FRIDAY, 31 JULY, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STAR Awards finalists announced

The finalists in NHS Tayside’s Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards 2020 have been announced.

Nominations for the STAR Awards 2020 and the judging process were completed before the pandemic and prior to the Scottish Government’s lockdown restrictions. Judges had received a record breaking number of nominations with over 900 nominations from patients, relatives, members of the public and staff.

The awards offer staff and the public a chance to nominate an individual, service or team for delivering outstanding patient care or going the extra mile in their job. There are also two new Chair Awards chosen by Chair of the Board, Lorna Birse-Stewart.

Mrs Lorna Birse-Stewart, said, “The STAR Awards are an opportunity for staff and the public to show appreciation for the hard work, commitment and dedication of our health and social care staff across Tayside.

“I’m delighted that we can announce the finalists in this year’s awards. However, it is very disappointing that we had no alternative other than to postpone this year’s STAR Awards ceremony.
 
“It is vitally important that we have the opportunity to celebrate our 2020 finalists, however the wellbeing and safety of our staff, and all those attending, is of the utmost importance and this will be at the forefront of our minds when we are planning the eventual ceremony.
 
“I look forward to celebrating with our finalists as soon as we can arrange a new date.”

The awards ceremony had been planned for May and was to be held in the Apex Hotel in Dundee.

The finalists are:

Innovation and Improvement

Child Protection Team, Wallacetown Health Centre

Mostafa Khalil, FY1, Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital

Non-fatal overdose response team

Rohallion staff and patient team

Russell Duncan, Consultant, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Specialist Audiologists, Audiology, Kings Cross

Inspiring Educator/Trainer

Cheryl Ferguson, Oral Health Educator

Debbie Baldie, Senior Nurse, Research & Development, Ninewells Hospital

Eleanor Matthew, Registrar, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Kathryn Williams, Radiographer, Stracathro Hospital

Mike Carlin, Speech and Language Therapy Senior Clinical Support Worker

Shawkat Hasan, GP, Grove Health Centre

Young Achiever

Courtney Graham, Staff Nurse, Ward 2, Ninewells Hospital

Donna Donald, Staff Nurse, Prosen Unit, Whitehills Health and Community Centre

Kelly Duffy, Staff Nurse, Ward 26, Ninewells Hospital

Louise Cromar, Student Midwife, Arbroath Infirmary

Mark Mitchell, Healthcare Assistant, Ward 3, Perth Royal Infirmary

Mostafa Khalil, FY1, Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital

Global Citizenship

Jane Macaskill, Consultant, Surgery, Ninewells Hospital

Russell Duncan, Consultant, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Naomi Lungu, FY2, Surgery, Ninewells Hospital

Sean Laverick, Consultant, Maxillofacial, Ninewells Hospital

Sonali Tarafdar, Consultant, Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital

Wendy McMullen, Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ninewells Hospital

Unsung Hero

Elizabeth Robb, Community Support Worker, General Adult Psychiatry

Lesley Fraser, Nursery Nurse, Ward 30, Ninewells Hospital

Mary Coull, Clerical Officer, Dundee Dental Hospital

Morag Hambleton, Physiotherapist, Arbroath Infirmary

Roberto Cassani, Community Nurse, Out of Hours, Perth Royal Infirmary

Yvonne Merchant, Healthcare Assistant, Gynaecology, Perth Royal Infirmary

Outstanding Team (Clinical)

Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital

Audiology Department, Kings Cross

ICU & Major Trauma Ward, Ninewells Hospital

Medicine for the Elderly team, Ninewells Hospital

Mental Health Nursing Team, Moredun Ward, Murray Royal Hospital

Nursing and Medical team, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Outstanding Team (Non-clinical)

Anxiety In Motion, CAMHS

Diet Cooks, Royal Victoria Hospital

Estates Team, Perth Royal Infirmary

Manual Handling Team, Kings Cross

Medical Microbiology, Virology Labs, Ninewells Hospital

Tayside Children and Young People’s Speech & Language Therapy Service Administration team

Outstanding Individual (Clinical)

Alison White, Consultant, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Busi Mooka, Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Ninewells Hospital

Carol Morgan, Support Worker, Dudhope Young People's Unit

Dawn Barrie, Lead Clinical Technologist, Nuclear Medicine, Ninewells Hospital

Lauren Gall, Staff Nurse, Mulberry Unit, Carseview Centre

Sara Cumming, Midwife, Perth Royal Infirmary

Outstanding Individual (Non-clinical)

Amy McArtney, Domestic Assistant, Domestic Services, Ninewells Hospital

Hilary Hill, Domestic Assistant, Coronary Care Unit, Ninewells Hospital

Kirsty Reilly, Ward Assistant, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Maggie McMillan, Ward Assistant, Medicine for the Elderly, Ninewells Hospital

Mary Coull, Clerical Officer, Dundee Dental Hospital

Wendy Meldrum, AHP Support Officer, Allied Health Professionals, Kings Cross

Chair Award (Clinical)

Elaine Henry, Consultant, Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital

Emergency Department Nursing Team, Perth Royal Infirmary

Nicola Gunn, Senior Charge Nurse, Surgical HDU, Ninewells Hospital

Chair Award (Non-clinical)

Outpatient Reception Team, Perth Royal Infirmary

Public Health Flu Vaccination Team

Spiritual Care

Contact:

Cara Longmuir

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 740716