The nominations for our annual CHuFT Awards are rolling in, and making a return for 2026 is the Golden Ticket draw for colleagues who submit a nomination.

Senior Backend Web Developer from the Health Informatics Team, Bryde Town, won a Golden Ticket last year. She said: "Receiving a Golden Ticket did make me feel rather special. I was lucky enough that a couple of my colleagues had also bagged themselves a ticket so we could attend together.

"On arrival we were greeted with a welcoming smile from our own Rebekah Coldwell, from the Information Governance Team. The awards themselves were really well put together and the evening flowed smoothly with a fabulous host too.

"A magician, caricature artist and photo booth mirror were also to hand on the evening. It ended with great music and dancing. I have to say I am keeping my fingers crossed I can bag another ticket this year. If you have not attended and get the opportunity it is so worth it!" 

The draw for nominators will take place in the week beginning Monday, 4th May.

And there will be a chance for all colleagues to win a Golden Ticket when our Trust wide ballot opens on Wednesday, 22nd April, so watch this space!

The Awards will again take place at The Arches in Dean Clough on Thursday, 2nd July.

Top tips and example nominations

• You can save your nomination so that you don't lose any vital information if you have to leave your PC
• Each category has an example nomination so that you can see what the judging panels are looking for (see the image below)
• There is a guide to writing an award-winning nomination on the homepage