Don’tmissout:Grabyour ticketsbeforethey’regone
Tickets for this year’s Awards are now on sale, and we want as many colleagues as possible to join us for an unforgettable night of celebration.
Getting a ticket is simple. Email the Communications Team - they will send you a payment link and help you with seating arrangements and dietary requirements.
If you wish to bo k f group of people, payments is also
Don’t wait - more than half of the tickets are gone already, and sales close in the next couple of weeks.
Reach out to the Communications team now to guarantee your spot at this year’s biggest celebration.
Email now
StaffSurvey PrizeDrawwinners2025
Another of our NHS Staff Survey prize‐draw winners has collected their £100 shopping voucher, awarded as a thank‐you for taking the time to complete this year’s survey.
With ten prizes up for grabs across BFS, Corporate Services and CBUs 1, 2 and 3, the draw (run independently by Picker) has helped us spread a little extra appreciation among colleagues.
Congratulations to Tina, one of our lucky £100 voucher winners!
Tina Mason Domestic Services
Share your views and help us improve the support we provide. Take April’s NHS People Pulse Survey now. Click, or scan the code.
PatientCareAward
Patient-centred care is about treating a person receiving healthcare with dignity and respect, and involving them i all decisions about their heal
Acute Response and PSQI
This initiative empowers patients and relatives to escalate concerns, embeds daily wellness checks, and delivers inclusive, co‐produced processes that improve early recognition of deterioration, strengthen safety, and place patient voice at the centre of care.
Frailty SDEC
Frailty SDEC team delivers exceptional, compassionate, multidisciplinary care, transforming outcomes for frail patients through teamwork, personalised assessment, innovation, and unwavering commitment to dignity, safety, and the right care in the right place.
Zara Ayub
Zara delivers exceptional, compassionate support in her dual Care Navigator and Cancer Support Worker roles, providing empathetic guidance, clear communication, and personalised help that reassures patients and families while strengthening the urology team.
PatientChoiceAward
This award recognises individuals who deliver truly patient‐centred care — treating every person with dignity, listening with compassion, and involving patients and families in decisions to create a safer, kinder healthcare experience.
Dr John Proctor
Dr Proctor delivered outstanding, patient‐centred care, showing exceptional kindness, clarity, and respect while supporting an older patient and carer, creating a faultless experience through compassionate communication and exemplary teamwork.
Dr Simon Scammal
Dr. Scammal provided exceptional, coordinated care, tirelessly supporting a child with complex needs, securing specialist input, and guiding the family with clarity and compassion throughout an extremely challenging diagnostic journey.
Ward 32 Respiratory Care Unit
Helen and the RCU team delivered exceptional, compassionate care, supporting the patient and his family throughout his admission and final days, ensuring dignity, comfort, and kindness that the family will always deeply appreciate.
BRILLIANT TEAM
DiabetesandEndocrinology
The team demonstrate outstanding teamwork and holistic care by working across services to meet patients’ wider needs. They recently coordinated an urgent assessment and a same‐day podiatry review, potentially preventing serious harm. The patient has now been seen by the podiatry team who had kindly agreed to review him without notice and as an extra to their list.
On the same day, Sovce saw a patient ad-hoc from the weight management clinic and suggested why their weight loss was not reflected in their diabetes control. This patient was a poor attender and Sovce made the most of them attending another appointment to try and help further.
Great patient-centered teamwork. Well done all!
Nominate a colleague for a Brilliant Award today
PUBLICLY BRILLIANT
Ward24
Ward 24 provided compassionate, clear and patient-centred support when my husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The team welcomed our family, explained treatment options thoroughly, and reassured us through repeated questions.
Their kindness, professionalism and willingness to accommodate treatment locally made an overwhelming situation easier and felt like my husband was truly cared for.
Nominate a colleague for a Brilliant Award today
Feedback
This week’s feedback is a wonderful reminder that every single one of our colleagues plays a part in making a patient’s experience the best it can be.
From the moment someone walks through our doors to the moment they leave, every interaction matters. Whether you work in clinical care, administration, support services, facilities, or any one of our many vital teams — you make a difference.
“The care I received was excellent, thank you to all the staff involved from the receptionist to the surgeon — very attentive and caring, absolutely first class.”
Helpshapeournextsmokefreepolicy
As we revisit our journey towards making the hospital a smokefree site, we want to understand what this change really feels like for you. We know change works best when it’s shaped with the people it affects, so we’re inviting colleagues who smoke or vape to join a relaxed, supportive focus group.
It’s an opportunity to share your experiences, feel heard, and help shape a policy that’s realistic and works in practice. Whether you have lots to say or prefer to listen, your perspective matters.
Join us on 15 April, 22 April, 29 April or 6 May. We’d really value your input.
To get involved, visit the Hub or email the QUIT team at bdg-
tr.quitprogramme@nhs.net
Amy Kirk - Health Improvement Manager QUIT
