Current contents
Subscribe

BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2008 – Online Entry Form

The BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2008 are open to individuals or teams, and entries can be made either by the individual/team or through nomination by a colleague.

Entries can be made online using the form below. They should take the form of a nomination statement of no more than 500 words explaining why the nominee should win the particular category.

Before submitting an online entry, applicants must first obtain a supporting statement of no more than 300 words from a manager and/or supervisor verifying that the nominee has achieved everything described in his/her nomination statement. The supporting statement should be completed, together with the contact details of the person giving the statement.

A full list of the entry criteria for the BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2008 can be viewed below.

Enter online

To enter or nominate a colleague for the BJM Midwifery Practice Awards 2008, simply fill in the form below.

1. Enter category

I/we wish to nominate a colleague/enter the following award category (please tick)
Community Midwife of the Year African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
Excellence in Supervision of Midwives Award Quay Books

Innovator of the Year intermid
Midwife of the Year sma Nutrition


Student Midwife of the Year University of Central Lancashire
Team of the Year Master Travel

Lifetime Achievement Award British Journal of Midwifery

2. Nominee's details

3. Nomination statement*

4. Supervisor/manager's details


Please note that we will only contact the supervisor/manager in the event the nominee is short-listed for an award.

5. Supervisor/manager's supporting statement*

Entry criteria

  1. Entries are open to midwifery professionals individually or as members of a team.
  2. Individual entries should be made either by the individual or through the nomination of a colleague, for example, by a manager or supervisor.
  3. Each entry should be supported by a statement, of no more than 500 words, as to why the entrant feels he/she/they should win that particular category.
  4. For each entry, there should also be a supporting statement of no more than 300 words signed by a manager and/or supervisor verifying that the entrant has indeed achieved that described in their submission.
  5. Each submission will be judged by three judges.
  6. Each category will have a winner and two runner-up winners.
  7. -listed candidates will be invited to a gala dinner and awards ceremony at The Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, on October 9, 2008.
  8. No one employed or closely associated with British Journal of Midwifery or MA Healthcare Ltd, be that employee, spouse, close relative, or regular contributor or columnist, may enter the awards.
  9. In certain circumstances, if the standard of entries is considered not high enough, the judges may elect not to present a particular award.
  10. The closing date for entries in all categories is Friday August 22, 2008.
  11. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence can be entered into.