FRIDAY, 24 MAY, 2019

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PHOTO ATTACHED – NHS Tayside STAR Awards winners

NHS Tayside STARs celebrated

The winners of NHS Tayside’s Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards were announced yesterday (Thursday, 23 May) at a celebration event held at the Apex Hotel in Dundee.

The awards have been running for three years and offer staff and the public a chance to nominate an individual, service or team in one of six categories for delivering outstanding patient care or going the extra mile in their job. This year two new categories were added - the Chairman’s Award and the Global Citizenship Award.

The finalists in each category were invited to the ceremony where the gold, silver and bronze winners were presented with awards and certificates.

The ceremony was hosted by Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Healthcare Quality and Strategy Directorate with the Scottish Government.

NHS Tayside Chairman John Brown said, “It has been fantastic to see the hard work and dedication of NHS Tayside staff recognised at this event. It is a great honour to be nominated by colleagues and members of the public and I would like to congratulate everyone who won an award, all of our finalists and nominees."

NHS Tayside Chief Executive Grant Archibald said, “The people of Tayside have really supported these awards by nominating individuals, teams and services in their hundreds and this reflects the high regard our committed staff are held in by local communities. We know that being recognised in these awards is very much appreciated by staff and I would like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate. I would like to offer my congratulations to the finalists you should all feel very proud of yourselves indeed.”

The STAR Awards were delivered in partnership with Tayside Health Fund and the Apex Hotel.

The winners were:

Inspiring Educator:

• Gold: Michael Carlin, Speech & Language Clinical Support Worker, Centre for Child Health

• Silver: Nicola Richardson, Allied Health Professions Practice Educator and Teaching Lead

• Bronze: Fiona Reid, Macmillan Specialist Physiotherapist, Cornhill Macmillan Centre, PRI

Quality/Service Improvement:

• Gold: Amanda Kean, Senior Charge Midwife, Ward 38, Ninewells Hospital

• Silver: UNITE Team (NICU/Ward 38/Labour Suite) Ninewells Hospital

• Bronze: Dr Scott Jamieson, GP Prescribing Lead, Angus Health and Social Care Partnership

Innovation in Practice:

• Gold: Intelligent Liver Function Testing Team

• Silver: Dr Elizabeth Connor, Consultant Dental & Maxillofacial Radiologist, Dundee Dental Hospital

• Bronze: AIM - Anxiety in Motion, Centre for Child Health

Global Citizenship Award:

• Gold: Jean Ngoie, Head of Instrumentation and Clinical Engineering, Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital

• Silver: Pam Wilson, Senior Charge Nurse, Out Of Hours Service

• Bronze: Gwen Gordon, Clinical Educator, Nursing Education

Outstanding Individual (Clinical):

• Gold: Alexis Brain, Senior Charge Nurse, Ward 1, PRI

• Silver: Michael Carlin, Speech & Language Clinical Support Worker, Centre for Child Health

• Bronze: Lynn Sutherland, Occupational Therapist/Complementary Therapy Coordinator, Roxburghe House, Royal Victoria Hospital

Outstanding Individual (Non-Clinical):

• Gold: Fiona McGrath, Health Services Link Worker, The Corner

• Silver: Wayne Brown, Site Manager, Ninewells Hospital

• Bronze: Maureen Forsyth, Ward Assistant, Ward 3, PRI

Outstanding Team:

• Gold: Gynaecology Team, PRI

• Silver: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ninewells Hospital

• Bronze: Glenlaw House, Kings Cross

Chairman’s Award:

• Communications and Engagement Team

Contact:

Anna Michie

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 424138