The finalists for this year’s Quality and Excellence Awards at our Trust were congratulated for their outstanding achievement at an award ceremony in Birmingham on Wednesday 13 September 2017.
The Trust received an overwhelming response from patients and their carers to nominate a member of staff or team who has made an exceptional contribution to their care over the past 12 months.
The Trust’s Quality and Excellence Awards’ ceremony was made possible by support received from their sponsors: Amey; Belfour Beatty; Engie; Healthcare Support (Erdington Limited); Lenovo; People Asset Management Ltd (PAM); Pinnegar Hayward Design, and; The Design Buro.
For a full list of the finalists and winners, please see below:
Rising Star Award
Winner: Hannah Cross, Occupational Therapist, Melissa Suite, Oleaster
Runner Up: Courtney Mills, Health and Social Care Apprentice, Coral Ward, Ardenleigh
Joint Highly Commended: Priya Dhanjal, Lead Occupational Therapist, Juniper
Steve Johnson, Volunteer, Communications and Marketing, B1
Excellence in Partnership Working Award
Winner: Liaison and Diversion Service
Joint Runners Up: Liaison and Diversion Outreach Team
Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team
Highly Commended: Individual Placement Support Employment Team
Compassion in Quality Award
Winner: Katharine Bird, Ward Manager, Larimar Ward, Ardenleigh
Runner Up: Integrated Drug Treatment System, HMP Birmingham
Highly Commended: The Health XChange, William Booth Centre
Team of the Year Award
Winner: Yewcroft Community Mental Health Team, Barberry
Runner Up: Cedar Ward, Tamarind
Joint Highly Commended: Governance Team, B1
Recovery for All Team, Uffculme
Enhancing Staff Wellbeing
Winner: Martin Luke, Clinical Nurse Manager
Joint Runners Up: Robert Tataryn, General Manager for Summerhill Supplies Limited
Dementia and Frailty Administration Team, Juniper
The ‘Golden Balance’ Award: Finance and Quality
Winner: Estates and Facilities Team, B1
Joint Runners Up: Memory Assessment Service Senior Practitioners, Little Bromwich
Weekly Pay for Bank Staff Implementation Team, B1
Unsung Hero Award
Winner: Mick Griffin, Community Psychiatric Nurse, South Community Mental Health Team
Runner Up: Ian Reid, Healthcare Assistant, Caffra Suite, Oleaster
Highly Commended: Sue Rainey, Team Manager, Solihull Early Intervention Service
Service User and Carer Choice Award
Winner: Sharon Roadknight, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Newington Centre
Runner Up: Wendy Samuels, Activity Worker, Eden Acute
Highly Commended: Christine Collins, Advocate, Ardenleigh
Congratulations to all of our winners and finalists, and to everyone who was nominated!
