Our annual Recognising Excellence and Achievement in Combined Healthcare (REACH) Awards recognise Combined staff and teams, as well as volunteers and service user representatives who have made a truly outstanding contribution and gone above and beyond.
This year’s REACH Awards were held on 5 October, with a total of 12 awards presented from almost 300 nominations received – a record number.
The winners
Leading with Compassion Award (sponsored by Browne Jacobson)
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Winner – Chris Link
- Highly Commended – Maxine Tilstone and Karen Stone
Proud to CARE Award (sponsored by BBC Radio Stoke)
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Winner – Wendy Wardell
- Highly Commended – Carol Sylvester, Desi Summers and the NOAP Activity Workers
Volunteer/Service User Representative of the Year
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Winner – Hilda Johnson
- Highly Commended – Gabrielle Gay Hoban, New Beginnings, Linda Lock and John Davies
Developing People
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Winner, Lillian Machin
- Highly Commended – Alison Duffell and Jacqui Shenton
Innovation
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Winner – Stevan Thompson and Georgina Jackson
- Highly Commended – Access Team and Looked after Children Team
Valuemaker
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Winner – Jane Munton-Davies
- Highly Commended – Anne Wilson, Cath Walasiewicz and Jenny Washington, High Volume Users Service
Partnership (sponsored by RCN)
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Winner – Julia Ford
- Highly Commended – Glynis Harford and John Clayton from the MCP Team and North Staffs Voice for Mental Health
Unsung Hero (sponsored by Unison)
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Winner – Julie Fuller
- Highly Commended – Harplands Reception, Faye Rathbone, Gaynor Pearce and Gavin Bridgwood
Rising Star (sponsored by Town Hospitals)
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Winner – Mike Newton
- Highly Commended – Deborah Elson, Emma Mellor and Terri Wright
Team of the Year
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Winners – Community CAMHS and Substance Misuse
- Highly Commended – Diversity and Inclusion Team and RAID Team
Chairman’s Award
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Winner – Chris Link
You can still view the online stream of the REACH Awards via the Trust’s Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/NorthStaffsCombined/.