Congratulations to staff and teams shortlisted out of 1,300 nominations for this year's CUH Annual Awards.
Huge congratulations to our shortlist, they are all shining examples of our values of Together – Safe, Kind and Excellent.
David Wherrett, director of workforce
David Wherrett, director of workforce at CUH, said:
“I am so incredibly proud of the 1,300 individuals and teams who have been nominated by their colleagues and members of the public. Each nomination is a story of how that person or team has touched someone’s life.
"They are stories of pure kindness, care, innovation, hard work, collaboration, inclusion and excellence. We know that it’s the people who make CUH special, and these awards are about them and recognising the amazing contribution they make every single day."
Together – promoting team work, collaboration and inclusion
This individual or team exemplify the CUH value of working together, whether that is within their team, with other teams and communities or with our partners.
- Open Minds Network
- Cancer Assessment Unit
- Ward 4NE team
- Stroke / Lewin Ward multidisciplinary team
- Michelle Harrison, junior sister
Safe – outstanding contribution to patient and staff safety
They think ‘safety first’, they take action to keep us, and our patients, safe.
CUH is a safer place to work and receive treatment because of them.
- Violeta Voyvodova, domestic assistant
- Diabetes in pregnancy - multidisciplinary team
- Blood and Marrow Transplant clinical nurse specialists
- Outpatient Centralised Nursing Team
- Emilie Carey, midwife
Kind – committed to care and compassion
This individual or team demonstrates everyday kindness, compassion and empathy.
From individual acts of kindness, someone who was there when you needed them, to a group or team who embody kindness in the way they are with colleagues, patients or families every day.
CUH is a better place to work because of them.
- Anthony Gill, lead chaplain
- Hena Salam, consultant paediatrician
- Ian Dixon, engineering manager
- Helen Ward, mortuary and paediatric histology service lead
- Elizabeth Atkins, deputy dispensary manager
Excellent – delivering improvement for our patients and each other
They strive for excellence in everything they do, and they inspire and support others to improve.
They are strong advocates for Improving Together – demonstrating a curiosity and commitment to making things better for our staff and our patients.
They might be innovators, educators, discoverers – they have one thing in common, the pursuit of excellence.
- Hannah Donald, lead nurse, Adult Critical Care Transfer Service
- Nicola Parr, senior pharmacist - education and training
- Umme Ali, dietitian
- Carolynne Betts, medical secretary
- NICU
The Public Choice Award, nominated by patients, families and the public will be announced by Cambridge Independent newspaper on Wednesday 26th July.