North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted and proud to announce the return of its annual REACH Awards.
The 2025 awards will take place on 13 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Stoke-on-Trent. For those not able to attend in person, the whole event will be broadcast live via our social media and this website.
REACH (Recognising Excellence and Achievement in Combined Healthcare) celebrates our staff, service user representatives and carers over the past year.
Dr. Buki Adeyemo, Chief Executive, shared her thoughts:
“REACH truly embodies the best of Combined Healthcare and our vision to be Outstanding in ALL we do and HOW we do it.”
“We don’t just gather each year to hand out accolades and awards – as important as that is. We come together to have fun, reconnect with familiar colleagues, and meet new ones. It’s an opportunity to learn more about the incredible breadth and diversity of our work and how we do it.”
“The fantastic submissions we receive each year demonstrate the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement and innovation that burns brightly at Combined.”
“Being part of these Awards is the highlight of my year. I eagerly look forward to reading all the wonderful nominations we will receive and encourage everyone to submit as many as they can.”
How to make a nomination
The awards recognise outstanding achievements in the following categories:
- Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Leading with Compassion Award
- Learner of the Year Award
- Lived Experience Shining Star Award
- Partnership Award
- Proud to CARE Award (staff-voted award)
- Research and Innovation Award
- Rising Star Award
- Service User and Carer Council Award (nominations only by service users)
- Team of the Year Award
- Unsung Hero Award
- Chair’s Award (chosen by the Chair)
Our 2025 REACH sponsors
We are delighted to be presenting REACH in partnership with our new main event sponsor, Dedalus.
Commenting on their sponsorship of REACH 2025, Andrea Fiumicelli, Chairman of Dedalus Group, said:
“Dedalus is proud to support this year’s North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust’s REACH Awards and to celebrate the outstanding dedication and achievements of the Trust’s exceptional team. As the Trust’s strategic partner for 2025, we are honoured to stand alongside them on their clinical transformation journey, supporting the evolution of their Electronic Patient Record system. These awards reflect the passion and excellence that drive better patient care every day – an initiative that we are incredibly proud to be a part of. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Trust for many more years to come.”
We are also grateful for awards and event sponsorship from the following organisations:
- Browne Jacobson
- Interclass
- LEDsynergy
- Port Vale FC
- RLDatix
- Rowtype Printers Ltd
- SERCO
- Stoke City FC
- Town Hospitals Ltd
- UNISON
