BRITAIN’S Got Talent judge Amanda Holden made a surprise appearance at the annual Staff Excellence Awards for London North-West University Healthcare NHS Trust at Wembley Stadium.
She was invited by trust chief executive Pippa Nightingale, who assisted in the birth of one of Amanda’s children when she worked as a midwife.
More than 600 staff attended the ceremony, which attracted more than 900 nominations across the trust, which includes Central Middlesex, Ealing, St Mark's and Northwick Park hospitals.
This included nominations from patients and members of the public.
Winners of the 14 award categories were:
Women’s and Children’s
Jacks Place team
Emergency and Ambulatory Care
Maria Doyle, Discharge Co-ordinator, Acute Medical Unit
Integrated Clinical Services
Olivia Stewart, Senior MRI Radiographer
Integrated Medicine
TB services
Surgery
Sandy Young, Critical Theatre Manager
St. Mark’s
Hibo Abdullahi, Registered Nurse
Unsung Hero
Sohail Sardar, IT Engineer
Quality and Improvement
Virtual Ward Programme team
Volunteer of the Year Beryl Carr Award
Youth buddy volunteers
Fundraiser of the Year
Krystel Copeland, Assistant General Manager, breast service
Learner of the Year
Michelle Preston, Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist
HEART Hero Special Recognition Award
Andy Mahony, Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Evie Mensah, Consultant Eye Surgeon and Anu Obaro, Consultant Gastrointestinal Radiologist
Central Middlesex Hospital site
Lifetime Achievement
Prof Mitch Blair
Team of the Year
Radiology Ultrasound Academy
Beryl Carr had the Volunteer of the Year category renamed in her honour as the NHS’s longest serving volunteer at the age of 101.
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