About National HIP Medals
Learn about the National HIP Medals, a yearly award honouring healthcare teams for excellence in innovation and productivity. Apply now for NHIP 2026.
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About the Medals
Organised by CHI and supported by the Ministry of Health as well as the Ng Teng Fong Healthcare Innovation Programme, the annual National Healthcare Innovation & Productivity (HIP) Medals is a prestigious, national-level award that recognises local and private healthcare; as well as community/ intermediate and long-term care institutions that have demonstrated thought leadership and excellence in healthcare innovation & productivity.
The Medals recognise teams who achieve excellence in the following award types:
1. Best Practice (BP) Medals
The following categories are recognised under the Best Practice (BP) Medals:
Care Redesign (CR) | Automation, IT and Robotics Innovation (AIR) | Workforce Transformation (WT) |
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2. Excellence Champion Medal
3. Best Adopter (BA) Medals
Recognises organisations and teams that have successfully adopted and implemented proven innovations, demonstrating measurable impact and sustainable improvements in healthcare delivery.
Best Practice | Excellence Champion | Best Adopter | Seek Fund |
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Project(s) that have deomonstrated innovation and productivity for each category in:
| Project(s) that have demonstrated exceptional innovation, productivity, sustainability, scaled and spread in more than one awards category | Team(s) who have adopted past national or international awarded solutions into their respective institution(s) | This grant encourages efforts in innovation and allows seed projects to start |
Our Winners Across the Years
National HIP Medals 2025
National HIP Medals 2024
National HIP Medals 2023
National HIP Medals 2022
National HIP Medals 2021
National HIP Medals 2020
National HIP Medals 2019
National HIP Medals 2017
National HIP Medals 2016
Explore Past National HIP Winning Projects and Submissions
Browse past National HIP Medal-winning projects and submissions to gain insights, inspiration and best practices from across the healthcare sector.