Each year the Trust recognises staff members and teams who are working in innovative ways to improve patient care, support quality improvements and help us to achieve our values of caring, safe and excellent.  Staff have been nominated across the Trust by colleagues and managers and in July winners in the following categories will be announced from the shortlist:

Chief Executive’s Innovation Award Shortlist

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Groups for Children with Hemiplegia – Oxfordshire Children’s Community Physiotherapy Service

Promoting Access to Health Services Volunteer Project – Luther Street Medical Centre, Oxford

Living with Bipolar Disorder Support Programme – Central West Community Health Team, Buckinghamshire

Kick the Habit Smoking Cessation Programme – Physiotherapy Team within Mental Health Services

Non-Conveyed Faller Pilot – Oxfordshire Falls Prevention Service

Systemic Assessment Clinics—City Central Community Mental Health Team, Oxfordshire

Nurse of the Year Award Shortlist

Holly Harman, Community Acute Service Manager, Buckinghamshire

Sarah Gardner, Clinical Lead for Community Tissue Viability Service

Carol Lowe, Dental Nurse/General Anaesthetic Co-ordinator

Sharon Ryan, Clinical Nurse Lead, Marlborough House Inpatient Unit, Swindon

Therapist of the Year Award Shortlist

Jill Higson, Occupational Therapist, Kimmeridge Ward

Christopher Long, PCAMHS Learning Disability Service

Health Care Assistant of the Year Award Shortlist

Fiona Johnston, Health Care Assistant, Community Acute Service, Buckinghamshire

Geraldine Southgate, Assistant Practitioner, Community Bladder and Bowel Service

Support Services Staff Member of the Year Award Shortlist

Katie Cleaver, Emergency Planning Lead

Yoma Okiti, Domestic Supervisor, Didcot Community Hospital

Care Programme Approach Awards

Oxford Adult North Community Mental Health Team

Swindon CAMHS Community Mental Health Team

Chairman’s Special Recognition Award

Maureen Cundell, Older Adult Community Psychiatric Nurse

Congratulations to all staff who have been shortlisted.  We look forward to announcing the winners later in July.