2018 winners

The judges had a difficult time shortlisting 15 categories.

They identified Highly Commended and Winners for 13 of our 15 categories. Our Healthcare Hero Award was a special NHS70 category and was presented to a very special nominee at the event held in May 2018.

Our fifteenth category was Unsung Hero and everyone at the event voted for their hero using Slido. It was incredibly close!

Below you can view the winners for each category and well as the photo gallery. We look forward to the 2019 awards!

2018 winners

Achievement in Learning and Development

Winner
Fleur Whitfield, Vocational Specialist

Highly Commended
Aamer Sarfraz, Director of Medical Education and Angela Pendleton, Medical Education Manager

Judges
Vincent Badu, Director of Transformation
Christina Shaw, Director of Communications
David Cousins, Experts by Experience Research Group.

Achievement in Research

Winner
Agostina Secchi, Clinical Pharmacist

Highly Commended
Sarah Cooper, Trainee Forensic Psychologist

Judges
Jacquie Mowbray-Gould, Chief Operating Officer
Michele Curtis, ICT Service Manager

Best Team Improvement Award

Winner
Medway Liaison Psychiatry Team

Highly Commended
Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Service (CJLDS) – Outreach Team

Judges
Rosarii Harte, Deputy Medical Director
Julie Fuller, Peer Support Worker

Carer Contribution Award

Winner
Cheryl and Chris Ives

Highly Commended
Louis Coelho

Judges
Rod Ashurst, Non-Executive Director
Mike Kingham, Assistant Medical Director

Healthcare Hero Award

Winner
Dr Bill Bamber, Consultant Psychiatrist

Judges
Helen Greatorex, Chief Executive
Jennie Cogger, Deputy Director for Workforce and Development
Adam Crick, Peer Support Worker

High Performance Award

Winner
Nandini Shevill Teeluck, Vocational Specialist

Highly Commended
The Allington Centre Multidisciplinary Team

Judges
Ann-Marie Dean, Non-Executive Director
Teresa Barker, Deputy Nursing Director
Tee Nixon, service user.

Leadership Award

Winner

Pam Wooding, Recovery Practice Lead

Highly Commended
Holly Brown, Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Service, Outreach Team Leader

Judges
Jackie Craissati, Non-Executive Director
Paula Campbell, Head of Service Community Care East Kent
Matthew Cordes, service user

Learning from Listening Award

Winner
Leonie Down, Senior Occupational Therapist

Highly Commended
Janet Hatch, Woodchurch Manager

Judges
Vicky Stevens, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Amanda Godley, Speak Up CIC

Outstanding Support Service Award

Winner
Psychiatric Intensive Care Liaison Team

Highly Commended
Nigel Lowther, Assistant Director of Information and Performance

Judges
Andrew Ling, Chairman
Hannah Smith, Deputy Director of Quality and Safety.

Partnership Award

Winner
Katherine Holmes, Matron of A&E Emergency Care, Maidstone Hospital

Highly Commended
Pam Wooding, Recovery Practice Lead

Judges
Nigel Ashurst, Assistant Medical Director
Stan Brooks, Apprentice
Georgia Smart, Apprentice

Patient Contribution Award

Winner
David Cousins

Highly Commended
Henry Cockburn

Judges
Professor Catherine Kinane, Executive Medical Director
Lona Lockerbie, Forensics and Specialist Services Director
Keith Jennings, carer

Patient Safety Award

Winner
Charlene Hayward, Team Manager Liaison Psychiatry

Highly Commended
Teresa Vallely-Joseph, Physical Health Nurse Lead

Judges
Venu Branch, Non Executive Director,
Sheila Stenson, Executive Director of Finance

Quality and Patient Experience Award

Winner
Lara Banks, Physical Health Nurse, Boughton Ward

Highly Commended
Christine Button, Lead Healthcare Worker

Judges
Sandra Goatley, Director of Organisational Development
Phil Lawrence, Director of Contracting, Performance and Information

Unsung Hero

Winner
Amy Bramwell, Deputy Ward Manager

Highly Commended
Michael Vernon, Volunteer and Activities Coordinator
Laura Kennedy, Communications and Marketing Officer
Silvia Ciobanu, Healthcare Worker

Judges:
Mary Mumvuri, Executive Director of Nursing
Kirsten Lawson, Interim Assistant Medical Director for Community Recovery
David Hough, service user