This special award will be presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through healthcare communication throughout his or her career. Nominations for this category may include a member of a government body, a charity/patient association representative or campaigner, or a stakeholder within the healthcare system.
Nominations will also be invited from the Communiqué Awards judging panel, journalists and charities/patient associations and must be received by 17 May 2024.
Previous winners include:
| 2023 | Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield |
| 2022 | Dame Deborah James (posthumous) |
| 2021 | Sir Jonathan Van Tam |
| 2020 | Kristin Hallenga, CoppaFeel |
| 2019 | Steve Clark |
| 2018 | Baroness Tessa Jowell (posthumous) |
| 2017 | Alastair Kent OBE, Genetic Alliance UK and Rare Disease UK |
| 2016 | Niall Dickson, General Medical Council |
| 2015 | Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer |
| 2014 | Marjorie Wallace, SANE |
