Healthcare staff and volunteers from across NHS Lanarkshire were recognised for the inspirational work they do at the fourth annual staff awards ceremony which took place at Hamilton Town House on Wednesday 22 May.

Staff were rewarded under eight separate award categories plus an additional award for recognition.

NHS Lanarkshire chief executive, Calum Campbell, said: “It was fantastic to see so many staff and volunteers being recognised for the excellent service they provide to the people of Lanarkshire on a daily basis. There are countless examples of how our staff really are our biggest asset and make this a great organisation to be a part of. I’d like to thank everyone for their continued dedication and commitment.”

Calum added: “I would also like to thank the sponsors who have kindly supported our event on behalf of the board and the staff of NHS Lanarkshire for their ongoing commitment and support.”

Neena Mahal, chair of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “We were delighted that Jason Leitch, national clinical director Scottish Government, joined us on this momentous occasion.”

The ‘Chair Award’ was won by Harry McKenna, a chaplain for spiritual care at University Hospital Wishaw and Melanie Rose, Macmillan head and neck nurse specialist, cancer services, NHS Lanarkshire.

Neena Mahal, said: “Harry goes above and beyond his remit on an almost daily basis. He provides support to patients and families at the most difficult of times. He has come into the hospital while on annual leave to spend time and provide companionship to terminally ill patients and has even arranged a wedding within the hospital. His dedication and unfailing compassion is inspirational. He has transformed the role of spiritual care within University Hospital Wishaw and his work embodies the values of NHS Lanarkshire.”

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding individual in a non-clinical role’ was John McAleese, a hospital housekeeper based at University Hospital Monklands.

The finalists in this category were June Levick, head of hotel services, property support services department (PSSD) based at Law House and Wullie Glass, a porter based at University Hospital Monklands.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding individual in a clinical role’ was Amanda Wu, an assistant practitioner in occupational therapy for children and young people based at Douglas Street Community Health Clinic, Hamilton.

The finalists in this category were Angela Shaw, a clinical support worker with the public health protection/TB team based at Kirklands Headquarters and Tracy Dodd, a senior charge nurse with the emergency department based at University Hospital Wishaw.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding team in a non-clinical role’ was Serco Cares Working Group based at University Hospital Wishaw.

The finalists in this category were the PSSD technical services team based at Law House and PSSD domestic supervisors for Clydesdale, Motherwell, Coatbridge and Central community sites based at Law House.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding team in a clinical role’ was ward 24, older adult mental health based at University Hospital Monklands.

The finalists in this category were Airdrie community mental health team based at Airdrie Health Centre and gender based violence (GBV) advocacy team based at Coathill Hospital.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding care’ was Jackie O’Donnell, a secondary breast cancer nurse specialist based at University Hospital Monklands.

The finalists in this category were the chronic pain team at University Hospital Wishaw and the integrated community support team (ICST) at Carluke Community Health Centre.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding volunteer’ was Sam Clarke, who supports patients and staff in in the emergency department at University Hospital Wishaw.

The finalists in this category were Steven Bryce, who volunteers in the endoscopy decontamination unit at University Hospital Wishaw and Sonia Reid, chair of the East Kilbride Health and Social Care Forum.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding quality’ was the Care Homes Continence Promotion Team, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The finalists in this category were Angela Anderson, a project co-ordinator and nursery nurse at Hunter Health Centre and the psychological services for adults with learning disabilities at Kirklands Headquarters.

The winner of the award for ‘outstanding learner’ was Angela Dixon, a cardiology improvement manager at University Hospital Hairmyres.

The finalists in this category were Dr Ilona Shilliday, a consultant nephrologist and training quality lead at University Hospital Monklands and Anne Lang, a consultant radiographer at University Hospital Wishaw.

The ‘William Cullen’ prize was won by Dr Hakim BenYounes, chief of medical services at University Hospital Wishaw. The prize was given by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in recognition to his contributions to patient safety, service innovation and quality of care in Lanarkshire.

The ‘2019 Recognition Award’ was won by Georgina Docherty, a staff nurse in ward two at University Hospital Wishaw and Kate Bailey, a clerkess in ward 10 at University Hospital Hairmyres and her guide dog Kayla.

The awards were made possible by sponsorship from Healthy Working Lives, Lanarkshire Quality Directorate, NHS Credit Union, NHS Staff Benefits, Royal College of Nursing, GMB Scotland, Unison Lanarkshire Health Branch and Unite the Union.

Pictures of individual winners and finalists can be downloaded from: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmDQcZ2h