Lifetime Achievement Award for bladder and prostate cancer research

Professor James Catto has been honoured with a 'Life Time Achievement Award' from the European Association of Urology in recognition of his longstanding and important contribution to urological practice and care.

surgery to South Yorkshire, and has made a significant difference to the lives of many people living with urological conditions affecting the kidney, prostate, and bladder.

Natalie said: “Throughout my career I have been driven to make a meaningful contribution to improving the lives of stroke survivors and advancing the evidence base for my profession, so to be recognised and nominated by my colleagues in this way is true privilege."

Intensive Care Consultant takes up national leadership role

Dr Daniele Bryden, a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine is responsible for the training and practice of intensive care doctors across the UK.

Dr Bryden has worked in intensive care medicine in Sheffield since 2001.

Dr Bryden said: "I hope to build on the respect intensive care medicine has as an indispensable medical specialty and focus on what is needed to create a stronger future.”

Professor Catto’s career and research spans 20 years, and includes 9 years as Editor-in-Chief of the EAU’s European Journal. He played a leading role in bringing revolutionary robotic

Professor Catto said: “I'm very proud of all we have achieved and hope this award is the start of many more exciting years of progress.”

Professor Jim Catto (right) is presented with the Frans Debruyne Life Time Achievement Award.

Recognition

A rapid response cleaning team was one of only three in the country to be shortlisted for the Healthcare Cleaning Team of the Year at the My Cleaning Awards, run in association with NHS England.

The team was set up as part of a trial to help patient flow through the hospital, free up nursing time and ensure ward beds are ready for the next patient as quickly as possible.

At one point they did 598 bed cleans in one four-week period, with the bed being ready for the next patient within less than an hour of a patient’s discharge in most cases. Their impact was described as “invaluable.”

Nurse recruitment efforts recognised at workforce awards

Two projects were finalists in the Best International Recruitment Experience and the Best Workplace for Learning and Development Categories at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit Awards.

The first shortlisted project was an innovative international recruitment project in partnership with NHS

Professionals International which has resulted in over 600 nurses from overseas joining the Trust since the end of 2019. The second shortlisted entry is a bespoke education, training and development programme for newly qualified and aspiring nurse leaders. The programme has created a pipeline for the appointment of future leaders.

Honours for innovative Artificial Intelligence technology which speeds up heart diagnosis

A team of scientists, clinicians and heart imaging specialists have received three award nominations for developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool which is able to spot heart damage in seconds.

Major award for healthcare scientists

Healthcare scientists won two major award wins at the Chief Scientific Officer for England’s Excellence in Healthcare Awards.

Professor Wendy Tindale OBE, Scientific and Innovation Director, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her exceptional scientific contribution to healthcare innovation.

Tracy Cook, Education and Training Lead Diagnostic Cardiology, Tracey Murray, Lead Respiratory Physiologist and Sarah Kelly, Service Manager Gastrointestinal Physiology Department all won the Shirley Fletcher Apprenticeship Award. Professor Tindale was recognised for her contribution to the delivery of a wide range of medical innovations including the introduction of hybrid imaging in the UK and the UK’s first 3D imaging laboratory in Sheffield. Healthcare science leads Tracy Cook, Tracey Murray and Sarah Kelly were awarded for rolling out an innovative training programme to equip healthcare scientists to meet the future demands of new community diagnostic centres.

Endocrinologist honoured

Professor John NewellPrice, Honorary Consultant Physician and Endocrine Service lead, has been elected as President of the Endocrine Society – the leading international organisation for endocrinologists across the world.

He is the first President elected from outside the US in the Society’s 106-year history.

The accolade recognises Professor Newell-Price’s extensive expertise in pituitary and adrenal disorders, genetic endocrine disease, neuroendocrine tumours and cancer.

Professor Newell-Price said: “I am very fortunate to lead and work with exceptionally talented clinical colleagues delivering the full range of Specialised Endocrine care and patient support that has been externally rated as ‘world-leading’.”

The cutting-edge technology, called the AI segmentation of cardiac MRI to automate the measurement of cardiac function and volume technology, is a finalist in both the Digital Innovator of the Year and Optimising Clinical Pathways through Digital categories in the HSJ Digital Awards 2023. The team has also been shortlisted in the Future NHS category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards. The technology performs complex mathematical calculations to measure blood flow in and out of the heart without the need for manual lengthy analysis. It is also the first AI tool to assess the particular heart muscle which is responsible for pumping blood from the body into the lungs. The super-fast analysis means that doctors have access to the information they need from MRI heart scans to understand how well the heart is pumping and check its health straight away, speeding up diagnosis and treatment.

Dr Andrew Swift, Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist, worked alongside Dr Samer Alabed, Dr Kavitasagary Karunasaagarar and Dr Pete Metherall to develop and test the software.

Catering dietitian is a rising star

Kushboo Naik, a specialised catering dietitian, has been crowned the Hospital Caterers Association’s Rising Star of the Year.

The award recognises her exceptional commitment and outstanding contribution to hospital catering and patient nutrition. She uses her specialist dietary knowledge and skills to provide recipe analysis and advice on menu balance, including for patients on textured modified diets.

Initiatives Kush has been involved in include the development of podcasts to train staff on food handling and meal preparation, pictorial menus, training days for nutrition champions and the installation of vending machines offering healthy snacks and drinks.