Our Celebrating Excellence awards recognise outstanding examples of care, compassion and expertise to support patients and colleagues.
Shortlisted teams come together at our annual awards event, which is a chance to recognise some of the many achievements that make us particularly proud of Newcastle Hospitals.
Each year we receive hundreds of nominations for our staff, volunteers and charity supporters.
Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025
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
