homes

Heather Limb & Team, Runwood Homes

Jewish Care Palliative Care Team, Jewish Care

Magdalena Kowal-Wojtczuk & Team, Barchester

Michele Tompson & Team, Sandrock House

Palliative Care Team, Keate House

Prabh Kaur & Team, Elmhurst Residential Home

The Care Team, The Old Rectory Nursing Home (Doncaster) Limited

The Team at Tupwood Gate Nursing Home, Tupwood Gate Nursing Home

Walmer Care Centre

The Palliative Care Team Award for Residential and Nursing Homes (Not for Profit) Award 

Wigan Team, Belong Wigan

Deborah Wright, Donna Price, Calley Hill, Elaine Bryan, Housing 21

Doncaster Supported Living, Creative Support 

Duke Household, Belong Crewe

Earlham Mews Team, Thera Trust

Gemma del Toro and Michelle Pearson, Derbyshire Community Health Foundation Services

Hannah Pearson / Sue Pring, HCP Care

Heysham Road, Creative Support

Lunedale Road, Creative Support

Ronson Household Teams at Nightingale and Hammerson House, Nightingale Hammerson

The Clinical and Care Team, Helen and Douglas House Hospice

Walsall Specialist Community Palliative Care Team, Walsall NHS

Willow House, Belong Macclesfield

The Community Palliative Care Worker Award 

Malgorzata (Maggie) Pierzchala, Mumby’s Live-in Care

Sonia Ayub, Bluebird Care Waltham Forest

Ruvarashe Chitsinde, Bluebird Care

Sian Curry, 1 Oak Care 

Lisa Cooper, KASE Care

Florence Echie, Bluebird Care Hampshire

Annie Essiben Kelleher, Right at Home Bridgend and the Vale

Amy Hopper, Happy Futures Support Specialists Ltd

Holly Jones, Right at Home Bridgend and the Vale

Oluwatimileyin Laditan and Dorcas Poku, Bluebird Care Docklands Stratford & Wapping

Lisa Moseley, Belong at Home

Sobia Raza, Urban Care Community

Rekha Thapa Magar, Visiting Angels South East London

The Community Palliative Care Manager Award 

Andrea Baxter, Baxters Homecare

Mel Daniels, Home Instead 

Kayley Ginn, Bluebird Care Elmbridge

Usebia Muzondo, SAP CARE SERVICES

The Community Palliative Care Team Award 

Abi Alexander /Rosie Royce, Lincolnshire Community Health Services

Anna Makowska, Trust Care LTD

Cartref Croeso Team, Swanton Care and Community

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Dawn Spearman & Alice Jamieson, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

Nightingales Community Care

Nikki Luther and Lisa Cooper, KASE Care

Redditch Neighbourhood team, Herefordshire and Worcestershire health and care trust

Zoe Darcy & Team, Independent 

The Hospice Team Award 

Hospice at Home Team, Rotherham Hospice 

Rehabilitation Services, Rennie Grove Peace Hospice

Rotherham Hospice

Ward Team in collaboration with the Enhanced Hospice at Home (EH@H) Team, Francis Hospice

The Palliative Frontline Leader Award 

Sid Bailey, Care UK

Honey Berry, RCH Care Homes 

Kallum Chamberlain, Care UK

Michelle Firth, Strong Life Care 

Daisy Grace Pillora, Nightingale Hammerson

Hayley Grant, Belmont Healthcare Group

Sammy Hydes, Littlehampton & Rustington Housing Society

Paul Jones, Herefordshire Care Homes

Regina Ntim, The Peaches Healthcare Limited

Maureen Okeke, RCB Healthcare

Simone Parol, Rotherham Hospice

Divya Solanki, Home Instead Camden

Diane, Strong Life Care

Sara Ungureanu, Macc Care Group

Hannah Wesson, Springcare LTD

The Ancillary Worker Award 

The Ancillary Team, The Old Rectory Nursing Home (Doncaster) Limited

Maxine Clark, PJ Care

Marie Couch, Saint Catherine’s Hospice

Kerry Cox, Nicholas James Care homes

Collette Eldridge, Walmer Care Centre

Tara Lee, Strong life care

Karl Marsden, Earls Lodge

Beverley Matthew, Earls Lodge

Craig Mckay, Rotherham Hospice

Watermead Rose Activities Team, Macc Care Group

Domestic Team, Strong Life Care

The Support for Family Carers Award 

Family and Individual Support Team and Therapies Team, Saint Francis Hospice

Liliana Branco, HCA Healthcare London

Westlands Care Home Entire Care Team, Regal Care Trading Ltd

Georgia Clarke, Belong Atherton

Community Family Support Team, Helen and Douglas House Childrens Hospice

Amanda Parr, Strong Life Care 

Ana Regis, The Brendoncare Foundation

Sarah Szypulinski, Earls Lodge

Donna Tindle, Strong Life Care 

The Diversity & Inclusion Award 

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Neighbourhood Care

Saint Francis Hospice

Wendy Freeman, Isabel Hospice

Liz Gittins, Eden Valley Hospice 

Cunningham House, Belong Warrington

Chloe Yates, Earls Lodge

The Innovation in End-of-Life Social Care Award 

Ruth & Julie, Unity PEOLC Last Wishes

Belong Care Village, Belong Crewe

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Local Care Direct

Beverley Manzar, Ebury Court Care Home 

The Myton Hospices

Improve Partnership, Caring Connections Limited 

Nicholas Stechman, RMBI Care Co. Home 

Mr. Vijay Ravichandiran, Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)

The Excellence in Palliative Care Nursing (Independent) Award 

Martins Akinwunmi, Morar Living

Lucy Annable, Milford Care

Wael B, Morar Living

Dorothy Bentley, First Option Healthcare 

Karen Buggins, Nicholas James Care Homes

Hayley Grant, Belmont Healthcare

Magdalena Kowal-Wojtczuk, Barchester

The Old Rectory Nursing Home, The Old Rectory Nursing Home (Doncaster) Limited

Lavina Shahani , HCA healthcare UK

Smitha Xavier, Mansfield Manor Nursing Home

The Excellence in Palliative Care Nursing (Not for Profit) Award 

Daisy and Fatima, Nightingale Hammerson

John Debil, Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill

Michaela Griffiths, Helen and Douglas House Childrens Hospice

Julie McAvoy and Ruth Naylor-Thomas, Unity PEOLC

Emma Orrey, LCHG

Jemma Sharratt, Belong Chester

Josie Vincent, LCHG

The Best Fundraiser, Influencer and Campaigner Award

Reach by Nightingale Hammerson

Katie Costello, Katie Costello – End of Life Support Services

Andrew Johnson, The Education Training Collective

Christian Whiteley-Mason, Strong Life Care

Charlotte Winder, Saint Francis Hospice

The Workforce Development Award 

Beverley A Manzar, Ebury Court Care Home 

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Neighbourhood Care

Jo-Anna Lamb, PJ Care

Elisha Mofe Kpeji, The Peaches Healthcare Limited

End of Life Care Education Team, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Hayley Southon, Homecare Companions

Wendy Squire, Walmer Care Centre

Elizabeth, Strong life care

The Bereavement Support Award 

Ellie and Sue, NICJ1

Nicola Beeston, Milford Care

Family Bereavement Support Team HDH, Helen and Douglas House Childrens Hospice

Nicola Davies, Belong Wigan

Maven Healthcare Midfield Lodge

Hannah Jones, Care Plus Group

Karen Kirk, Walmer Care Centre

Jane Morris, St Giles Hospice

The Partnership Working Across Health & Social Care Award 

Reach by Nightingale Hammerson

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Local Care Direct

Amy Dunn, NICJ1

Dr Helena Dunbar and the Kentown Programme, Kentown Support

The Myton Hospices

Improve Partnership, Caring Connections Limited 

Butterfly Project, Mid Notts EOLC Alliance, YourCVS Notts

Anne Robson Trust

Thornhill Team, Strong Life Care 

The Integrated Care Systems Award 

Comfort Care Services (UK) Ltd.

Donna Gallacher, The Independent Federation of Safeguarding

SE Lincolnshire Palliative Huddles c/o Elaine Wilkins/Natalie Herring, Lincolnshire Community Health Service

Bedfordshire Palliative Coordination Service – Kim Theobald, Keech Hospice

The Outstanding Clinical Leadership in Palliative Care Award

Musab Aldhari, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

Lilliana Branco, HCA Healthcare UK

Sally Hayes, Helen and Douglas House Hospice

Donna Mullikin, Swallowcourt 

Mrs Ruth Wills, Hospiscare