Former star of ‘Loose Women’ Carol McGiffin helped make an event celebrating the achievements of staff and volunteers from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) extra special on Friday evening.
The Trust held their annual Staff Stars Awards event at Oakwood House in Maidstone to celebrate winners and runners-up in a number of categories, recognising those who always go above and beyond expectations in their roles. Carol joined Chief Executive, Jim Lusby, and Chairman, David Highton, on stage to help present the awards to over 30 members of staff.
A charity raffle on the night raised over £1,000 for blood cancer charity, Bloodwise, which was nominated by Carol to receive the proceeds raised.
Full details of the winners and award categories are detailed below.
Patient First
Runner up – Individual: Amy Duncan, Reception, Maidstone
Winner – Individual: Stephanie McKinley, Clinical Research Team
Runner up – Team: Haematology and Oncology Day Unit, TWH
Winner – Team: Community Midwifery Support Workers
Respect
Runner up – Individual: Claire Riddle, Team Leader, W&C, TWH
Winner – Individual: Ethel Candelaria, A&E, TWH
Runner up – Team: Maidstone Orthopaedic Unit
Winner – Team: Pye Oliver Ward
Innovation
Runner up – Individual: Sarah Knight, Maternity, TWH
Winner – Individual: Debbie Cay, Theatre Practitioner, Maidstone
Runner up – Team: Delivery Suite, TWH
Winner – Team: Chaucer Ward
Delivery
Runner up – Individual: Catherine Galloway, CT Superintendent, TWH
Winner – Individual: Susan Powley, Maternity IT and Projects Lead, TWH
Runner up – Team: Finance Team
Winner – Team: ENPs, A&E
Excellence
Runner up – Individual: Dr Conn Sugihara, Cardiologist, Maidstone
Winner – Individual: Julia Martin (Reed), Pharmacist, Maidstone
Runner up – Team: John Day Ward, Maidstone
Winner – Team: Surgical Assessment Unit, TWH
Kent Messenger Newspaper Hospital Heroes Award
Winner: ITU Maidstone
Courier Newspaper Hospital Heroes Award
Winner: Jackie Tyler
Special Recognition Award
Winner: Leighann Mitchell, Sister, Stroke Unit, Maidstone
Chairman’s Award
Winner: Danielle Tolley, Therapeutic Radiotherapy Support Worker
Volunteer of the year
Runner Up: Valerie Blackman, Chaplaincy
Winner: Daphne Springett, Neurology, Maidstone
Team of the Year
Runner Up: League of Friends, Maidstone
Winner: Maidstone Short Stay Surgical Unit
Employee of the Year
Runner Up: Sakheleni Makena, Acting Ward Manager, Stroke
Winner: Kate Holmes, A&E
Ends
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More photos are available on request. TWH denotes Tunbridge Wells Hospital.