Awards Sponsors

Social Partnership Forum brings together NHS Employers, NHS trade unions, NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. Its role is to discuss, debate and involve partners in the development and implementation of policy that has implications for the NHS workforce. Effective partnership working brings important benefits for both employers and staff and can have a positive influence on the patient experience.  Evidence demonstrates that the best performing organisations have staff who are engaged with their employer and motivated by the work they do.

www.socialpartnershipforum.org

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales. As a Special Health Authority, we lead the education, training, and strategic development of the healthcare workforce in Wales. Our goal to ensure high-quality care for the people of Wales by delivering a skilled and sustainable workforce to support a healthier Wales.

www.heiw.nhs.wales

Mills & Reeve is proud to sponsor the ‘Achieving impact through Open & Inclusive Leadership’ category at the HPMA Excellence in People Awards.  Our commitment to excellence, integrity, and client-focused service drives us to support and recognise remarkable individuals and organisations in the health and care sector.

With a national team of 12 specialist health partners and 120 lawyers, we provide comprehensive legal services to commissioners, providers, national bodies, and others. Our dedication has earned us a place on ‘The Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work For’ list for 17 consecutive years, reflecting our inclusive and innovative culture.

Navigating the health and care ecosystem can be daunting, but as leading legal advisers, we understand the complexities and are here to guide you every step of the way.

www.mills-reeve.com/sectors/health-and-care

With more than 75 years’ experience in the healthcare sector, DAC Beachcroft is the trusted legal partner for providers navigating today’s complex and fast‑evolving landscape.

Working alongside leading healthcare organisations on some of the sector’s most innovative and transformational projects, we bring together practical insight, fresh thinking and deep specialist expertise. Our strategic, commercial and regulatory advice helps clients deliver high‑quality, safe and sustainable care for patients.

Our award‑winning team of over 200 healthcare specialists supports clients to structure complex transactions, anticipate policy and regulatory developments, and manage compliance and operational risks. We deliver robust, pragmatic solutions that enable organisations to move with confidence and achieve their goals.

www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/What-we-do/Sectors/Health-and-Social-Care 

 

Capsticks is the UK’s leading specialist healthcare law firm. Our national Employment Team of over 70 specialist lawyers and HR consultants, advise healthcare clients across the country, including NHS provider and commissioning organisations, national advisory bodies and independent healthcare providers. We have the skills and experience to help you achieve your goals, because we know the healthcare business inside out. At a time of continuing pressure on workforce leaders in healthcare to deliver both savings and quality, we are helping them and their organisations by providing innovative and cost-effective legal solutions.

www.capsticks.com

Hill Dickinson  are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS and independent healthcare organisations. We act for more than 100 NHS bodies and are on all of the national framework agreements – NHS SBS, NHS CPC, HealthTrust Europe, NHS Resolution, NHS Commercial Alliance and CCS.

Our expertise and experience mean that we understand the issues you face and the clear and practical advice that you require, especially as services and systems become more integrated.
 

www.hilldickinson.com/ 

Browne Jacobson’s long-established health law team is a recognised leader in the provision of legal services to the health and social care sector across the UK. Our experience across both the public and private sectors means we are ideally placed to advise health organisations in a rapidly changing environment. Our clients include over fifty foundation trusts, acute trusts and hospital groups, mental health and well-being trusts, ambulance trusts, commissioning organisations, health regulators, clinical litigation organisations, private sector providers, independent healthcare groups and healthcare social enterprises. Our understanding of the health and social care sector and our experience representing and advising clients on a range of highly emotive or contentious issues means we are well-placed to provide timely, considered and focussed advice.

www.brownejacobson.com/services/employment/healthcare

Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 national law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal and advisory services to over 800 businesses as well as being a market-leading firm within the health and social care, housing and local and central government.

Our award-winning teams provide commercial, corporate, property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal advice.

Highly skilled, our people have built up exceptional knowledge overtime in their chosen markets to gain invaluable experience and deliver a confident, rounded view. On this foundation of partnership, market insight and commercial strength, we proactively and passionately deliver legal and regulatory advice that generates outstanding results and truly delivers value for our clients. www.bevanbrittan.com

Korn Ferry is a global organisational consulting firm supporting public sector and healthcare organisations to deliver better outcomes through people.

With deep expertise in workforce transformation, leadership development, and organisational design, Korn Ferry partners with NHS bodies and public services to address complex workforce challenges. Its data-driven insights help leaders build resilient, inclusive, and high-performing teams that improve patient care and service delivery.

By aligning talent strategies with system priorities, Korn Ferry enables sustainable change across healthcare. The firm is committed to strengthening leadership capability and supporting people-centred innovation across the public sector.

www.kornferry.com

Our employment law team are trusted advisers to healthcare clients across the country including; NHS Trusts, CCGs, ICBs and primary care organisations. Each member of the team is specifically trained to advise the public healthcare sector. They understand the challenges that you face and use that knowledge to take a proactive approach to ensure that their advice is tailored to deliver on your objectives and achieves the best outcomes for your organisation.www.wardhadaway.com

At KPMG, we feel that a fundamental change is needed and propose an inclusive approach to transformation that leverages technology to evolve workforce models, empower communities, and enable seamless interactions of patient services. Our team are passionate about all things workforce, and offer expertise gained from working in the NHS and central government. We are therefore well placed to support you.

www.kpmg.com

NHS Professionals (NHSP) is the leading provider of flexible workforce solutions to the NHS. Established in 2001 and wholly owned by the Department of Health and Social Care, we bring over 20 years of expertise in placing skilled professionals where they are needed most, supporting safe care, strengthening workforce resilience, and enabling long-term sustainability.
We partner with more than 140 NHS Trusts and healthcare organisations, delivering tailored, end-to-end workforce solutions. Our deep NHS expertise and real-time insight into workforce pressures ensure Trusts can access the right people, in the right place, at the right time. We are committed to reducing reliance on external agencies by growing the NHS Professionals Bank and supporting sustainable workforce planning.
In 2024/25, we delivered £795 million in displaced agency spend and over 46 million hours of patient care. These outcomes reflect our commitment to reinvesting savings into frontline services.
Our vision is simple: a well-staffed NHS where patient care is never compromised.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the HPMA Excellence in People Awards please contact lauren@chamberdunn.co.uk