Our Health Heroes celebrates its 10th year!
The Our Health Heroes Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary in style with winners from across the country being recognised for their contributions to the NHS, health and care.
The prestigious awards, which took place in London on Wednesday 18 June, recognise staff working in healthcare, often behind the scenes in support of medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals.
NHS Employers was proud to once again sponsor the awards. Assistant director of workforce solutions, Sam Owen, presenting the winner and runners up of the Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Healthcare with their trophies. This year's gold award went to Nyree Gledhill of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, for her contributions to the trust over a number of years.
Chair of the NHS Alliance, Victor Adebowale, presented an honorary award to former health secretary Alan Milburn.
Visit the Skills for Health website for more information, and view all the winners and runners-up below.
The winners
Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Healthcare – sponsored by NHS Employers
- Nyree Gledhill – Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust GOLD
- Susan Cook – Surrey Downs Health & Care SILVER
- Mary Teresa Mackle – Southern Health and Social Care Trust BRONZE
Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by SFJ Awards
- Gemma Longhurst – East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust GOLD
- Ethan Marshall – Practice Plus Group (HMP Featherstone) SILVER
- Kathryn Robinson – Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust BRONZE
Clinical Support Worker
- Gnai Kareema Mathias – University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust GOLD
- Chloe Wallingford – Modality Partnership SILVER
- Alexander Wheeler – Claire House Children’s Hospice BRONZE
Healthcare Manager of the Year
- Jeremias Sion – Baking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust GOLD
- Rianna Wallis – Dewerstone Medical Group SILVER
- Fiona Micheli – Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust BRONZE
Healthcare Volunteer of the Year
- Tony Galley – Modality Partnership GOLD
- Tony Kelly – Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust SILVER
- David Layfield – North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust BRONZE
Operational Support Worker of the Year
- Kerry Haughian – Southern Health and Social Care Trust GOLD
- Kim Ashcroft – Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management SILVER
- Chloe McCamphill – Nottingham University NHS Foundation Trust BRONZE
Best Healthcare Workforce Collaboration
- West Kent Health and Care Partnership WINNER
- Staffordshire General Practice Nursing Foundation School (Staffordshire Training Hub) HIGHLY COMMENDED
Dedication to a Lifelong Learning Culture – sponsored by iCQ Awards
- Halima Chowe Wilfred Deley Sapna Subhash – NHS England WINNER
- Greater Manchester Cancer Academy – Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance HIGHLY COMMENDED
Digital Innovation Award – sponsored by NHS Shared Business Services
- Greater Manchester Cancer Academy – Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance WINNER
- Learning and Digital Team – Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust HIGHLY COMMENDED
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion
- Gina Barr – Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust WINNER
- AVERTS Team – Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust HIGHLY COMMENDED
