We had a great evening on Friday at our awards ceremony celebrating all of the amazing examples of care, compassion and expertise to support our patients and colleagues. It was great to come together and recognise all the things to be proud of at Newcastle Hospitals.
We received hundreds of nominations for our staff, volunteers and charity supporters and you were all winners in our eyes.
A huge congratulations to all of our winners.
Team of the Year (Frontline/clinical/clinical support)
Winner: Ward 49 – Respiratory support unit
Clinician of the Year (Frontline/clinical/clinical Support)
Winner: Lizzy Zabrocki, nurse specialist for end-of-life care in the palliative care service
Team of the Year (Support and corporate services)
Winner: Work-based learning team
Unsung Hero (Support and corporate services)
Winner: Hannah Potter, hospital youth worker at The Great North Children’s Hospital
Rising Star
Winner: David Coxon, trust energy manager
Partnership Working
Winner: TAPER2 team, opioid deprescribing
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Winner: Jade Ryles, nurse specialist, paediatric neuro-oncology
Innovation, Transformation and Research
Winner: Artificial intelligence to improve the identification and management of thromboembolism
The Shine Award (Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle)
Winner: Green prescribing intervention to lower liquid amoxicillin use (GPILL) team
Staff Experience
Championing Equality
Winner: HIV stigma team
Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Roger Bishop, volunteer in the Northern Centre for Cancer Care
Charity Supporter of the Year
Winner: Miles for Margot
Chair’s award
Winner: Amy Boath and Andrea McGhin
Chief Executive’s award
Winner: Mitochondrial donation team
