Dr Maxime Taquet has been named the Core Psychiatric Trainee of the Year in the Royal College of Psychiatrists RCPsych Awards 2022.
This is the third national RCPsych award Max has received in five years: he was awarded the Foundation Doctor of the Year in 2020 and Medical Student of the Year in 2017 – quite a hat trick!

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Francesca Battisti at the Cotswold House Eating Disorder Service in Marlborough has become highly commended in Oxford Health’s Exceptional People Awards for her motivating leadership and ‘we can do this’ attitude.

Nursing associate and PEACE Champion Gavin Denny from Sapphire ward, Whiteleaf Centre, was awarded the Exceptional People Award for his fantastic people skills.

BEE Awards stand for ‘Be excellent every day’ and celebrate Oxford Health’s Allied Health Professionals and social workers. Community dietitian Jayne Lewis was crowned as the Trust’s first winner, along with highly commended AHPs: : post COVID rehabilitation coordinator Emma Tucker and dietitian Sally Burne.

Healthy Minds Operational Team were all smiles when they celebrated becoming highly commended in the August round of Oxford Health’s Exceptional People Awards.

Clinical research nurse Balaji Ranjendran and Amber ward deputy ward manager Aderonke Olaewe became highly commended in our August round of Exceptional People Awards.

Sarah Cellan Jones, occupational therapist and assessment team lead in the Witney Adult Mental Health Team became highly commended in the June round of Exceptional People Awards.

ReConnect, part of the Bucks adult mental health perinatal pathway, were very pleased to hear that they had become highly commended in the June round of Exceptional People Awards.

Oxfordshire CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Conditions Service (NDC) became highly commended in the Exceptional People Awards for June and celebrated their recognition in the team meeting.

Individual award for Siobhan Bennet, and team of the month award for the Bucks Neuromodulation Team.