2026 Winners

Outstanding Contribution to the Healthcare Industry Award

RECIPIENT:

Grainne Doyne

Overall Excellence Award

WINNER:

Belfast Skin Clinic

Total Healthcare Clinic of the Year

WINNER:

Gold Standard - Physiotherapy Clinics

FINALISTS:

• Gold Standard - Physiotherapy Clinics
• Rose Clinic Bray

Sports Injury Clinic of the Year

WINNER:

Gold Standard - Physiotherapy Clinics

FINALISTS:

• Gold Standard - Physiotherapy Clinics
• Roche Injury Clinic

Rehabilitation Clinic of the Year

WINNER:

Mowlam Healthcare

FINALISTS:

• Gold Standard - Physiotherapy Clinics
• Mowlam Healthcare
• Roche Injury Clinic

Homecare Provider of the Year

WINNER:

Nua Healthcare Services

FINALISTS:

• Brightpath Healthcare
• Dentaltech Group
• Hibernian Healthcare at Home
• Nua Healthcare Services

Dental Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Dental Care Ireland Kells - Excellence Under One Roof

FINALISTS:

• Dental Care Ireland Kells - Excellence Under One Roof
• Dental Care Ireland Killarney - A Practice Transformed
• Seapoint Clinic

Innovation of the Year

WINNER:

Trulife

FINALISTS:

• Hibernian Healthcare at Home
• McCarthy Insurance Group - ‘Ivy’
• Medica - Clinical Audit Transformation Programme
• Trulife

Best Use of Technology

WINNER:

Medica and Vhi 360 – MedFlow Deep Resolve MRI Acceleration Project

FINALISTS:

• Blackrock Health Galway Clinic - From Clicks to Connection: Transforming Nursing Practice Through a Person-Centred Electronic Health Record.
• Blackrock Heath Galway Clinic - Smart Automation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smarter Governance and Safer Healthcare
• Brightpath Healthcare - The Implementation of MEG (QMS)
• Hibernian Healthcare at Home - OPTIK — Proprietary Patient Management Platform
• McCarthy Insurance Group – Renewal Automation
• Medica and Vhi 360 – MedFlow Deep Resolve MRI Acceleration Project
• Orwell Healthcare - Cloda
• Seapoint Clinic

Excellence in Health & Safety

WINNER:

Nua Healthcare Services

FINALISTS:

• Beacon Hospital
• Lois Bridges
• Nua Healthcare Services
• Optilase Eye Clinic

Operational Excellence Award

WINNER:

Brightpath Healthcare

FINALISTS:

• Brightpath Healthcare
• Nua Healthcare Services

Excellence in Patient Care

WINNER:

Irish Life Health & TCP Homecare

FINALISTS:

• BetterCare Mental Health Services
• Blackrock Health Galway Clinic
• Irish Life Health & TCP Homecare
• Nua Healthcare Service
• Nua Healthcare Services
• Optilase Eye Clinic
• Rose Clinic Bray

Healthcare Facility of the Year

WINNER:

Belfast Skin Clinic

FINALISTS:

• Belfast Skin Clinic
• Nua Healthcare Services - Gormanston
• Rose Clinic Bray
• Thérapie Fertility

Women in Healthcare Award

WINNER:

Scholarstown Family Practice - Catriona Keye

FINALISTS:

• Belfast Skin Clinic - Pamela McHenry
• Rose Clinic Bray - Dr. Aoife Nic Shamhráin
• Scholarstown Family Practice - Catriona Keye

Excellence in Healthcare Education and Training

WINNER:

Scholarstown Family Practice

FINALISTS:

• Blackrock Health Blackrock Clinic
• Charter Medical Private Hospital
• Nua Healthcare Services
• Nua Healthcare Services
• Scholarstown Family Practice

Patient Impact Award

WINNER:

Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging

FINALISTS:

• Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging
• Mowlam Healthcare
• Nua Healthcare Services
• Resilience Healthcare

Best Patient Support Initiative Award

WINNER:

Hibernian Healthcare at Home

FINALISTS:

• Hibernian Healthcare at Home
• Nua Healthcare Services - Mood Management Group
• Nua Healthcare Services - Pathway to Participation

Excellence in Staff Development & Retention

WINNER:

Dental Care Ireland - People Stay Where They Grow

FINALISTS:

• Beacon Hospital
• Dental Care Ireland - People Stay Where They Grow
• Medica - Building Sustainable Careers in Ultrasound Services
• Nua Healthcare Services

Best Collaboration Project

WINNER:

McCarthy Insurance Group and Irish Life Health

FINALISTS:

• Blackrock Health Galway Clinic
• McCarthy Insurance Group and Irish Life Health

Best Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme

WINNER:

Charter Medical Private Hospital

FINALISTS:

• BetterCare Mental Health Services - Employee Assistance & Workplace Wellbeing Programme
• Charter Medical Private Hospital
• Purple House Cancer Support – Cancer Care at Work Programme

Patient Experience Outcome Award

WINNER:

Thérapie Fertility

FINALISTS:

• Charter Medical Private Hospital
• Thérapie Fertility

Fitness in Healthcare Award

WINNER:

EXCAPE Studios - A Morale Victory

FINALISTS:

• EXCAPE Studios - A Morale Victory
• Gold Standard - Physiotherapy Clinics