MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER, 2020

IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NHS Tayside STARs celebrated virtually

The winners of NHS Tayside’s Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards have been announced virtually.

Due to take place at the Apex Hotel in Dundee on Friday, 29 May, the Awards ceremony was unfortunately postponed due to COVID-19. The decision was made to move this year's ceremony virtually, which can be viewed here.

The awards have been running for four 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.

NHS Tayside Chief Executive, Grant Archibald, said, “It’s been an extraordinary year and I would like to thank all of our staff for the outstanding job they have done throughout the current year.
 
“We were keen to mark this year’s STAR Awards, despite our ceremony in May being cancelled. We hope our staff enjoy our virtual ceremony, and we hope to celebrate with all of our finalists very soon.”
 
Chair of the Tayside NHS Board, Lorna Birse-Stewart, said, “We were absolutely delighted with the number of nominations we received at the start of the year and I would like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate someone.
 
“Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists, you are a shining example of the work that goes on at NHS Tayside and I applaud each and every one of you."

The winners were:

Young Achiever:

• Gold: Kelly Duffy, Staff Nurse, Ward 26, Ninewells Hospital

• Silver: Mark Mitchell, Healthcare Assistant, Ward 3, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Bronze: Mostafa Khalil, FY1, Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital

Inspiring Educator/Trainer:

• Gold: Shawkat Hasan, GP, Grove Health Centre

• Silver: Debbie Baldie, Senior Nurse, Research & Development, Ninewells Hospital

• Bronze: Mike Carlin, Speech and Language Therapy Senior Clinical Support Worker

Innovation and Improvement:

• Gold: Child Protection Team, Wallacetown Health Centre

• Silver: Mostafa Khalil, FY1, Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital

• Bronze: Specialist Audiologists, Audiology, Kings Cross

Global Citizenship Award:

• Gold: Sonali Tarafdar, Consultant, Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital 

• Silver: The Scottish Emergency Medicine Malawi Project Team

• Bronze: Sean Laverick, Consultant, Maxillofacial, Ninewells Hospital

Outstanding Individual (Clinical):

• Gold: Busi Mooka, Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Ninewells Hospital

• Silver: Lauren Gall, Staff Nurse, Mulberry Unit, Carseview Centre

• Bronze: Alison White, Consultant, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

Outstanding Individual (Non-Clinical):

• Gold: Maggie McMillan, Ward Assistant, Medicine for the Elderly, Ninewells Hospital

• Silver: Kirsty Reilly, Ward Assistant, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

• Bronze: Mary Coull, Clerical Officer, Dundee Dental Hospital

Outstanding Team (Clinical):

• Gold: Nursing and Medical team, Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital

• Silver: Assisted Conception Unit, Ninewells Hospital 

• Bronze: Audiology Department, Kings Cross

Outstanding Team (Non-Clinical):

• Gold: Anxiety In Motion, CAMHS

• Silver: Diet Cooks, Royal Victoria Hospital

• Bronze: Medical Microbiology, Virology Labs, Ninewells Hospital

Unsung Hero:

• Gold: Morag Hambleton, Physiotherapist, Arbroath Infirmary

• Silver: Yvonne Merchant, Healthcare Assistant, Gynaecology, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Bronze: Roberto Cassani, Community Nurse, Out of Hours, Perth Royal Infirmary

Chair’s Award (Clinical):

• Elaine Henry, Consultant, Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital

Chair’s Award (Non-Clinical):

• Spiritual Care

Contact:

Cara Longmuir

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 470716