Spotlight Awards
Across Highland and Argyll and Bute, around 11,000 people work to look after their communities - the Spotlight Awards have been created to acknowledge them.
The work happens every day, and most of it goes unremarked because there is always the next thing to get to. These awards are a deliberate pause, a moment to stop, look at what colleagues have achieved, and say so out loud.
The categories are built around our values, and there are awards for individuals and for teams, because some of the best work here belongs to one person and some of it belongs to everyone who turned up that day.
The awards run twice a year, so there is never long to wait before the next chance to recognise someone.
Nominations closed on Friday 30 October and the winners have been selected.
The virtual awards ceremony will take place on Friday 18 December 2026.
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Virtual awards ceremony
The awards ceremony will be held on Friday 18 December 2026 at 11.30am - a Teams meeting link will follow here shortly.
The event will be hosted over lunchtime by Chief Executive Fiona Davies so that colleagues across Highland and Argyll and Bute can join wherever they are working.
Nomination process
Three questions were completed as part of the process:
Who are you nominating?
What did they do?
What difference did it make?
Questions 2 and 3 had a 250 word limit. Judges used the criteria above to assess nominations against each category.
Judging panel
Members included representatives from:
Staffside
Community
Acute
Corporate
Innovation and Improvement Award
For an individual or team
For staff or teams who have introduced a new idea, service change or improvement that has made a measurable difference to patient care, staff experience or efficiency.
Leadership Award
For an individual
For someone who inspires, supports and empowers colleagues and demonstrates our values through the way they lead, whether or not they hold a formal management role.
Clinical Award
For an individual or team
For clinical staff who have gone above and beyond in delivering safe, compassionate and high quality care.
Support Award
For an individual or team
For staff in non-clinical and support roles whose contribution underpins the delivery of care, including estates, facilities, administration, catering and corporate services.
Unsung Hero Award
For an individual
For someone who consistently goes the extra mile without seeking recognition, whose quiet contribution makes a real difference to colleagues or patients.
Community Award
For an individual or team
For individuals, teams or partners who have strengthened links between NHS Highland and the communities we serve, including work that reduces inequalities.
