This category is to give recognition to an individual or manager who has stood out in terms of their commitment to patient experience.

This category is to recognise individuals and managers who have made a difference to their patients’ experience. This may be due to actions they personally have taken, or to their contribution to their team, or through implementing or supporting a patient experience initiative.

This category will not require a presentation to be prepared.

Potential recipients of this award could be:
 – Managers
 – Team Leaders
 – Supervisors
 – Project Managers

PENNA 2023 Patient Experience Manager of the Year Winners, Runner Up and Finalists

Patient Experience Manager of the Year (Third Sector)
Winner Carers Trust Holly Swinckels
Patient Experience Professional of the Year (including complaints and PALs)
Winner Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Avril Robinson – Improving the experience of palliative care patients
Patient Experience Manager of the Year (NHS)
Winner University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Nicky Beecher

PENNA 2022 Patient Experience Manager of the Year Winners, Runner Up and Finalists

WINNER – MANAGER
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Angela Hughes
RUNNER UP – MANAGER
Medirest – part of Compass Group UK & Ireland
Positive Impressions


PENNA 20-21 Patient Experience Manager of the Year Winners, Runner Up and Finalists

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundations Trust Paul Jebb – Reaching out and listening to improve service user and carer experience. WINNER
Nutricia Catherine Shakespeare WINNER

PENNA 2019 Patient Experience Manager of the Year Winners, Runner Up and Finalists

Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust Jean Tucker – Building Relationships and Driving improvement – The Changing face of PALS WINNER NHS Manager of the Year
Serco Cathy White WINNER Private Healthcare Manager of the Year