Celebrating Excellence Awards 2022 - Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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When we hosted our first Celebrating Excellence Awards in 2019, no-one would have guessed that a global pandemic was just around the corner and that the NHS would face one of the toughest periods in its history.

It is remarkable to think that COVID-19 has now been with us over two years. During that time, our team here in Newcastle came together like never before and we will all take those shared experiences with us as we face our next challenges.

In this spirit of moving forwards, it gives us great pleasure to launch our 2022 Awards and finally announce that nominations are once again open!

Celebrating our success is so important and, while we often focus on the things we want to improve, we should also take time to reflect on the things we do so well.

It’s an opportunity to show appreciation for the outstanding work our staff do, day in and day out – whether that’s in our hospitals or the community, in clinical areas or recognising those unsung heroes who play an essential role behind the scenes.

We hope this going to be a key annual event in the calendar and thanks to the generosity of our sponsors we’re holding a gala awards evening at the Civic Centre on Friday 30 September.

There are 14 awards you can nominate colleagues for and everyone working in the Trust should be eligible for at least one category. We’re also giving people the opportunity to recognise the huge contribution of our volunteers and fundraisers.

This event will also be the culmination of our FlourishAtNewcastleHospitals theme for September – #ThankYou month – where there will be lots of opportunities to recognise and celebrate colleagues.

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.

We are so looking forward to raising a glass to them all.

Deadline for nominations is Monday 4 July 2022

Award Categories

Nominations can be submitted online or by completing this form. You can nominate staff who are directly employed by Newcastle Hospitals or jointly employed with a partner organisation.

The deadline for entries is 5pm on Monday 4 July 2022.

Submit a nomination here!

You can also nominate members of the public for the Charity Supporter of the Year and Volunteer of the Year awards.

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

Unsung Heroes – Team of the Year

For a support (non-clinical) team or individual 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

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 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

Given the challenges facing the NHS, we need to think differently about how we work and support our patients to ensure we are in the strongest possible position to address them. This award is for an individual or team who has developed new innovative products, services or initiatives in healthcare that has improved the clinical or non-clinical service they provide.

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 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.

Championing Equality

For an individual or team who has made a difference in creating an inclusive environment at Newcastle Hospitals, in which diverse employees can work together and feel valued.

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.

What Matters to You Award

For a team or individual who have taken action to create a positive working environment in the trust, where staff are listened to and are able to have an influence.