Winners of Staff Awards 2011
Twenty individuals and teams from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have just received awards in recognition of their outstanding efforts and achievements. The awards were presented at a special Staff Awards ceremony held at The Forum in Norwich on 7th October with guest presenter from BBC Radio Norfolk Chris Goreham.
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs an annual awards scheme for its 6,000 staff. Patients and colleagues have been able to nominate employees in 14 award categories, such as leadership, innovation, patient care and lifetime achievement.
Chairman David Prior says: Its such a pleasure to be able to recognise those employees who patients and colleagues feel have gone above and beyond the call of duty. It is also important to recognise those who dedicate their working lives to our hospitals. The response to the awards was overwhelming with over 500 entries many of them from patients with heart-warming stories to tell.
The awards have been sponsored by Serco which provides a range of services at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, including catering and cleaning. The Patient Choice Award is backed by the Eastern Daily Press and the Innovation/Best Suggestion award is backed by Octagon. Dave Batchelor sponsors the Unsung Hero award for non-clinical staff, such as medical secretaries and administrative staff. The award is in memory of his late wife Denise Batchelor who worked as a medical secretary at NNUH for 19 years.
The award ceremony also recognised those employees who had achieved long service of 25 or 40 years'. Those receiving 40 year service awards were:
Richard Cracknell, Biomedical Scientist; Julian Gant, Experienced Practitioner in Orthopaedic Theatres; and Patricia Parsons, Nurse Team Leader.
The winners of the Staff Awards 2011 were:
Serco Award
Winner:
Operations Centre
Finalists:
Darren Sillis, Specialist Dietitian
Josie Royall, Senior Nurse, Holt Ward
Team of the Year
Winner:
Rheumatology Day Unit
Finalists:
Holt Ward
Denton Ward
Employee of the Year
Winner:
Dr Prina Ruparelia, Consultant, Respiratory Medicine
Finalists:
Francesca Kelly, Senior Occupational Therapist
Kelly Davis, Ward Sister, Gissing
Unsung Hero Clinical award
Winner:
Stephen Bradford, Theatre Support Worker, Main Theatres
Finalists:
Lynn Clark, Health Care Assistant, A&E
Jonathan Tidman, Nursing Auxillary, Kimberley Ward
Unsung Hero Non-clinical award
Winner:
Christine Waterson, Ward Clerk, Denton Wardf
Finalists:
Mark Pointer, MTO, Microbiology
Matthew Trollope, Web Developer, IT
Switchboard Team
Volunteer of the Year
Winner:
Eve Chandler
Finalists:
Ann Chandler
Colin Websdell
Links Award for Partnership Working
Winner:
Dr Jeff Cochius and team, Neurology
Finalists:
Lavinia Ganley, MFE Interface Pharmacist, Pharmacy
Leadership Award
Winners:
Dr Leisa Freeman, Consultant, Cardiology
Dr Jennifer Garioch, Consultant, Dermatology
Finalist:
Carrie Wingfield, Specialist Nurse, Dermatology
Best Suggestion/Innovation Award
Winner:
Dr Fred Pickworth, Consultant, Radiology
Improving Patient Safety
Winner:
Helen Dillon, Pharmacist
Finalists:
Karen Hinchley, Deputy Sister, NICU
Kirsty Rowden, Site Manager, Operations Centre
Norfolk and Norwich Improvement Projects (NNIPs)
Winner:
More efficient use of emergency theatre time: Mr Mark Rochester and Team.
Finalists:
Guidelines for the safe use of intravenous drugs for chronic lung infection: Dr Mark Pasteur and Team
Better ways of monitoring high dependency patients on Buxton Ward: Dr Caroline Kavanagh and Team
Screening and treatment guidelines for delirium in Critical Care: Dr Akesh Dhrampal and Team
Patient Choice Team/Department of the Year
Winner:
Weybourne Day Unit,
Finalists:
Audiology Team
Docking Ward Team
Patient Choice Individual
Winner:
Rachel Fromings, Sister, Critical Care Complex
Finalists:
Nikki Fisher, Gastroenerology Specialist Nurse
Lucy Eggleton, Physiotherapist
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners:
Barbara Blagnys, Principal Speech and Language Therapist
Tony Page, Consultant, Cardiology
Huw Purcell-Jones, Emergency Theatre Team Co-ordinator, Main Theatres
Bruce Finlayson, A&E Consultant (retired)
Elaine Scott, Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Special Award for An outstanding contribution to the future of Healthcare:
Dr Andrew Hart, Consultant, Gastroenterology