Staff shine at Trust's Cheer Awards
Staff across Hillingdon Hospitals were recognised for their outstanding achievements at the Trust's Great Big Cheer Awards.
The restaurant at Hillingdon Hospital was transformed into a stunning awards venue with a sparkly stage, music, food, drinks, and a photo booth for the evening, creating a celebratory atmosphere.
Opening the event, which was attended by over 100 staff, Lesley Watts, chief executive, said: "This organisation has done amazingly well this year and that's thanks to each of you. I hope that you will really enjoy this evening because you really deserve to. We received many nominations - thank you to everyone who took the time to recognise their colleagues."
Alan McGlennan, chief medical officer and managing director, added: "It is a pleasure to be the managing director of Hillingdon Hospitals. We are here to celebrate the outstanding contributions, passion, and innovations of our staff. These awards are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the individuals and teams who make a real difference to our patients, colleagues and community.
We received a total of 265 nominations across 15 categories. The nominations were strong and the judging panels, which I was part of, had a challenging time deciding on the winners and runners-up. Everyone should be really proud of themselves - a huge congratulations to you all."
The Great Big Cheer Awards are the Trust's new staff awards and this is the first year that we have held them.
Congratulations to all our amazing nominees and winners. Photos of our winners and runners up for each category are below:
Patients First Cheer Award
Winner: Frailty Assessment Unit
Runners up: Manju Thapa, nurse, and Grange ward nurses and healthcare assistants
Employer of Choice Cheer Award
Winner: Daisy Culaj, tissue viability lead
Runner up: Michael Palmer, maintenance manager
Doctor Cheer Award
Winner: Ana Valadas, consultant
Runners up: Aysel Ashir, obstetric and gynaecology doctor, Ivy Chan, consultant anaesthetist, James Harris, consultant anaesthetist
Pharmacist Cheer Award
Winner: Pharmacy Home Care Team
Runner up: Daljit Kaur, pharmacy technician
Recognising Research and Innovation Award
Winner: Gastroenterology assistant psychologists
Runner up: Tissue Viability Team
CARES Cheer Award
Winners: Endoscopy Team, Neonatal Team, Rahila Naureen, ophthalmology service manager
Green Appreciation Cheer Award
Winner: Sandra Sheldon, head of cleaning domestic services
Runners up: Michael Palmer, maintenance manager, Alex Debebe, estates officer
Healthcare Assistant/Maternity Support Worker Cheer Award
Winner: Kalpana Potchilaiarasu, midwifery support worker
Runner up: Helene Thompson, healthcare assistant
Nurse Cheer Award
Winner: Manu Gurung, staff nurse
Runner up: Rochelle De Ocampo-Herrera, clinical nurse specialist
Midwife Cheer Award
Winners: Iwona Czyzewska, labour ward coordinator, Nicky Wilkins, consultant midwife
Runners up: Megan Walsh, midwife
Allied Health Professional Cheer Award
Winners: Molly Crehan and Jo Wright, speech and language therapists
Runners up: Kashif Ayub, deputy head of audiology, Muhammed AliAhmed, ophthalmic photographer
Support Services Cheer Award
Winner: Mary Samspon, catering assistant
Runners up: Filipe Pereira, theatre porter/runner, James Bell, porter
Operational, Administrative, and Clerical Cheer Award
Winner: Sophie Steele, paediatric secretary
Runners up: Matilda Malatjie, nurse on Grange ward, Nataliya Brighton, stroke administrator, Samreen Gorman, senior administrator/ apprentice project manager
Inclusion Cheer Award
Winner: Chaplaincy Team
Volunteer of the Year Cheer Award
Winner: Petronella Baynes
Runner up: Pushpa Parma
Chief Executive's Award
Winners: Sophie Byrne, discharge lead nurse, and Daniah Al-Muntafiq
