Recognising Excellence in Health Care

The annual BMJ Group Awards in association with MDDUS recognise individuals, organisations and initiatives that have demonstrated outstanding and measurable contributions to health care.

BMJ Group would like to congratulate all finalists and especially this year's winners.

BMJ Editor, Fiona Godlee, and Medical Director of the National Health Service in England, Sir Bruce Keogh, at the 2010 Awards

Dates for your diary

• Nominations open date: 16 October 2010
• Entry deadline: 4 January 2011
• Awards ceremony: 18 May 2011

New categories for 2011

Innovation in Health Care

Celebrating an individual or organisation that has shown excellence in health care through the development of drugs, devices or technology

Medical Team in a Crisis Zone

Celebrating a medical team that has had an exceptional impact on a crisis situation

Sustainable Health Care

Recognising a health care organisation that has shown outstanding and effective commitment to sustainable health care

If you would like to sponsor the Awards, please contact:

Joy Clarke, Senior Sales Manager

Tel:+44 (0) 20 7383 6055

Watch the highlights from the night on the video and visit the photo gallery.

Professor Gordon Dickson, CEO of MDDUS said:“MDDUS  is proud to sponsor the BMJ Group Awards. The awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the expertise and commitment of those who work so hard in the health service both here and internationally to deliver high quality care for patients.”

The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Professor Marleen Temmerman, Head of OBGYN at Ghent University Hospital and a Belgian Senator, for her commitment to making improvements in health care for poor people in Africa and the reproductive and sexual rights of women. Be a part of the moment when Professor Temmerman collected her trophy by watching the video.

During the evening a collection for Médecins Sans Frontières for relief work in Chile and Haiti raised more than £4,500, to be matched by an equal contribution from the BMJ Group.

Marc DuBois, CEO of Médecins Sans Frontières UK with Stella Dutton, CEO of BMJ Group

How was it for you?  Visit the new online BMJ Group Awards forum on doc2doc,  BMJ Group's online professional community for doctors.