NUH Trust awards shine a spotlight on staff stars
Staff across NUH came together to celebrate a whole host of successes to be proud at their annual awards ceremony.
patients and staff and brightens everyone’s day! He is an example of how any role can have a trusting and positive impact on a patient’s experience whilst in hospital.”
From empowering student nurses and setting up whole new units to working tirelessly on a daily basis to support staff, patients, carers and service users, there was much to celebrate on the night.
Members of the public also got the chance to nominate individuals or teams who they thought had really had an impact. Winners of the Public Award were the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Team, who were nominated for the excellent care they provide to their patients. Their nominator said: “The MND Team have been a tremendous support to me. The journey for a patient with a terminal illness not only involves the patient themselves but also loved ones and carers as well and the team have always been completely supportive to all of us.
The event was held at Colwick Hall, Nottingham and was attended by more than 400 people, including staff, sponsors and guests. More than 500 nominations were received across the award categories, which reflect the Trust’s values, including the; Trust Award, Empower Award, Ambitious Award, Mindful Award, Nurturing Award, United Award and Honest Award. There was also a Public Award and Volunteer of the Year Award. In partnership with local bus company, Nottingham City Transport (NCT), the winner of our Trust Award will have a bus named after them, sponsored by NCT. Winner of the award, Ward Caterer, Ernesto Marongiu, was nominated for always having a positive attitude and uplifting presence. His nominator said: “Ernesto deals with patients with very complex needs with great understanding and approaches everyone with compassion and without judgement. He is encouraging, supporting patients to make their own food choices, and is kind, caring and passionate about his work. He asks appropriate questions around care, supports the rehabilitation of patients and encourages patient interaction. He has a significant and positive impact on both
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“We could not have imagined a better consultant and my MND specialist nurse is a force of nature. We have been astonished by the joined up care we have received, the team are professional yet friendly and instil confidence. We are very grateful for their care and could not imagine better care than we have received.”
The Awards also had a number of sponsors, whose generosity and support made the awards ceremony possible. These included; Nottingham City Transport, Nottingham Health Science Partners, Nottingham Trent University, DrDoctor, Browne Jacobson and Nottingham Hospitals Charity. Speaking before the ceremony, Trust Chair Nick Carver OBE said: “The awards ceremony is a culmination of the fantastic work we have seen throughout NUH over the last year, and an opportunity to celebrate colleagues and volunteers who won awards, were highly commended or were shortlisted. “On behalf of the Trust Board, we would like to say thank you to all colleagues at NUH. Your commitment and dedication, day in, day out, is outstanding. We would like to say a big well done to all winners and highly commended awardees from our quarterly rounds, and to everyone else who was nominated for a Team NUH award this year.”
