NHS BOSS BACKING OUR AWARDS

‘THE Daily Mail’s Health Hero Awards are themselves an act of public service, honouring the skill and dedication of brilliant NHS staff,’ says Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.

‘It has been a year where selfless commitment to the care of others has been magnified through the terrible events we have seen in London and Manchester. But we

also take pride in the individuals who go the extra mile day in, day out, to look after the one and a half million patients whom the National Health Service helps every day.

‘As the NHS approaches its 70th birthday next year, there has never been a better time to recognise and pay tribute to these extraordinary people.’