Welcome to the National Health and Social Care Strategic Information Governance Network awards 2025 

Working in Information Governance can be a tough and lonely place, whether as an Information Governance professional or as someone supportive of the discipline. Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their hard Information Governance work?


The National Health and Social Care Strategic Information Governance Network (SIGN) acknowledge the work of its peers with Annual Awards.

The finalists of the National Health and Care Information Governance Annual Awards 2025 are:

Information Governance Human Encyclopaedia

Lisa Natrass - County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Debbie Thorley - Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT

Information Governance Team of the Year

Information Compliance Team Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
UHN Request for Information (RFI) Team University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT IG Services Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT

Information Governance Innovator of the Year

Sandra Blake - Barts Health
Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and Systems Team Mersey Internal Audit Agency (MIAA) hosted by NHS LUHFT

Information Sharing Champion of the Year

Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information Service - Digital Health and Care Wales
Dave Parsons - Digital Health and Care Wales

Outstanding Contribution to Information Governance

Timir Goswami - NHS England
Andrew Harvey - Graphnet Health Limited
Charlie Smart - LLR Patient Care Locally
Barry Moult - BJM IG Privacy
John Latham-Mollart - Arcturis Data

Information Governance Professional of the Year

Beverely Smith Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Tania Palmariellodiviney Data Privacy Simplified Limited
Nat Baxter One LSC (hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust)
Vicky Dumigan Innovate Healthcare Services
Sarah White HUC
Nicolle Bunt The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Congratulations on being finalists.