We are pleased to announce the launch of the Celebrating Excellence Awards 2024!
It has been a very difficult and challenging year for staff working across the organisation and this has been reinforced through the findings of the CQC report, staff survey and recent roadshows and focus groups.
While action is being taken to put things right quickly, we also know that behind the headlines, our staff continue to do incredible things in their day-to-day work.
This year, more than ever, it’s important we capture that to give people an opportunity to reflect – and remember – some the things we are doing well by highlighting some of the great work happening across Newcastle Hospitals.
The awards are all about recognising those who – despite our current challenges – still go over and above to support our patients and each other.
This is a night of people coming together to share their achievements, for us to say thank you and to help build some of the pride back into our organisation.
There are 12 categories you can nominate colleagues and as always, everyone working in the trust should be eligible for at least one category. We are also giving people the opportunity to recognise the huge contribution our volunteers and charity supporters make to the trust.
This is now a key annual event in the calendar and thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and support of Newcastle Hospitals Charity, we will be holding a gala evening at St James’ Park on Friday 27 September 2024.
So please tell us who you think deserves to be recognised for the real difference they make to patients or the people they work with.
The closing date for nominations is Friday 7 June 2024.
You can submit a nomination for the Celebrating Excellence Awards online and we will be distributing paper nomination forms out to reception areas in the Trust.
Celebrating Excellence Awards 2024 award categories
Team of the Year (Frontline / Clinical / Clinical Support)
For a frontline, clinical or clinical support team committed to harm free care that can demonstrate excellence in:
- Improving a service
- Managing a difficult issue or
- Implementing a service change that benefits patients.
Clinician of the Year (Frontline / Clinical / Clinical Support)
For an individual that can demonstrate excellence in:
- Improving a service
- Managing a difficult issue or
- Implementing a service change that benefits patients.
Team of the Year (Support and Corporate Services)
For a support (non-clinical) team that can demonstrate excellence in:
- Improving a service
- Managing a difficult issue
- Implementing a service change that benefits its “customers”, or
- Supporting a clinical team to implement a service change that benefits patients.
Unsung Hero (Support and Corporate Services)
This award is for an individual who goes that extra mile, demonstrating excellence in providing non-clinical services, and who puts people at the heart of everything they do.
Rising Star
As an organisation, we want to be as supportive as possible and provide an environment in which people can flourish. This award is in recognition of an individual who, early in their Newcastle Hospitals career, is making a significant impact and contribution to the Trust and the delivery of our services.
Partnership Working
For a team that can demonstrate excellence in working in partnership to improve or change a service for the benefit of patients. The partnership working could be between teams within the trust, or with colleagues from other organisations.
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
We work hard to make sure that we deliver the highest standards of care in the NHS with a clear focus on quality and patient safety. This award is for a team or individual that has driven a quality or patient safety initiative demonstrating real change and improvement to their service or practice.
Innovation, Transformation and Research
At Newcastle Hospitals we value research and are always seeking to learn and to create and apply new knowledge for the benefit of patients and colleagues. This award is for a team or individual that can demonstrate excellence in developing and implementing an innovation, transformation programme or area of research that has improved the clinical or non-clinical services they provide.
The Shine Award (Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle)
In 2019, Newcastle Hospitals become the first healthcare organisation to declare a Climate Emergency. This award is for a team, or individual, that has successfully demonstrated a reduction in the environmental impact of their service or the wider organisation.
Staff Experience
For a team or individual who has made a huge impact in supporting our staff and taken action to create a positive working environment in the trust, where staff are listened to and are able to have an influence.
Championing Equality
For an individual or team who has made a difference in creating a fairer or more inclusive environment at Newcastle Hospitals, for staff, patients and/or local communities.
Volunteer of the Year
For an individual, not directly employed by the Trust, who clearly demonstrates our core value ‘we care and are kind’ through their volunteering efforts, making a positive contribution to our services or to the lives of patients.
Charity Supporter of the Year
For an individual or team who has made a substantial contribution to assisting wards or services deliver the highest quality of care to patients through their own generous donations or support they give to a charity for the benefit of Newcastle Hospitals.
