STAR Awards

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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