{"id":6017,"date":"2019-06-19T15:34:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:34:59","slug":"staff-and-volunteers-recognised-for-hard-work-and-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/?p=6017","title":{"rendered":"Staff and volunteers recognised for hard work and dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was an evening of glam and glitter as Dorset County Hospital staff and volunteers were recognised for their hard work and dedication at the 2019 GEM and Long Service Awards. The awards are presented annually to recognise the people who have excelled in the Trust values \u2013 Going the Extra Mile \u2013 and to those who have achieved 25 years of NHS service.<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues, patients and relatives were asked to nominate hospital staff and volunteers for a number of awards<!--more--> to honour those who have gone over and above what is expected to make a difference to people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p>The evening was held at Kingston Maurward and the winners received their well-deserved awards from Trust Chairman, Mark Addison and Chief Executive, Patricia Miller, alongside other executive directors. Guests were also treated to a special performance from the DCH Players.<\/p>\n<p>Trust Chairman Mark Addison said: \u201cThe awards are the most important event in the hospital\u2019s annual calendar. They are an opportunity to thank everybody who is involved in the Trust for the huge amount of work they do and the way our staff and volunteers go the extra mile for patients and their families. For once we can put aside the enormous unprecedented pressures the hospital has been working under over the last year. Demand has gone up in ways which nobody could have predicted. But the dedicated and determined hard work of everyone at DCH has seen us through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe night is a chance to recognise the brilliant work which goes on day in day out across the hospital, with our staff and volunteers offering outstanding care to people in ways which matter to them. For us, that more than a slogan, it genuinely is a way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#awards\">Click here for award recipients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8389 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keep106.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gem-Awards-2019-860x573.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of GEM Award and long serving award recipients\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"awards\"><\/a><strong>Chairman\u2019s Award<\/strong><br \/>\nWinner: Dr David Markham<br \/>\nRunners-up: Laura Starr and Lin Smith<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leadership Award<\/strong><br \/>\nWinner: Lynn Paterson, Sister (Moreton Ward)<br \/>\nRunners-up: Sue O\u2019Kerwin and Abi Orchard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patient Safety Award<br \/>\n<\/strong>Winner: Dr Duncan Chambler and Mr Ben Stubbs<br \/>\nRunners-up: \u2013 Jo Hartley and Supervisory Night Sisters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation Award<\/strong><br \/>\nWinner: Eleanor Jeram and Susan Farmer (Information)<br \/>\nRunners-up: ED Nurse Practitioners (Majors) and X-Ray E-Requesting Project Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong><br \/>\nWinner: Sue Cordner, Staff Nurse<br \/>\nRunners-up: Gail Volney and Barbara Pavey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student\/Apprentice of the Year Award<br \/>\n<\/strong>Winner: Angie Faulkner, Assistant Audiologist<br \/>\nRunners-up: Sophie McCaffrey and Ellie Jowett<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteer Award<\/strong><br \/>\nWinner: Patient Research Ambassadors<br \/>\nRunners-up: Barbara Purnell and Sue Mason<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team of the Year Award<br \/>\n<\/strong>Winner: Estates<br \/>\nRunners-up: Cardiac Cath Lab and Histopathology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charity Fundraiser of the Year Award<br \/>\n<\/strong>Winner: DCH Players<br \/>\nRunners-up: Catherine Abery-Williams and Saleem Taijbee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long Service Awards Recipients<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alex Hillcox-Smith<br \/>\nAlison Fuszard<br \/>\nAlison Burge<br \/>\nAmanda Loader<br \/>\nAndrea Churchill<br \/>\nAnnette Saunders<br \/>\nBrian Stalker<br \/>\nCarol Gilbert<br \/>\nDawn Johnston<br \/>\nEmma Howard<br \/>\nEsme Hastie<br \/>\nFiona Wotherspoon<br \/>\nFiona Chalk<br \/>\nGeorgina Jessop<br \/>\nGerrard Phillips<br \/>\nHazel Thomas<br \/>\nHelen White<br \/>\nHelen Dell<br \/>\nJacqueline Butler<br \/>\nJanice Robbins<br \/>\nKathryn Stubbs<br \/>\nLisa Keegan<br \/>\nLisa Cosh<br \/>\nMandy Ford<br \/>\nNicola Perkins<br \/>\nPeter Taylor<br \/>\nShelly Haydock<br \/>\nSue Reed<br \/>\nTeresa Penny<br \/>\nTracy Allen<br \/>\nTracy Drage<br \/>\nVanessa Coleberd<br \/>\nVictoria Lock<br \/>\nVictoria Whitehall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was an evening of glam and glitter as Dorset County Hospital staff and volunteers were recognised for their hard work and dedication at the 2019 GEM and Long Service Awards. 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