EndocrinologyHospital Staff Celebrated At Annual Awards
THEY work in all corners of the hospital, carrying out a diverse range of jobs but these dedicated staff have one thing in common - they"re all Shining Stars.
The Rotherham NHS FoundationTrust employees, from porters and nurses to midwives and gardeners, were honoured at a glittering awards dinner at Aston Hall on Friday evening.
Chief Executive Brian James paid tribute to the dozens of staff nominated and the handful of delighted winners.
He said: "Our staff are among the best in the country and the Annual Awards pay tribute to their hard work and dedication.
"Hearing the nominations and listening to how these members of staff, whether as individuals or as teams, go above and beyond on a daily basis was truly inspiring."
Midwife Rachel Davies received the Above and Beyond Award and then went on to win the Chairman"s Award. She was nominated by Rotherham mum and patient Julie Leake.
Julie"s testimony of the care she received from Rachel was very moving. Julie spoke of how supportive and caring Rachel had been as she delivered Julie"s first baby, Beth, who had sadly died.
Julie became pregnant again and requested Rachel deliver the baby, which Rachel was delighted to do, and changed her shift in order to honour this request. Baby Emma is now a fit and healthy nine weeks old.
The "Thank You" Award was won by a number of individuals and teams. These included Cliff Fox and Phil Wake, theatre porters, who put patients at ease ahead of surgery and were nominated by a patient.
X-Ray porters Steve Gould and Tom Brady, also won a Thank You Award and were described as the "backbone of their department" and praised for brightening patients" days by singing and creating a "feelgood factor"..
Other Thank You Award winners included The Nursing Team from B4, staff from the Special Care Baby Unit, nursing staff from Ward A5, Sheila Bates, who works in Housekeeping on B2, and Carol Foster, A5 Ward Clerk.
Sandra Green, from GU Medicine, took Learner of the Year, in recognition of the tenacity and dedication she demonstrated to achieve her NVQ level 3.
The Idea of the Year winner was chosen from the Trust"s Idea of the Month finalists and saw the award split between two winners.
Dr Simon McCormick was chosen for his idea to provide activity packs for children waiting in A&E. The idea has now been fully implemented.
Palliative care nurse Ann Harriman was picked for an idea to provide comfort packs for families of palliative care patients who may have to make a snap decision to stay overnight.
The Making A Difference award went to specialist nurse Elizabeth Fairclough who set up a diabetic clinic for older patients, that has meant patients spend far fewer days in hospital. Elizabeth continues to work with the Department of Health on the development of a National Institute of Diabetes for Older People.
Kim Ashall, Director of Services Improvement, said the Shining Stars evening was a tremendous success and feedback from those attending had been very encouraging.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust