| Awards open for entry | 14 Sept 2020 |
| Entry deadline | 11 Dec 2020 |
| Stage 1: Remote Judging | Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 |
| Finalist announcement | 15 March 2021 |
| Stage 2: Live Judging | 12-16 April 2021 |
| Acute Service Redesign Initiative | Monday 12 April 2021 |
| Cancer Care Initiative of the Year | Monday 12 April 2021 |
| Cardiovascular Care Initiative of the Year | Monday 12 April 2021 |
| Diabetes Care Initiative of the Year | Monday 12 April 2021 |
| HSJ Value Pilot Project of the Year | Tuesday 13 April 2021 |
| HSJ Value Award of the Year | Tuesday 13 April 2021 |
| IT and Digital Innovation Award | Tuesday 13 April 2021 |
| Mental Health Service Redesign Initiative | Wednesday 14 April 2021 |
| Operations and Performance Initiative of the Year | Wednesday 14 April 2021 |
| Paediatric Care Initiative of the Year | Wednesday 14 April 2021 |
| People and Organisational Development Initiative of the Year | Wednesday 14 April 2021 |
| Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Award | Thursday 15 April 2021 |
| Post-Covid Sustainable Transformation Award | Thursday 15 April 2021 |
| Primary Care or Community Service Redesign Initiative | Thursday 15 April 2021 |
| Public and Preventative Health Service Redesign Initiative | Thursday 15 April 2021 |
| Respiratory Care Initiative of the Year | Friday 16 April 2021 |
| Specialist Service Redesign Initiative | Friday 16 April 2021 |
| System or Commissioner Led Service Redesign Initiative | Friday 16 April 2021 |
| Urgent and Emergency Care Initiative of the Year | Friday 16 April 2021 |
| Awards ceremony | 2 September 2021 |