Winners of Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG) staff awards 2024 announced
The winners of an NHS staff awards ceremony have been revealed.
Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group (LCHG) hosted a glittering night to recognise those who care for the county last Friday (November 15).
With 1,127 nominations to go through, hundreds were celebrated from both the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) for a number of categories.
“Being able to celebrate this amount of people across our Group really shines a light on how the NHS is here to work together for the benefit of our patients and residents,” group chief executive, Karen Dunderdale said.
“Thank you and well done to all those nominated this year and special congratulations to the winners for their achievement.”
And the winners were:
Chief Executive’s Award
Switchboard, Lincoln County Hospital, Switchboard, Grantham and District Hospital, Switchboard, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston Gloucester Ward, Skegness and District Hospital Scarbrough Ward and Skegness and District Hospital
Chair’s Award
Winner - Restaurant Team, Lincoln County Hospital
Highly Commended – Mr Shaker Alsefi, Consultant, Surgical Emergency Admissions Unit (SEAU), Lincoln County Hospital
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year Award
Winner - Sara Blackbourn, Trust Lead Occupational Therapist, ULTH
Highly Commended - Angelin Peeris, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and CODE Staff Network Chair
Unsung Hero – Clinical Award
Winner - Luke Smith, Registered Nurse, Butterfly Hospice
Highly Commended - Dr Durga Herath, Consultant Paediatrician
Unsung Hero – Non-Clinical Award
Winner - Andrew Jackson-Parr, Chaplain, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston
Highly Commended - Sarah Atkinson, Administrator, Learning and Development
Team of the Year – Clinical Award
Winner - Gynaecology Team, Lincoln County Hospital
Highly Commended – Clinical Support Services Inpatient and Chemotherapy Units
Team of the Year – Non-Clinical Award
Winner - John Minett, Jamie Wilson-Hogg and Tom Drury, IT Technical Engineers
Highly Commended - LCHS Medical Devices Team
Acute Outstanding Leader Award
Winner - Abbi Eustace, Matron
Highly Commended - Clare Frank, Business Manager to the Medical Director
Community Outstanding Leader Award
Winner - Jason Abrahall, Clinical Team Lead, Community Nursing
Highly Commended - Hayley Parkin, Divisional Business Manager, Collaborative Community Care
Acute Great Patient Experience Award
Winner - Sharon Reynolds, Housekeeper, Safari Day Unit, Lincoln County Hospital
Highly Commended - Laura Sandland-Taylor, Medical Registrar, SDEC, Lincoln County Hospital
Community Great Patient Experience Award
Winner - Jason Kettle, Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Complex Needs Rapid Response Respiratory Service
Highly Commended - Cardiac Rehab Therapy Team
Improvement, Education and Research Award
Winner - Obstetric Cardiac Multi-Disciplinary Team
Highly Commended - Kitten Scanner Team
Volunteer of the Year Award
Winner - Jay Walford, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Lincoln County Hospital
Highly Commended - Patient Safety Partners Elaine Freeman, Andy Izard, Colin Fiske, Dorothy Moore, Grace Heaton
Acute Rising Star Award
Winner - Bethan Blackwood, Bereavement Maternity Support Worker
Highly Commended - Hannah Steeper, Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, Ashby Ward, Lincoln County Hospital
Community Rising Star Award
Winner - Tina Wright, Respiratory Assistant Practitioner, Venture House, Boston
Highly Commended - Maria Wilson, Cardiac Rehab Specialist Nurse
Award winners and highly commended entries received trophies and certificates in recognition.
But that was not the only thing to celebrate that night as a raffle held on the evening raised £1,479.50 for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity and Lincolnshire NHS Charity.
