RCSLT Honours and Giving Voice Awards 2023
The RCSLT Awards are an opportunity to recognise the achievements of our members and celebrate those who have supported and championed speech and language therapy and made a difference to the lives of service users.
The RCSLT awards ceremony took place on 6 October 2023.
We have two sets of awards:
- Honours which recognise leaders at all levels within and outside the profession who have made outstanding contributions for the benefit of service users and the profession itself. There are two award categories:
– Fellowships
– Honorary fellowships
- The Giving Voice Awards celebrate the impactful activities and achievements of those who have contributed to improving the lives of people with communication and/or swallowing needs.
About the honours
Since 1945 these awards have recognised leaders at all levels within and outside the profession who have made outstanding contributions to service users and the profession itself.
Download the Honours Roll Call 1945-2023 (PDF).
To nominate someone for a Fellowship or Honorary Fellowship Award, you must be a certified RCSLT member.
Fellowships recognise speech and language therapists and speech and language therapy assistants who are members of the RCSLT and have demonstrated the impact of their work for service users and/or the profession, beyond what would be expected from their core role and job purpose. The impact of their work might be at a local, national or international level or a combination of these. The impact may be felt within the profession and/or across other professions or sectors. Any RCSLT member, no matter where they are employed or their level of seniority, can be awarded a Fellowship.
Areas of contribution could include but are not exclusive to:
- Clinical
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Research
- Community impact
- Influencing and/ or policy impact
- Promotion of the profession
- Excellence in practice education
- Co-production
Nominations are expected to provide evidence of impact and outcomes over and above what would normally be expected in their role.
Honorary Fellowships acknowledge and honour non-members of the RCSLT who have demonstrated outstanding contribution to service users and the profession. This may include non-speech and language therapists and speech and language therapists from overseas.
Areas of contribution could include but are not exclusive to:
- Clinical
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Research
- Community impact
- Influencing and/ or policy impact
- Promotion of the profession
- Excellence in practice education
Nominations are expected to provide evidence of impact and outcomes over and above what would normally be expected in their role.
Giving Voice Awards
The well-established GV awards are less academically focused. They are open to anybody (members and non-members) who have made a significant and innovative contribution to speech and language therapy or improving the lives of people with speech, language, communication and swallowing needs. This could be a speech and language therapist, assistant or student, service user, parent or carer, politician, journalist or celebrity. Both individuals and teams can be nominated.
These awards seek to recognise creativity in raising awareness of the profession and to showcase innovation.
