STAR Awards
The winners of the 2025-26 STAR Awards are:
Chair's Award
The winner of this category is the MoveAhead volunteers.
Chief Executive's Award
The winner of this category is the Peer Vaccination team.
Clinical Staff Award
Gold: Ashley McKean, Assistant Practitioner, Speech & Language Therapy, Angus
Silver: Diana Kamau, Community Occupational Therapy Support Worker, Perth Royal Infirmary
Bronze: Zahida Din, GP, Maryfield, Dundee
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Silver: Diana Kamau, Community Occupational Therapy Support Worker, Perth Royal Infirmary
Bronze: Zahida Din, GP, Maryfield, Dundee
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Support Staff Award
Gold: Elaine Lawson, Domestic, Public Health, Kings Cross
Silver: Steven Stuart, Electrician, Perth Royal Infirmary
Bronze: David Malcolm, Maintenance Manager, Perth Royal Infirmary
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Silver: Steven Stuart, Electrician, Perth Royal Infirmary
Bronze: David Malcolm, Maintenance Manager, Perth Royal Infirmary
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Clinical Team Award
Gold: Paediatric Oncology Team, Tayside Children’s Hospital
Silver: MacX Team, CAMHS Outpatient Department
Bronze: Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Silver: MacX Team, CAMHS Outpatient Department
Bronze: Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Support Team Award
Gold: BSL/Interpretation & Translation Team
Silver: Hospital Discharge Team, Ninewells and Royal Victoria Hospital
Bronze: Catering Team, Perth Royal Infirmary
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Silver: Hospital Discharge Team, Ninewells and Royal Victoria Hospital
Bronze: Catering Team, Perth Royal Infirmary
This category is sponsored by UNISON Tayside Tayside Healthcare Branch.
Young Achiever Award
Gold: Emily McCabe, School Nurse, Drumhar Health Centre
Silver: Iona Cavill, Student Audiologist, Kings Cross
Bronze: Jamie Ferrie, Clinical Psychologist, Stracathro Hospital
This category is sponsored by NHS Credit Union.
Silver: Iona Cavill, Student Audiologist, Kings Cross
Bronze: Jamie Ferrie, Clinical Psychologist, Stracathro Hospital
This category is sponsored by NHS Credit Union.
Unsung Hero Award
Gold: Lisa Plummer, Charge Nurse, HMP Perth
Silver: Susan Anderson-Blake, Healthcare Assistant, Labour Suite, Ninewells Hospital
Bronze: Jamie Stewart, Peer Support Worker, Carseview Centre
This category is sponsored by Unite The Union.
Silver: Susan Anderson-Blake, Healthcare Assistant, Labour Suite, Ninewells Hospital
Bronze: Jamie Stewart, Peer Support Worker, Carseview Centre
This category is sponsored by Unite The Union.
Innovation and Improvement Award
Gold: Pelvic and Obstetric Physiotherapy, Perth Royal Infirmary
Silver: Amy Paul, Ward Assistant, Psychiatry of Old Age, Kingsway Care Centre
Bronze: Hepatology and Alcohol Care Team
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Silver: Amy Paul, Ward Assistant, Psychiatry of Old Age, Kingsway Care Centre
Bronze: Hepatology and Alcohol Care Team
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Inspiring Educator/Trainer Award
Gold: Hannah Reynolds, Speech and Language Therapist, Royal Victoria Hospital
Silver: Heather Robb, Midwife, Ninewells Hospital
Bronze: Emily Tait, Clinical Educator, Medicine, Perth Royal Infirmary
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Silver: Heather Robb, Midwife, Ninewells Hospital
Bronze: Emily Tait, Clinical Educator, Medicine, Perth Royal Infirmary
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Social Impact and Global Citizenship Award
Gold: Waste Management Team, Pharmacy, Ninewells Hospital
Silver: Jessica Maye, Charge Nurse, Ward 32, Oncology, Ninewells Hospital
Bronze: Gillian Elliott, Deputy Clinical Director, Dental, Arbroath
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Silver: Jessica Maye, Charge Nurse, Ward 32, Oncology, Ninewells Hospital
Bronze: Gillian Elliott, Deputy Clinical Director, Dental, Arbroath
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Volunteer Award
Gold: Bill Duff, Renal, Ninewells Hospital
Silver: Colin Muir, Ward 8, Royal Victoria Hospital
Bronze: Volunteer Drivers, Dundee and Angus
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Silver: Colin Muir, Ward 8, Royal Victoria Hospital
Bronze: Volunteer Drivers, Dundee and Angus
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Tayside Together Award
Gold: Reshaping Diabetes Care
Silver: Healing Spaces: Growing Wellbeing with Nature
Bronze: Specialist Palliative Care Service and Scottish Ambulance Service Partnership
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
Silver: Healing Spaces: Growing Wellbeing with Nature
Bronze: Specialist Palliative Care Service and Scottish Ambulance Service Partnership
This category is sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.