The NIHR CRN jointly hosts these awards with a range of institutions such as the Royal Colleges, charities and journals.  This year the event was held  on Wednesday 20 September. The event included nominations read out by presenters and guests, videos about the work of the NIHR and an update about programmes they support. 

Doctors, nurses and other research staff who are supported by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands were honoured at this years event. A number of colleagues from Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust were winners on the night, congratulations to all who received an award.

The full winners and highly commended colleagues across the region were:

Outstanding Research and Delivery Team Member

Winner: 

Katharine New, Cardiac Trials Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended:

Mark Ainsworth, Lead Research & Development Practitioner

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Alexina Fantato, Research Nurse Manager

Eye Research Group Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Shani McCoy, Senior Clinical Research Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Samantha Morris, Clinical Research Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Outstanding PI or Associate PI

Winner:

Sid Nagala, Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended:

Supriyo Basu, Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrine Speciality Doctor 

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Boyko Gerov, Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Louise Mew, Research Nurse 

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Exceptional Contribution to a Commercial Study

HARMONIE 

NIHR, NHS and primary care

Outstanding Allied Health Professional 

Joint winners:

Injung Jang, Clinical Research Practitioner

University of Oxford

Iona Jewitt-Sharpe, Clinical Research Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Outstanding CRN Core Team Member 

Joint winners:

Helen Collins, Research Delivery Manager

Mike Newbury, Information Systems Manager

Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Support Services

Winner: 

Clinical Trial Pharmacy Team

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 

Highly commended:

Shahista Hussain, Head of R&D Governance

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Research Rising Star

Winner: 

Korede Odusile, Cardiac Research Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended:

Asif Awan, Clinical Pharmacist

Melrose Surgery, Reading

Sarah Clews, Paediatric Research Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Research 

Winner: 

Sarah Kelly, Senior Research Nurse

Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford

Highly commended:

Rhiannon Collins, Paediatric Haematology Oncology Clinical Trials Team Leader

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Outstanding Research Team Leader

Winner: 

Antoanela Colda, Head of Research & Development

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Highly commended:

Rebecca Beckley, Research Coordinator

University of Oxford

Lisa Frankland

Lead Clinical Research Midwife, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Mari Kononen, Cardiac Research Sister

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Ruth Penn, Lead Research Nurse

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Outstanding CI

Lara Prisco, Consultant Anaesthetist and NeuroIntensivist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University of Oxford

Outstanding Member of Support Staff

Joint winners:

Amy Drawbridge, Senior Data Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rebecca Garfield, Lead Commercial Research Governance Facilitator

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Jo Jones, Senior Clinical Research Governance Facilitator

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Nick Raven, Senior Accountant

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Adam Swannell, Advanced Clinical Support Worker

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

All-round High Performing Team

Winner: 

Banbury Cross Health Centre Research Team

Highly commended:

DeLIVER team

University of Oxford

Nicola Higgins and Julie Tebbutt

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 

Research Nurse of the Year

Winner: 

Vicky Anderson 

Pangbourne Medical Practice, Berkshire

Highly commended:

Geraldine Hambrook

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Sabina Mahmood

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Alison Newton 

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Anna Rudenko

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Study of the Year

Winner: 

PETRUSHKA

University of Oxford

Highly commended:

SINAPPS2 

University of Cambridge

HARMONIE

NIHR, NHS and primary care.