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Lincoln Gombedza, Practice Education Facilitator and Registered Learning Disability Nurse, wins Bronze Nurse of the Year Award

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We are delighted to announce that Lincoln Gombedza, Practice Education Facilitator and Registered Learning Disability Nurse, has received the Bronze Nurse of the Year Award at the British Journal of Nursing Awards 2026.

This highly prestigious award is presented to those who have made an outstanding achievement in nursing this year.

This fantastic national recognition reflects Lincoln’s leadership, innovation, and contribution to nursing practice, education, and digital development.

Lincoln’s work continues to make an important impact locally, nationally and internationally, and we are proud to see his achievements recognised through this extremely well-deserved award.

From everyone at Combined Healthcare, huge congratulations to Lincoln!

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Combined Healthcare, alongside other organisations within Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, are looking for organisations that are key contributors to serving our community’s health and social needs for our local population who would be interested in providing stretch placements for the 2026-2027 cohort of the High Potential Scheme (HPS).
Colleagues pose for a photo at the Oliver McGowan training recruitment day

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On Thursday 4 June 2026 Combined Healthcare hosted an Oliver McGowan Training Recruitment Day. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training.  All colleagues at Combined Healthcare are required to complete the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. To help facilitate the sessions, the Trust is looking to employ more experts with lived experience of autism or learning disability, to support this essential training as co-facilitators.
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