The finalists for the HealthInvestor Awards 2010 have been announced.

The HealthInvestor Awards promote excellence and recognise innovation in the healthcare sector. The winners will be announced at a black tie dinner held on 27 May at the Hilton Park Lane, London.

The finalists’ nominations – which were shortlisted by HealthInvestor’s editorial panel – will be passed to the independent judging panel, who will select a winner in each category.

This year’s judging panel includes former health minister, Lord Ara Darzi, Bob Ricketts, the Department of Health’s director of system management and new enterprise and Nick Bosanquet, professor of health policy at Imperial College London.

The 2010 HealthInvestor Awards finalists are…

Accountants of the year

BDO Stoy Haywood
Grant Thornton
Hazlewoods
Menzies
Moore & Smalley
PKF
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Consultants of the year

Cambridge Consultants
CIL
Cyril Sweett
Deloitte Consulting
Finnamore
Hazlewoods
McKinsey & Company

Corporate financiers of the year

Brewin Dolphin
Cavendish Corporate Finance
Deloitte Corporate Finance
KPMG
Lloyds TSB
RBS
Santander Corporate Banking

Domiciliary care provider of the year
Allied Healthcare
Bupa Home Healthcare
Carewatch Group
Enara
Home Instead Senior Care
RV Care
Supporta

Investors of the year

Albion Ventures
Apposite Capital
August Equity
Bowmark Capital
HgCapital
Isis Equity Partners
Palamon Capital Partners

Healthcare technology group of the year

Allocate Software
Ascensus
Ascribe
Bedfont Scientific
Coldharbour Systems
Focused FM
iSoft

Legal advisers of the year

Beachcroft
DLA Piper
Eversheds
Hempsons
Morrison & Foerster
RadcliffesLeBrasseur
Wragge & Co

Lenders of the year

Allied Irish Bank
Aviva
Barclays
HSBC
Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking
Royal Bank of Scotland
Santander Corporate Banking

Outstanding contribution by an individual

Adrian Fawcett, chief executive, GHG
Ali Parsa, managing partner, Circle
David Mobbs, chief executive, Nuffield Health
Farouq Sheikh, chief executive, CareTech
Karol Sikora, medical director, CancerPartnersUK
Mark Britnell, head of healthcare europe, KPMG
Sir William Wells, chairman, Ashley House

Property of the year

Adelaide Health Centre
Badby Park
Freshney Green Primary Care Centre
Haven Health
Kentish Town Health Centre
Lytham Primary Care Centre
The Oldham Integrated Care Centre

Property consultant of the year

Aitchison Raffety
Cundall
GP Surveryors
GVA Grimley Primary Healthcare
Healthcare Property Consultants
King Sturge
Savills

Property investor of the year

Ashley House
Assura
CareCapital
GPI Investments Corporation
Medical Centres Group
PSPI
The Wilky Group

Primary care provider of the year

Barbican Dental Care
Care UK
Connect Physical Health
Harmoni
UnitedHealth
The Practice
Westover Medical

Residential care provider of the year

Avery Healthcare
Barchester
Caring Homes
Craegmoor
PJ Care
Retirement Villages
Runwood Homes

Secondary care/diagnostics provider of the year

Alliance Medical
Circle
GHG
GSTS
HCA International
InHealth
Ramsey Health Care

Specialist care provider of the year

Acorn Care & Education
Affinity Healthcare
Baxter Renal Education Centre
Lifeways Community Care
The Farndon Unit (Raphael Healthcare)
Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre
Tracscare

Staffing agency of the year

Fine Green Associates
Hays
HCL
Healthcare Locums
Nestor
Pulse
Wheale Thomas Hodgins

Third sector organisation of the year

DIPEx
MIND
Nuffield Health
Pelican Cancer Foundation
RAFT
The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation
The Reader Organisation