The 2026 Health and Wellbeing Awards were held in the Coventry Council House on Wednesday 4 March. This is the fifth time the awards have been held and there were over 90 nominations showcasing the great work that goes on across the city.
The key purpose of the awards is to recognise the hard work, passion and dedication from people across the system, to highlight the contribution of volunteers and to share good practice. Work around health and wellbeing plays a big role in the city, both through services and through community organisations.
There were 3 categories of awards this year, and the winners in each of these are listed below.
Outstanding Contribution to Health and Wellbeing in Coventry
- WoW’ Street Triage the Musical - It Takes Balls to Talk
- Selina Read - St Francis Employability Support
- Health Justice Partnership
- Positive Choices - It's K to Talk
- Domestic Abuse Team (Citizen Housing) – Catherine Ingram and Rebecca Taylor
- Sarah Hughes - South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Charlotte Hands (Public Health Midwife) - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Hillfields Mobile Clinic
- Macmillan Welfare Benefit Team
- Family Hub Catch up Clinics
- Dr Petra Hanson
- HARP MenTalk
Outstanding Contribution to Health and Wellbeing in Coventry through Volunteering
- Steve Proctor
- Dorothy Maimo
- Damon Croft
- Lucy Harrison
- Rebecca Hancox
- Anne Pluska
Chair of Health and Wellbeing Board Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Health and Wellbeing
- Professor Andy Hardy
- Professor Caroline Meyer
- Doug King
- The Very Reverend John Witcombe
- Cllr George Duggins
- Gurdip Singh Shergill
- Raja Mubarak
- Jon Badger