Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships are making a difference to services all around the country. National Maternity Voices invited anyone connected with a Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership to nominate a project undertaken in the last 2 years for one of our awards:
- ‘Listening’ award: for single changes made in response to feedback ‘You said ..We did’
- ‘Co-production’ award: when staff and service users have worked together over an extended period to identify an issue and bring about improvements in the service
The nominations demonstrate the wide range of positive work of MNVPs around the country. Up to 3 projects were accepted for each local MNVP. Nominations were judged on involvement of service users, effective collaboration with staff and the benefits of the change made, particularly in regard to improving service equity. Stars were invited to present their project at the awards celebration event on 2nd July 2026.
A recording of the celebration event is on youtube here.
Slides from the awards event with star presentations
NMV is an independent community interest company and has had no funding for these awards. If you have found the information useful we would appreciate a contribution to our costs: suggested £5 per person
Thanks to Natalie Whyte, former Midlands Regional Service User Voice Representative for the idea.
Listening Stars: See more information about all the nominations here
Hyperemesis Listening Session, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent MNVP
Pain Relief Management, Barking, Havering and Redbridge MNVP
Other Nominations for the Listening Award:
Unconscious bias, Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire MNVP
Partners able to stay overnight, Wigan MNVP
Service user voice in Recruitment, Chelsea and Westminster MNVP
Birth Centre Video, North Manchester MNVP
Signposting in hospital renovation, Bolton MNVP
Inclusive signposting, North Manchester MNVP
Neonatal unit signage, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent MNVP
Late Booking, Tameside MNVP
Co-Production Stars: See more information about all the nominations here
Induction Co production, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare MNVP
Multilingual Pre-term Birth Leaflet, Greater Manchester MNVP
Personalised Care for NICU parents, Chelsea & Westminster MNVP
Trisomy 21 Pregnancy & Beyond, Wirral MNVP
Other Nominations for the Co-Production Award:
Induction of Labour Video, Baywide MNVP
Maternity & Neonatal Infographic, Central Cheshire MNVP
Pregnancy Circles, Kernow MNVP
Breastfeeding Padlet, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent MNVP
Neuroinclusive Maternity Passports, Coventry & Warwickshire MNVP
Induction of Labour project, Greater Manchester MNVP
Improvement to Discharge Process, Lister MNVP