Winners of NNUH Staff Awards 2013
Twenty-seven individuals and 10 teams from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) 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 4th October with guest host BBC Look East presenter Carol Bundock.
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs an annual awards scheme for its 7000 staff and volunteers. Patients and colleagues have been able to nominate employees in thirteen award categories, such as research, innovation, leadership, and lifetime achievement. Chairman John Fry 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 700 entries many of them from patients with heart-warming stories to tell.
The Patient Choice Award is supported by the Eastern Daily Press and Adam Gretton, Health Correspondent and one of the judges presented the award to the winners and finalists at this years ceremony. 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 Innovation/Best Suggestion award is sponsored by Octagon and the Unsung Hero award for non-clinical staff, such as medical secretaries and administrative staff, is sponsored by Dave Batchelor 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: Paul Chapman, Biomedical Scientist; June Downs, Receptionist, General Medical Out-patients; Stephen Drane, Technical Manager; Clinical Engineering, Andrew Fiddy, Post Room; Georgina Hicks, Receptionist, Accident and Emergency Department; Michael Stehr, Biochemist, and Patricia Stockwin, Registered Nurse, Childrens Assessment Unit.
The winners of the Staff Awards 2013 were:
Serco Award
Winner:
Daniel Betts, Porter, Health Records Library
Finalists:
Ruth Edwards, Domestic, NICU
The Refurbishment Team
Team of the Year
Winner:
Gastroenterology
Finalists:
Acute Medical Unit
Guist Ward
Employee of the Year
Winner:
Samantha Dack, Waiting List Co-ordinator, Gastroenterology
Finalists:
Sarah McDermott. Trainee Clinical Scientist, Radiotherapy Physics
Kathy Shaw, Staff Nurse, Eye Clinic
Unsung Hero Non-clinical award
Winner:
Sharon Wallace, MDT Co-ordinator, Breast Surgery
Finalists:
Marion Hardingham, Pre-assessment Co-Ordinator, Orthopaedic Pre-Assessment
Karen Wale, Admin Manager, Radiology
Unsung Hero Clinical award
Winner:
Katherine Mackintosh, Staff Nurse, Fracture Clinic
Finalists:
Jemma Alexander, Assistant Practitioner, Day Procedure Unit
Caroline Ferrari, Sister, Rheumatology
Volunteer of the Year
Winner:
Tim Howson
Finalists:
Tony Denton
Duncan MacInnes
Robert Stiles
Leadership Award
Winner:
Suzanne Nurse, Matron, Acute Medical Unit
Finalists:
Alison Smith, Deputy Ward Sister, Gunthorpe Ward
Katie Symonds, Ward Sister, Gateley Ward
Best Suggestion/Innovation Award
Winner:
David Chapman, Web Services Manager, IT
Finalist:
Occupational Therapy & Norfolk First Support
Research
Winner:
Leukaemia Research Team
Finalists:
Colorectal Surgery Research Team
Paediatric Research Team
Clinical Teacher of the Year
Winner:
Miss Medha Sule, Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Finalists:
Kerrie Fox, Senior Radiographer, Radiology
Dr Santosh Nair, Consultant, Cardiology
Patient Choice Individual
Winner:
Ben Davis, Consultant, Orthopaedics
Finalists:
Simon Bowles, Arrhythmia Specialist Nurse, Cardiology Outpatients
Daniel Epurescu, Consultant, Oncology
Claire Gatenby, Chief Hearing Therapist, Audiology
Patient Choice Team/Department of the Year
Winner:
MOHS Surgery Team
Finalists:
Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre
Gateley Ward
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Rosemary Temple, Consultant, Diabetes and Endocrinology