QEH announces finalists in Team QEH Awards 2021 and
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) is encouraging patients, their families and members of the local community to vote for the winners in its annual staff awards, as it announces its 2021 finalists.
The Team QEH Awards recognise outstanding care, kindness and innovation at the Trust, with 15 awards available to celebrate individuals and teams who have gone the extra mile.
Two categories are open for public vote including:
1. The We Care Award – which recognises an individual who consistently displays a positive attitude towards their work, delivering outstanding patient-centred care
2. The Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award – which recognises a team that has made an outstanding difference to colleagues by providing a support service that enables the smooth running of the organisation
To vote, click here. Voting closes 27 September 2021.
Other awards which will be presented during the Team QEH Awards include: Volunteer of the Year, Patient Safety Champion Award, Non-Clinical Team of the Year, Leader of the Year, Growing our Own, Behind the Scenes, Allied Health Professional of the Year, the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education or Research and the Chairman’s Award for Developing Against the Odds. These awards were nominated by colleagues at the Trust.
The awards will be presented at an event to be held mid-November 2021, restrictions permitting.
Caroline Shaw CBE, Chief Executive at QEH, commented: “The Team QEH Awards is my favourite event of the year. Being able to highlight the commitment and dedication of our staff and those who consistently go above and beyond to give exceptional care to our patients and their families is so important and it makes me incredibly proud of our fantastic workforce at QEH this year more than any other given the challenges we have faced and more than risen to a Trust.”
”I’d like to encourage our local community to get involved and take part in the voting process – the links can also be found on our website homepage or via our social media channels.”
The full list of the 2021 finalists is:
The We Listen Award
Samantha Fisher – Clinical Nurse Educator, Corporate Nursing
Tracy Fuller – Research Nurse
Amanda-Jane Weir – Head of Staff Engagement
The We Act Award
Christine Blake – Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, Cardiology
Keith Sainsbury – Admin Officer, Site Management Team
Jane Wolfe – Uro-Gynae Specialist Nurse, Brancaster
The We Care Award
Sunil Anthrayose – Assistant Theatre Practitioner
Mr Salman Kidwai – Consultant, Obstetrics
Dhanoop Mohandas – CT, Gastroenterology
The Patient Safety Champion Award
Helen Parriss – Specialist Physiotherapist, Women’s Health
Mike Albert – Deteriorating Patient Project Lead, Critical Care Outreach
Mandy Coventry – Sister/Charge Nurse, Cancer Unit
The Clinical Team of the Year Award
Research and Development Team
Clinical Psychology Team
Speech and Language Therapy Team
The Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award
Domestic Services
Portering Team
Hospital Information System Team
The Volunteer of the Year Award
This award will be announced later in the year.
The Leader of the Year Award
Joanne Burrell – Consultant Psychologist
Sally Butlin – Matron, Community Paediatrics
Kit King – Team Leader, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Allied Health Professional of the Year Award
Ella-Louise Benning – Speech and Language Therapist
Joules Lodge – Specialist Phsiotherapist, Caridac Rehabilitation
Scott Ablett – Specialist Physiotherapist, Elderly Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Education and Research Award
Paul Bridges – Practice Development Facilitator, Theatres
Mr Salman Kidwai – Consultant, Obstetrics
Tom Holmes – Clinical Nurse Educator, Corporate Nursing
The Inclusion Champion Award
Samuel Jude – Clinical Nurse Educator, Terrington Ward
Alyson Lacey – General Manager, and Katrina Miller – Secretarial Manager, Vaccination Programme (joint nomination)
Karen Wilson – Family Liaison Officer
The Growing our Own Award
Emma Staples – Senior Operating Department Practitioner
Shirley Cooper – Radiographer
Carrieanne Davies – Resourcing Administrator
The Behind the Scenes Award
Louise Wright – Senior Support Manager, Women and Children
Claire Garrod – Medical Secretary
Kelly Wells – HSA/Machine Operator, Domestic Services
The Living Our Values Outstanding Contribution Award
Nilgiri Kerketta – Speciality Doctor, ENT
Sophie Hawes – Healthcare Assistant, Stanhoe Ward
Trudy Taylor – Head of Business Support
The Chairman’s Award for Developing Against the Odds
Roger Fisher – Clinical Site Manager
Jamie Brown – Assistant Practitioner, Radiology
Emma Brancham – Senior Maternity Support Worker
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For further information or for an interview with Caroline Shaw, Chief Executive, or Jo Humphries, Director of People, please contact communicationsqeh@qehkl.nhs.uk.
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