NHS clinicians and managers are invited to apply for a new annual award designed to help and inspire the NHS leaders of tomorrow to improve services for patients.

The Sir Peter Carr Award is a £30,000 award which will be made to a clinician and manager partnership to invest in their professional development over a year to support the delivery of a shared improvement objective. Both the winners and partnerships shortlisted for the award will also receive access to a range of support including mentoring, networks, personal development and improvement skill-building and opportunities to attend events during the year.

The award has been inspired by Sir Peter Carr, who supported and fostered innovation in the NHS during his 25 years of service. His pioneering work made the NHS a better service for millions of patients who rely on it and tens of thousands of staff who work for it.

The award is open to clinician and manager partnerships working in NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England. Applications will need support from the trust's chief executive and trusts will only be able to submit one application.

For further details visit https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/sir-peter-carr-award/. Applications close on 14 March 2017.