About the Staff Reach Awards 2019
REACH (Recognising Excellence & Achievement in Combined Healthcare) celebrates our staff, service user representatives and carers over the past year.
To celebrate the fantastic work taking place across Combined Healthcare, our annual REACH Awards ceremony gave us all a chance to recognise our staff, carers and volunteers.
On 4 July 2019, we came together to award a winner and highly commended individual or team in 11 categories.
We were proud to have Jon Ashworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as our special guest and keynote speaker.
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Criteria
This brand-new award for 2019 recognises the contribution of staff and volunteers who have made a positive difference in developing greater diversity and inclusion. This might be improving access and experience to services or employment for people in disadvantaged or minority groups, improving quality of life or quality of working life.
Winner:
Step On Vocational Service
Highly Commended:
Lesley Faux/Tanisha Simpson
Tehsien Zaheer
Leading with Compassion Award
Criteria
This award recognises a member of staff who values and develops people, sees them as individuals and encourages working together for better lives through an open and honest approach. It recognises an individual who has demonstrated compassionate leadership with patients, colleagues or their wider team.
Winner:
Leah Benson
Highly Commended:
Wendy Thorley
Richard Bagnall
Sandra Storey
Partnership Award
Criteria
This award showcases how an individual or team can work in partnership to produce results to improve the lives of others. Successful individuals or teams will have broken down professional barriers across the trust and/or with partner organisations, leading to a positive impact on the experience of service users.
Winner:
LAC CAMHS Team
Highly Commended:
Primary Care Team – Moorcroft and Moss Green Surgeries
Dean Burgess/Andy Bough
Awake Craniotomy Service
Proud to CARE Award
Criteria
This award recognises someone who exemplifies our Proud to CARE values: compassionate, approachable, responsible and excellent. Staff vote to decide the final winner from a shortlist.
Winner:
Carole Rowley
Highly Commended:
Beth Condliffe
Brenda Pennington
Research and Innovation Award
Criteria
This award recognises innovation or achievement in research and development or practice which has a positive impact on mental health care or improves quality or value for money services through innovative approaches.
Winner:
DBT Team
Highly Commended:
Felicity Watkin/Phil Emery
Practice Education Team
Rising Star Award
Criteria
This award recognises emerging exceptional leaders who are exceeding expectations and making change happen. The award aims to recognise the influencers of today, and the senior leaders of tomorrow.
Winner:
Joanne Willis
Highly Commended:
Amy Davidson
Fiona Campbell
Service User and Carer Award Award
Criteria
Nominations can only be made by Service Users and Carers. This award values individual or teams who stand out from the crowd for being thoughtful, for listening and responding to our service users’ needs.
Winner (joint winners):
Wendy Dutton
Marie Barnett
Special award winner:
Maria Nelligan
Team of the Year Award
Criteria
This award is given to a team which shows, through their actions and approaches, how they work together to improve the lives of others and demonstrate creative approaches to problem solving.
Winner:
Nurse Prescribers (ADHD CAMHS Team)
Highly Commended (joint winners):
Mental Health Liaison Team
Family Group Ward 4
Unsung Hero Award
Criteria
This award pays tribute to an individual who has exceeded the expectations of their role with an outstanding attitude and behaviour. Working behind the scenes, or in a supportive role, they have a positive attitude and, through their actions, help to make a difference to others.
Winner:
Steve Jones
Highly Commended:
Sarah Tombs
Corrina Bentley
Adam Chambers
Valuemaker Award
Criteria
This award recognises someone who has really helped to improve value and reduce waste at the trust.
Winner:
Dave Norcup
Volunteer/Service User Representative of the Year Award
Criteria
This award pays tribute to someone who works to improve the lives of others. This award honours someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the patient or staff experience, from administrative support to customer care or fundraising.
Winner:
Craig Boulding
Highly Commended:
Linda Anderson
Russell Barratt
Tom Wilson
Chairman’s Award
Criteria
Chosen by the Chairman from the winners on the night, this award recognises and individual or team who embodies the trust’s values.
Winner:
Leah Benson
