PATIENTS and relatives are being asked to nominate exceptional hospital staff in a special public nomination categoy.

East and North Herts Trust, which is organising staff awards, is including the category for the second time after a great response last year.

Turst chief executive Nick Carver said: “There are no set criteria for this award as we know it is not always what someone said or did, but how they made their patients feel that is important.”

People can nominate an individual or a team, but must do so by next Friday, September 14, when the competition closes.