The finalists for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s Celebrating Excellence Awards 2024 have been announced, as the countdown to the celebratory event on Friday 11 October continues.

A huge congratulations goes out to all teams and individuals who have been nominated; the Trust is incredibly proud of you. This year we received a record number of nominations, all of an exceptionally high standard.

The finalists for this year’s awards are as follows:

Team of the Year Award

This award recognises teams who work flexibly and collaboratively, with a ‘can do’ approach to overcoming barriers, delivering continuous improvements for patients, service users and/ or staff.

  • Mental Health Neighbourhood Leads
  • Primary Care Liaison Nurse Team
  • CAMHS Outpatients Team
  • Coalville Ward 2 (Grace Dieu)

 

Excellence in Partnerships Award

This award recognises work to develop integrated, person-centred services through multi-agency working/ partnership arrangements with local agencies, voluntary organisations and community groups which has brought about positive outcomes.

  • CHS Flow Team
  • LDA Collaborative Health Checks and Access to Primary Care Group
  • Emma Kettle, Geraldine Hirscher and team

 

Delivering Exceptional Care Award

Awarded to a team or individual who has delivered exceptional care.

  • Dr Jennifer Hughes
  • Ashok Bhawsar
  • Sandeep Hingley

 

Excellence in Enabling Services Award

This award recognises the work undertaken by our enabling services to support the Trust to create high quality compassionate care and wellbeing for all.

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team
  • Jackie Moore and Steve Woodier
  • Compliance, Regulation and Quality Team

 

Excellence in Patient or Service-user Involvement Award

This award recognises teams, patient and staff collaborations or projects that have used innovative or outstanding practice to involve patients, service users or carers in continuously improving their services.

  • Debbie Whight and the Family and Friends Support Group
  • Natalie Leggett
  • Clinical Academic Team

 

Learner of the Year Award

This award recognises a commitment to personal and professional development, utilising the knowledge and skills gained through undertaking learning programmes for the benefit of services and/or patient care.

  • Katherine Hawker
  • Sally Green
  • Dr Sewanu Awhangansi

 

Excellence in Leadership Award

This award recognises exemplary inclusive, compassionate leadership that demonstrates a positive and sustained impact on patients, service users, carers and staff.

  • Alpana Marwaha
  • Siouxie Nelson
  • Claire Turvey and Sam Branston

 

Excellence in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

This award recognises those who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for service users and/or staff.

  • Judy Eggett
  • School Aged Immunisation Service
  • Jessica Mhesuria

 

Excellence in Quality Improvement Award

This award recognises an outstanding commitment to quality improvement and innovation, that has resulted in measurable benefits for LPT’s patients, service users and/or staff.

  • Denise Webbe, Jo Reade, Paula McKee, Oli Kyle and Alex Mantle for the Lunch Box Hero Website Game Problem
  • Stephanie Bates
  • Waterlily Team

 

Excellence in Research Award

This award recognises individuals who have driven the use of research for improvements, undertaken exemplary research or exceeded expectations around involving patients, services users and/or staff in research studies.

  • Maria Dale and GUIDE-HD team
  • Lois Dugmore
  • Lesley Weaving

 

Group Excellence Award

This award is to celebrate teams, projects or initiatives from across the Leicestershire Partnership and Northamptonshire Healthcare Associate University Group.

  • Colin Cross and Janet Harrison
  • Kate Dyer and Richard Smith
  • DREAMS Study Team

 

Unsung Hero of the Year Award

Selected by the Chair and Chief Executive of the Trust, this award recognises an individual for their exceptional practice or contribution to LPT.

  • Kirsty Lester
  • Laurette Grace
  • Joanne Applewhite

 

Volunteer of the Year Award

Awarded to an individual volunteer or team of volunteers who volunteer for LPT and have made an outstanding contribution to helping LPT go above and beyond.

  • Jean Denyer
  • Sue Jordan
  • Anna Oliiynk

 

Well done to everyone nominated and everyone who has been shortlisted as a finalist.