Committed to Excellence 2019 – The Winners!

Top dog at NHS staff awards!

A Pets as Therapy dog and her owner were among the winners at a glittering awards evening for healthcare staff and volunteers.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust held its annual awards, Committed to Excellence, at The Copthorne Hotel on Friday 5^th July. Springer spaniel Molly and her owner Geoff Ashton picked up the Patient Choice award.

Molly and Geoff are regular visitors to Russells Hall Hospital, helping patients forget their pain and discomfort. One person who nominated them described Molly as ‘a bouncing ray of sunshine’.

Other winners included the Trust’s new cardiac assessment unit, which picked up the Team Excellence trophy, and the specialist palliative care team, who won the Medical Director Award.

Outstanding Achievement awards went to the acute medical unit (AMU) for team with Nick Parry, consultant anaesthetist, picking up the individual award.

The learning disabilities liaison team, who were also winners at the 2018 Nursing Times Awards, were presented with the Chief Nurse Award.

Another very popular winner was volunteer Avtar Bansal, described in his nomination as a true gentleman known for his lovely smile. He won the The Steve Ford Volunteer Award, newly renamed in memory of the long-serving volunteer who died last year.

The Trust’s chief executive, Diane Wake, said: “Committed to Excellence is always a highlight of the year and a chance for us to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our staff – and volunteers.

“It is always difficult to single out teams and individuals because we have so many wonderful nominations which reflect the breadth of great work in the Trust, so very many congratulations to all our winners.”

In all 21 trophies were presented at the ceremony, which was hosted by BBC news presenter Nick Owen, and attended by MP Mike Wood and the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor David Stanley, and his consort, Councillor Anne Millward.

A raffle raised £800 while an auction brought in another £600 for the Trust’s charity.

Thanks go to the main event sponsors Interserve.

Photographs of the winners can be viewed at www.dgft.nhs.uk

Committed to Excellence 2019 winners!

Unsung Hero – Non-clinical winner! Gillian Jones, Food Ward Operative, Interserve	Healthcare Hero Team Award winners! GI Unit
Clinical Support Services Award winner! Tracy Beese, Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse	Excellence in Patient Care winner! Michelle Jinks, Lead Nurse, Surgery at Corbett
Chief Nurse Award winner! Learning Disability Liaison Team	Steve Ford Volunteer Award winner! Avtar Bansal, Health Records and Enquiry Desk Volunteer
Improvement Practice Award winner! Pre-op Assessment Team	Medicine & Integrated Care Award winner! Vera Patrícia Lourenço Ganhão, Staff Nurse, C7
Healthcare Hero Individual Award winner! Melvin Wilson, Support Worker, C3 Acute Confusion Team	Chief Operating Officer Award winners! Matrons Team
Patient Choice Award winners! Molly and Geoff – Pets as Therapy	Corporate Services Award winner! Frankii Tibbetts, HR Project Coordinator
Outstanding Achievement Award – Individual winner! Nick Parry, Consultant Anaesthetist	Team Excellence winners! Cardiac Assessment Unit
Unsung Hero – Clinical winner! Emma Paul, Specialist Midwife, Long-term Conditions	Medical Director Award winners! Jo Bowen and the Specialist Palliative Care Team
Surgery, Women & Children Award winner! Nicollet Clark, Lead Nurse, B5	Chairman Award winner! Nicky Calthorpe, Consultant Anaesthetist, Patient Safety Lead
Chief Executive Award winners! Atiq Rehman and the Medical Training Initiative Team	Chief Executive Special Commendation Award winner! Emma Warriner, clinical nurse specialist, breast care
Outstanding Achievement Award – Team winners! Acute Medical Unit