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Reasons to be cheerful 2020 had plenty of awards to celebrate and be proud of – here are just a few
Dame Linda Pollard
Year in November. The Dezeen Awards celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design, as well as the studios and the individual architects and designers producing the most outstanding work.
NHS Parliamentary Awards shortlist announced In November, LTHT was represented in three categories for the NHS Parliamentary Awards after making the regional shortlist thanks to nominations put forward by Rt Hon. Hilary Benn MP. The Health Equalities Award: The Viral Hepatitis team, for their work with the Street Outreach Initiative for Hepatitis C, a collaborative project during the first Covid-19 national lockdown between the Bevan outreach team, the Hepatitis C Trust, and the LTHT team. The NHS Rising Star Award: Emily Lane, Apprentice Nurse on Ward J20, who was nominated for her courage and compassion during the testing of drive-through patients for Covid-19 earlier in 2020. Wellbeing at Work Award: The Future You programme team, for their work in developing a programme of apprenticeships enabling people from all walks of life to get into healthcare at their own pace. The nominees have made a shortlist selected from more than 700 entries submitted by almost half of all MPs in England. The winners of each category will be announced and presented with a national award at a special ceremony in the Palace of Westminster in July 2021.
Trust Chair Linda Pollard awarded a damehood Trust Chair Linda Pollard was awarded a damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours announced in October. The award was for her services to healthcare, which span almost 30 years, and in recognition of her unbroken contribution
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to the community. It also recognises her tireless commitment to address the under-representation of women in senior roles across corporate Britain and in public services.
HTN Awards Highly Commended LTHT was Highly Commended in the ‘Excellence in engagement and communications’ category at the Health Tech News Awards 2020 in November. The commendation recognises the work of the Trust’s Critical Care and Digital IT teams in converting paper to digital e-forms, supporting a safe and effective delivery of the service during Covid-19. The team worked collaboratively to develop a suite of critical care documents that could be used within the Trust’s own electronic health record, PPM+, focusing on patient safety, assurance and supporting remote working.
The centre also won the 2021 Civic Trust Awards Orange heart award in January. These awards recognise architectural projects that offer a positive cultural, social, economic and environmental benefit to their local communities. Maggie’s Centre Leeds is the cancer charity’s twenty-sixth care centre in the UK and was designed by Heatherwick Studio. The centre is built a short walk from Leeds Cancer Centre. Drawing upon the philosophy of Maggie’s and the belief that great design can help people feel better, the building’s design draws heavily upon a natural aesthetic and a sustainable outlook.
Jonny Gamble named HFMA’s Deputy Finance Director of the Year Jonny Gamble, Deputy Finance Director, was awarded the Deputy Finance
The Trust was also shortlisted for its Paper Lite approach, which has delivered significant efficiencies and has also played an important role in supporting the Covid-19 infection prevention programme.
Maggie’s Centre Leeds scoops architectural awards Maggie’s Centre Leeds based at St James’s won the Dezeen Awards 2020 Public vote for Civic Building of the
Jonny Gamble
