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Two new faces join Trust Board There are further changes to the composition of the Trust Board with two key new faces joining the organisation.
Excellent team: The Head and Neck team picking up their award from Jeremy Clifford and Clare Frisby.
Head and Neck team scoop top prize at the YEP healthcare awards The Head and Neck team have won ‘Team of the Year’ at the Yorkshire Evening Post Best of Health awards 2013, for their “beyond excellent” care and support to patients with cancer.
The ceremony, held at the Hilton hotel in Leeds, was marked by emotion, with many stories of unsung heroism within the medical profession being brought to the attention of the public.
Consultant oncologist, Dr Mehmet Sen, for the Head and Neck team, said their win was “beyond our expectations.” The team were described as “clinically excellent”.
Clare Frisby, from BBC Look North told guests: “What was clear from all the nominations was that every individual or team put forward was worthy of public praise.”
Fundraiser, Karen Stead, a cancer survivor won ‘Unsung Hero of the Year’ after she had turned her battle with cancer into a drive to raise awareness of the disease. She was described as an “inspiration to all who know her, offering a glimmer of hope to those beginning their own battle with pancreatic cancer”. Georgina Speak, a specialist nurse at St James’s, was runner-up for the award.
Jeremy Clifford, editorial director of Yorkshire Post Newspapers, told the audience: “Everyone nominated for these awards has done something special, and is someone special, who goes above and beyond what is expected of them.”
Dr Keith Brownlee, consultant at the Cystic Fibrosis & Respiratory unit at the LGI, and Dr Tracey Glanville, consultant Obstetrician at St James’s, were shortlisted for the ‘Doctor of the Year’ award. Jane Nicholson, Breast Care nurse, and Nicci Isaac, lead for Children’s Disability Nursing at the Child and Family Unit at St James’s, were also nominated for ‘Nurse of the Year’ award.
Unsung hero: Fundraiser and former patient, Karen Stead.
October saw Professor Paul Stewart take up his role as Non-executive Director , succeeding Professor David Cottrell. Professor Stewart is the recently-appointed Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds and will represent the University on the Board. Meanwhile it is all change in Finance where Neil Chapman has now departed for a new role with the NHS Trust Development Authority, after being in Leeds for much of his career. He was by far the longest serving member of the Board, having served as Director of Finance since the Trust was formed in 1998. Neil’s successor, Tony Whitfield, will be taking up the role of Finance Director in early 2014. He first started work within the NHS in 1983 and has been Executive Director of Finance at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust for the past ten years. Commenting on Paul’s appointment, Linda Pollard, Chair of the Trust, said: “Partnership working across the different sectors in Leeds makes us all stronger and it is vital we all work together to make sure Leeds plays a full part on the national and international stage. Our relationship with the University is the cornerstone on which this success is built.” Welcoming Tony, Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, added: “Tony is a well-known and well-liked Finance Director with one of the best reputations in the NHS. He will be a great addition to our executive team and I am greatly looking forward to working with him.”
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