PATIENTS who have received support from NHS staff who have gone above and beyond the line of duty are being asked to sing their praises.

The NHS Parliamentary Awards were created to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers for their hard work, innovative ideas and unwavering efforts to put patients first.

Basingstoke’s MP, Maria Miller, is calling on residents who have experienced excellent care from NHS staff to nominate them.

Mrs Miller said: “The NHS is rightly the nation’s most loved institution and there’s no doubt its staff make it what it is today, which is why it is only right that we thank the extraordinary health and care heroes who are there to guide, support and care for us, day in, day out.

“I regularly see examples of fantastic care that make a genuine difference and touch the lives of local people, and I would urge those working with health and care organisations or who have received outstanding care first hand from our local NHS staff in Basingstoke to send me further examples they think deserve national recognition.”

There are 10 categories in which nominations can be made to honour those who have devoted their life or career to making the NHS better, both for patients and those who work within it.

For more information on how to nominate and the criteria for each category, visit england.nhs.uk/nhs-parliamentary-awards/about/

Nominations should be sent to Maria by email to maria.miller.mp@parliament.uk, or by post to the House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, to reach her by Friday, 19 April.