Winners
FEBRUARY 2023
Individual: Sarah Wilcock, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist. Read more.
Team: Opal Ward, Whiteleaf
Previous winners
JANUARY 2023
Individual: Kris Gach, Senior Mental Health Practitioner and Crisis Lead, Bucks CAMHS
Team: Self-created team of IT saviours in Oxfordshire mental health services
2022
DECEMBER 2022
Individual: Emma Croft, Interim Allied Health Professionals Lead – Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
Team: Clinical Systems Team
NOVEMBER 2022
Individual: Andy Robertson, Team Manager, Aylesbury Older Adults Community Mental Health Team
Team: Allen ward nursing team & Dr Tsatalou
OCTOBER 2022
Individual: Lisa Miller, Service Manager, BSW CAMHS – Keynsham
Team: Bucks Early Intervention Service – read more
SEPTEMBER 2022
Individual: Gavin Denny, Nursing Associate, Sapphire Ward, Whiteleaf Centre
Team: North Oxon CAMHS – more here
AUGUST 2022
Team: Mental Health team for Care Home Support Service
Individual: Yasmin Pritchard, Healthcare Assistant
JULY 2022
Team: Highfield Adolescent Unit
Individual: Rachel Hogan, Clinical lead CAMHS pharmacist
JUNE 2022
Team: Bucks Neuromodulation Team
Individual: Siobhan Bennett, End of Life Lead
MAY 2022
Team: Children’s Bowel and Bladder Service
Individual: Dr Caz Nahman
APRIL 2022
Team: Leys District Nurses
Individual: Rev Sally Horner, Deputy Head of Spiritual and Pastoral Care
MARCH 2022
Team: TalkingSpace Plus Outreach (BAME) team
Individual: Dr Amanda Elkin, Consultant Psychiatrist
FEBRUARY 2022
Team award: Warneford & Whiteleaf Our of Hours Co-ordination Team
Individual award: Tendai Mugariri, Clinical Lead, Witney EMU
JANUARY 2022
Team award: Individual Placement and Support Team (IPS)
Individual award: Beth Morphy, Involvement and Experience Team leader
2021
DECEMBER 2021
Team award: PPE Team
Individual award: Sandra Carnevale, Contact Support Worker, Bucks CAMHS Single Point of Access
NOVEMBER 2021
Team award: Infection Prevention & Control Team
Individual award: Mandy McKendry, Modern Matron
OCTOBER 2021
Team award: School Health Nursing and Immunisation Team
Individual award: Andrew Mutandwa, Buckinghamshire Recovery College Coordinator
SEPTEMBER 2021
Team award: Biscester District Nurses
Individual award: Kathryn Tolson, Named Nurse and Operational Manager for The Phoenix Team, the Looked After Children’s Service
“She has established herself as hard working, efficient, dedicated, enthusiastic and professional.” “He has helped to keep young people out of hospital and engaging with their community treatment plan.” “She injects positivity in the office.” “Nothing is too much trouble for her.” FEBRUARY 2019 “Kirsty goes above and beyond in her role.” “She goes beyond what is expected.” APRIL 2019 “She is fair, honest and treats everyone with the utmost respect.” MAY 2019 “She has always been an inspirational leader and keeps patients at the heart of what she does.” JUNE 2019 “He is always striving for the best and shows the highest level of commitment to everything he does.” JULY 2019 “Emma has proven herself time after time to be proactive and creative in her approach.” AUGUST 2019 “She has such knowledge with everything, and always goes above and beyond.” SEPTEMBER 2019 “Annie is always approachable and supportive and will make time to help colleagues even though she carries a heavy clinical and managerial load.” OCTOBER 2019 “He has such a proactive and conscientious approach to his work, and a great manner with patients.” NOVEMBER 2019 “He is always there for his team; he is fantastic and caring with patients.” DECEMBER 2029 “Unique spirit of compassion and care.” DECEMBER 2018 “The ward is a happier place when she is on shift. She strives for perfection and always succeeds.” NOVEMBER 2018 “She epitomises the trust values of ‘caring’ ‘safe’ and ‘excellent’.” OCTOBER 2018 “She has shown an exceptional level of perseverance and commitment to her role.” SEPTEMBER 2018 “Her warm, empathic and approachable personality has fostered strong working relationships.” AUGUST 2018 “Her ideas are innovative and she has been a most amazing asset to our service.” JULY 2018 JOANNE GAMBRELL JUNE 2018 “She sees patients of all ages independently in a service that can be very challenging and busy, and she does this with a smile.” MAY 2018 “Her kindness and sense of fun despite the demands of a busy service, make her an exceptional manager who we all look up to and admire.” APRIL 2018 “Laura cares about the service and support she provides, and this extends to the support she gives as a very valuable team member.” MARCH 2018 “She always goes the extra mile and has time for every query that you just quickly want to run past her.” FEBRUARY 2018 “She deserves to be recognised for her incredible, exceptional work and contribution to Sandford ward.” JANUARY 2018 “Her forward thinking and prompt actions have on occasion ensured that some acutely unwell patients have received the treatment they needed.”2020
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