Ashfield CEO shortlisted for local hospital trust award
The finalists in Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust’s 2023 Excellence Awards have been revealed and Ashfield CEO Theresa Hodgkinson has been shortlisted in the Community Partner category.
Nearly 500 nominations were received across 19 categories for the Trust’s staff and volunteers who go above and beyond. The aim of the awards is to shine a light on the amazing commitment that these individuals and teams make to Sherwood Forest Hospitals and the positive impact they have on services, patients, visitors and colleagues.
Independent panels carefully considered each nomination to create a shortlist of three in each category and those shortlisted will be invited to an awards ceremony on Wednesday 5 July. The ceremony, which coincides with the NHS’ 75th birthday, will celebrate individuals, teams and volunteers working in clinical and non-clinical roles across the Trust’s King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital and Newark Hospital sites.
The shortlist for this year’s People’s Award, which was open to the public for nominations, includes an inspirational set of colleagues who deserve to be honoured for their hard work and professionalism.
Margaret King, who has worked in the Domestic Cleaning Team for 15 years, was nominated for the support she gives to young adults with learning difficulties whom she helps into further employment within the Trust.
The Specialist Nursing Team in Stoma Care have been shortlisted for the calm support and professionalism they provide day in and day out to patients under their care.
Jessica Smart, Haematology Specialist Nurse, was nominated for going above and beyond and genuinely caring about what her patients are going through.
Paul Robinson, Chief Executive, said of the nominees “What a fantastic bunch of individuals who have really shown their dedication to the Trust and our patients by going above and beyond in all that they do. It’s not hard to see why we were once again voted the best Trust to receive care and to work for in the Midlands.”
The awards also celebrate the outstanding contribution made by partners and members of the community who provide invaluable support to the Trust. The Community Heroes category acknowledges people living and working within the local community who help to make a positive difference.
Clare Harris, who runs the Emily Harris Foundation, has been shortlisted for raising more than £250,000 for the Neonatal Unit at King’s Mill Hospital since 2008.
Gilly Hagen, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, has been nominated for her work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in helping to establish a community transport scheme that supported people to collect medications and get to appointments during lockdown.
Nikki Slack, Assistant Principal of West Nottinghamshire College, has been instrumental in the delivery of Trainee Nursing Associates, a programme which brought 50 new employees to the Trust. She is also an Appointed Governor for the Trust and contributes to the work we do across health and education for the benefit of our communities.
The awards are made possible due to charitable donations and generous contributions from corporate sponsors. This year the Trust were grateful for the support of sponsors ResMed, a provider of digital devices to help people with sleep apnoea and other chronic diseases and Sirona Medical, a UK-based Healthcare Recruitment Agency. A special thank you is made to Mansfield and Ashfield Chad for their continuous support in sponsoring the People’s Award, which gives members of the public the opportunity to acknowledge individual colleagues or teams working at the Trust for their dedication and commitment. A heartfelt thank you must also go to Sherwood Forest Hospitals Charity which provides much-needed funding and support for these Awards.
The full awards shortlist:
Clinical Awards
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Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Team of the Year Award
Stoma Nurses
Early Pregnancy Unit (Rainbow)
Emergency Department (ED)
Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Individual of the Year Award
Kerry Hazard
Emma Gregory
Tina Worboys
Doctor and Consultant Team of the Year Award
Respiratory
Acute Medicine
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Doctor and Consultant Individual of the Year Award
Dr James Thomas
Dr Amit Jaiswal
Mr Chilamkurthi
Specialist Healthcare Team of the Year Award
Microbiology
Medical Equipment Management Department (MEMD)
Hospital Out of Hours
Specialist Healthcare Individual of the Year Award
David Henton
Jodie Prest
Chris Moore
Open Awards
Multi-disciplinary Team of the Year
Maternity and the Badgernet Project Implementation team
Equipment Library Teams
Reporting Radiographers/Emergency Department (ED) Minors
Most Improved Team
Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU)
Orthoptic team
Pharmacy Wellbeing team
Chris McFarlane Award for Training and Development
Annette Robinson
Shelby Barnes
Samantha Dales
Rising Star Award
Lucy Skelton
Rachel Grzelak
Conall-Eve Silvester-Horvath
Lifetime Achievement Award (New for 2023)
Izzy Plumbe
Gerrie Edwards
Mr Ranjan Chowdhary
Non-clinical and Support worker Awards
Non-clinical Team of the Year
Faith Centre Team
Sterile Services Team
Clinical Illustration Team
Non-clinical Individual of the Year
Gayle Burton
Paul Holt
Bernadette Clarke
Community and Partner Awards
Volunteer of the Year Award
John and Gill Dawson
Pam Weir
Wayfinders
Community Heroes Award
Clare Harris
Nikki Slack
Gilly Hagen
Community Partner Award
Adam Hill, CEO Mansfield District Council
Matthew Lamb, Director of Newark and Sherwood District Council
Theresa Hodgkinson, CEO Ashfield District Council
Public Award
The People’s Award in conjunction with the Mansfield and Ashfield Chad
Stoma team
Margaret King
Jessica Smart
Other awards (closed categories)
CARE Award 2023
Dr Morshed Abir
Emma Strawther
Lewis Halfpenny
Chair’s Award
The Chair Award will be presented to an individual or team on the night by the Chair of Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, Claire Ward, in recognition of their outstanding service to the Trust.
