ONCE again it’s time to honour some of the hardest working people in Hampshire’s hospitals.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Founda-tion Trust has launched the ninth annual Director of Nursing Awards (DONAs) and is inviting residents to nominate nurses, midwifes and therapy staff at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Andover War Memorial Hospital.

Categories are divided into individuals and teams while there are also three special awards – the Wallace award for outstanding care for patients at the end of their life, the Rotary Club award for the overall winner of their choice and the Chief Medical Officer’s Award, sponsored by trust CMO Dr Andrew Bishop.

To cast your vote, visit hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk, call 01256 313435 or email dona@hhft.nhs.uk.