More than 200 people who work or volunteer at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gathered in the Great Hall of Homerton College last night (Thursday 12 December 2024) to salute the individuals and teams nominated for their outstanding contributions to our hospital.
These awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the combined hard work and commitment to upholding the trust’s values of compassion, collaboration and excellence. It proved a truly uplifting occasion.
From an extraordinary 730 nominations, a shortlist of 45 individuals and teams was selected, with three nominees in each category. The stories of why people were nominated were truly inspiring.
In all, 15 awards were presented on the night, which was hosted by former BBC Look East presenter, Stewart White.
Congratulations to all our winners and all those highly commended colleagues.:
Compassion (Clinical)
Winner: Sandhya Jayachandran (Cardiology Deputy Sister)
Highly Commended: Liz Christy (Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Nurse) and Jadwiga Skrzypczynska (Healthcare Support Worker, Critical Care)
Compassion (Non-clinical)
Winner: Amalia Cretu (Booking Assistant)
Highly Commended: Kuljit Mann (Workforce Business Partner) and Alessandra Sanges (Administrator, PSS)
Excellence (Clinical)
Winner: Martin Besser (Consultant Haematologist)
Highly Commended: Cardiac Rehab Team and Silvia Farinha (Senior Specialist Pharmacist, Cardiology)
Excellence (Non-clinical)
Winner: Gabor Mezei: (OCS post porter))
Highly Commended: Dee Nicholls (Personal Assistant, Radiology) and the Patient Transport Team
Collaboration (Clinical)
Winner: Serena Matthews (Senior Rotational Pharmacist)
Highly Commended: Alexandra Dearman (Social Care Co-Ordinator) and Alison Kitchen-Jarvis (Healthcare Support Worker, Thoracic and Ambulatory)
Collaboration (Non-clinical)
Winner: Luke Masih (Cardiology Operational Manager)
Highly Commended: Stuart Fisher-Thomson (STA Service Manager) and Rebecca Byrne (Thoracic MDT Co-Ordinator)
Learning and Development
Winner: Helen Mulcahy (R&D Manager)
Highly Commended: Helen Brown (Physiotherapist Team Leader) and Ffion Williams (Healthcare Scientist / Polysomnographer, RSSC)
Leadership Award
Winner: Pippa Hales (Chief AHP)
Highly Commended: Liz Ellar (Business Intelligence Team Manager) and Siana Kennelly (Thoracic Wards Sister)
Green Award
Winner: Tim Keady (Consultant Anaesthetist)
Highly Commended : Wendy Hine (AHP Business Support Manager) and Tilly Martindale (Day Ward Sister)
Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Trevor Collins
Highly Commended: Judith Nial and Malcolm Thomas
Quality Improvement Champion of the Year
Winner: Jocel Osbourne-Sacramento (Advanced Nurse Practitioner)
Highly Commended: Pierluigi Costanzo (Consultant Cardiologist) and Katie Morrish (Programme Manager, Strategic Projects)
Inclusion Award
Winner: Selina Fowler-Hatt (Social Care Co-Ordinator)
Highly Commended: Josevine Mcclean (Staff Nurse, Critical Care / R&D) and Jackie Pettitt (Environmental Manager)
Student / Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Ross Brawn (Clinical Education Facilitator)
Highly Commended: Andreia Fonseca (Scrub Technician, Theatres) and Holly Curtin (Social Worker)
Team of the Year (Non-clinical)
Winner: Thoracic Oncology MDT Co-ordinators
Highly Commended: Clinical Education and PACS Office
Team of the Year (Clinical)
Winner: Blood Transfusion
Highly Commended: Enhanced Recovery Unit (ERU) and Diabetes Team
The Royal Papworth Hospital Staff Awards event could not take place without the help of our sponsors, of course, so a huge thank you goes to our lead sponsor Royal Papworth Hospital Charity, support sponsors NPH Healthcare (Equitix), Cyferd, Procea Limited and Celerity Ltd, and our welcome reception sponsor, CMR Surgical.
