THURSDAY, 19 DECEMBER, 2024

Immediate release

Finalists announced for record-breaking NHS Tayside STAR Awards

The six finalists in each category of the 2024-25 NHS Tayside STAR Awards have been announced.

It was a record-breaking year for nominations, with 1082 received across 11 categories, including two new categories – the Volunteer Award and the Tayside Together Award.

Following shortlisting and judging, the six finalists for each award were named today. The Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be announced at the glittering awards ceremony in the Apex City Quay Hotel on the evening of Friday, 28 February.

The finalists in this year’s STAR Awards are:

Clinical Staff Award (sponsored by Royal College of Nursing)

• Cheryl Cruickshanks, Community Mental Health Nurse, Dundonald Centre

• Fiona Thompson, Dental Nurse, Mobile Dental Unit

• Jacqueline Dunlop, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Ninewells Hospital

• Kevin Smith, Senior Charge Nurse, Rohallion Secure Care Clinic, Murray Royal Hospital

• Laura Donoghue, Renal Assistant Practitioner, Renal Ward, Ninewells Hospital

• Pauline Anderson, Acting Team Leader, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team, Carseview Centre

Support Staff Award (sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch)

• Elaine Sandeman, Medical Secretary, Tayside Adult Autism Consultancy Team, Alloway Centre

• Linda Allan, Domestic Assistant, Laboratory Block, Ninewells Hospital

• Maggie Reilly, Receptionist, Kingsway Care Centre

• Robert Wilkie, Laundry Assistant, Ninewells Hospital

• Rona Phillips, Angus Healthcare Chaplain, Spiritual Care Department

• Sarah Thomson, Health Promotion Officer, Kings Cross

Clinical Team Award (sponsored by Unite the Union)

• Clinical Investigation Unit, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU), Carseview Centre

• Neonatal Unit, Ninewells Hospital

• Ophthalmology, Area 6A, Ninewells Hospital

• Scottish Photobiology Service, Ninewells Hospital

• Ward 34 Haematology, Ninewells Hospital

Support Team Award (sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch)

• Cashier Team, Royal Victoria Hospital

• Estates and Support Team, Stracathro Hospital

• Laboratory Team (restorative, orthodontic and prosthodontics), Dundee Dental Hospital

• Patient Safety, Clinical Governance & Risk Management Team

• Safety and Flow Admin Team, Ninewells Hospital

• Soft Facilities, Pitlochry Community Hospital

Young Achiever Award (sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch)

• Demi Gallacher, Charge Nurse, Rohallion Secure Care Clinic, Murray Royal Hospital

• Emmy Wiggins, Speech and Language Therapist, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Erin Lees, Health and Outreach Worker, The Corner

• Rachael McWatt, Dental Nurse, Public Dental Service, Springfield Medical Centre

• Sara Young, Senior Pharmacy Technician, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Sarah McBride, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Centre for Child Health

Unsung Hero Award (sponsored by UNISON Tayside Healthcare Branch) 

• Alison Stuart, Midwife, Arbroath Infirmary

• Angela Gormley, Primary Care Link Worker, Health Inclusion Service, Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership

• Angela Hammond, Ward Clerk, Major Trauma Unit, Ninewells Hospital

• Heather Esplin, Healthcare Support Worker, Maternity, Ninewells Hospital

• Helen MacFarlane, Community Mental Health Nurse, Dundonald Centre

• Melissa Cullen, Pathway Coordinator, Princess Alexandra Centre, Ninewells Hospital

Innovation and Improvement Award (sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation)

• Kira Tubbs and Heather Payne, Paediatric Speech & Language Therapy, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Lisa Stallerbrass and Shannon Jamieson, Community Nurse Team Leads (Advanced Practitioners), Dundee

• Mental Health Education Officer Team, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

• Portable Fibroscan Team, Hepatology

• Rachel Hunt, Senior Nurse Acute Medicine, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Richard Hammond, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Ninewells Hospital

Inspiring Educator/Trainer Award (sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation)

• Claire Carden, Consultant Surgeon, Perth Royal Infirmary

• Clement Seeballuck, Honorary Specialty Dentist, Dundee Dental Hospital

• Eilidh Tannock, Mental Health Education Officer, Paediatrics, Centre for Child Health

• Gwen Gordon, Clinical Educator, Nursing Education, Ninewells Hospital

• Niall McCann, Specialist Radiographer, Ninewells Hospital

• Suzanne Whyte, Clinical Nurse Educator, Community Nursing, Perth Royal Infirmary

Social Impact and Global Citizenship Award (sponsored by NHS Credit Union)

• Donald Martin, Transport Fleet Officer/Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser, Royal Victoria Hospital

• Green Theatres Team

• Lesley Crichton, Consultant Anaesthetist, Ninewells Hospital

• Marianne White, Infant Feeding Advisor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ninewells Hospital

• Mobile Dental Unit

• Phillippa MacDonald, Health Promotion Officer, Public Health, Kings Cross

Tayside Together Award (sponsored by NHS Credit Union)

• AIMS (Addressing Inequalities in Maternity Services)

• DFN Project Search Ninewells

• End of Life Complex Care Group, Perth & Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership

• Integrated Therapy Team, Armitstead Child Development Centre

• MACH (Multi-Agency Consultation Hub), DDARS/Harm Reduction/Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership

• Mental Health Enhanced Community Support Hub, Angus Health & Social Care Partnership

Volunteer Award (sponsored by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation)

• Alison Perkins, Reception, Cornhill Macmillan Centre

• June Castles and Isobel Salmond, Hearing Aid drop in, Whitehills Health & Community Care Centre

• Morag Hamil, Physiotherapy, Royal Victoria Hospital

• Sara Oussidan, Art Tutor, Dudhope Young Peoples Inpatient Unit (YPU)

• Stefania Gkika, Ward 5, Royal Victoria Hospital

• William Shields, Music Therapist, Strathmartine Centre

Chief Executive Nicky Connor said, “I would like to thank everyone, whether a patient, carer, visitor or a colleague, who took the time to nominate. This year there has been a tremendous response with a record-breaking number of nominations received.

“Each finalist deserves this recognition due to their outstanding contributions to care within NHS Tayside. It was a very difficult task to choose the best of the best and my thanks go to the shortlisting and judging panels who, after careful deliberation, have chosen our finalists and awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze winners for each category.

“I would like to wish all the finalists good luck and look forward to celebrating their achievements on the night.”

The STAR Awards are supported by NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation and our category sponsors, UNISON, NHS Credit Union, Unite and Royal College of Nursing.

Contact:

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 424138