Categories, eligibility and prizes

Nominations for the 2024 awards have now closed.

Categories, prizes and eligibility

• Radiography Team of the Year

  This award celebrates a stand-out team who use innovative practices to improve service delivery or radiography education. They demonstrate exceptional multi-professional collaboration and are committed to delivering outstanding patient care. 

  Prizes

  • Regional Team of the Year; one winner per region / country receives £100
  • UK Team of the Year; one overall winner selected from the regional / country winners receives an additional £250
  • Winners from this category are also eligible for the Patient's Choice Award for Exceptional Care (selected by the Patient's Advisory Group)

  Eligibility

  To be eligible for this award, at least 2 members of the team should be currently in SoR membership.
  The individual making the nomination, should also be a SoR member.

• Radiography Professional of the Year

  The Radiography Professional of the Year award aims to recognise a remarkable individual’s contribution to our profession. They are committed to delivering outstanding patient care and have made a positive impact on service delivery and teams.

  Prizes

  • Regional Radiography Professional of the Year; one winner per region / country receives £100

  • UK Radiography Professional of the Year; one overall winner selected from the regional / country winners receives an additional £250

  • Winners from this category are also eligible for the Patient's Choice Award for Exceptional Care (selected by the Patient's Advisory Group)

  Eligibility

  The person making the nomination and the individual being nominated, should both by SoR members, in current membership. 

• Radiography Learner of the Year

  This award recognises a student or apprentice who has demonstrated passion for our profession. They have excelled academically and clinically, delivered high levels of patient care, and have contributed positively to the student cohort, working environment and/or wider radiography community.

  Prizes

  • Regional Radiography Learner of the Year; one winner per region / country receives £100
  • UK Radiography Learner of the Year; one overall winner selected from the regional and country winners receives an additional £250

  Eligibility

  The individual being nominated should be student radiographer on a pre-registration programme or one undertaking a degree apprenticeship that has been approved by the College of Radiographers. They should be in student membership with the SoR or in membership under the relevant category for those undertaking a degree apprenticeship.

• Radiography Educator of the Year

  This a student nominated award, which honours an educator who is committed to improving the learning experiences of students and/or radiography apprentices. They promote inclusive learning environments, use innovative teaching methods, and inspire their students.

  Prize

  • One Radiography Educator of the Year winner, receives £250. 

  Eligibility

  The individual being nominated, should be a SoR member and part of a teaching team delivering a pre-registration programme or a degree apprenticeship that has been approved by the College of Radiographers.
  The person making the nomination should be a SoR student member or in SoR membership under the relevant category for those undertaking a degree apprenticeship.

• Patient’s Choice Award for Exceptional Care

  This award highlights best-practices in delivering patient-centred care. It recognises an individual or team’s commitment and achievement in improving patient experiences.

  Winning recipients are selected by the Patient Advisory Group (PAG). The PAG will review all nominations that have been submitted for the Radiography Professional and Radiography Team of the Year categories and select worthy winners.