Awards finalists selected

THE finalists in the NHS Tayside Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards have been selected following more than 400 nominations from staff and the public.

The awards offered staff and the public a chance to nominate an individual, service or team in one of six categories for delivering outstanding patient care or going the extra mile in their job.

A multi-disciplinary shortlisting panel had the task of choosing six finalists in each category.

NHS Tayside Chairman Professor John Connell said: “The awards are a great opportunity for us to recognise the excellent patient care delivered by our staff for the people of Tayside and I’m delighted we now have our finalists in the six categories. They represent a wide range of professions, teams and job roles from our services and sites right across Tayside.

“I would like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate and of course the shortlisting and judging panels who had the very difficult task of whittling down the nominations to our finalists.

“Congratulations also go to everyone who was nominated. I know how difficult the task was for the judging panel due to the outstanding level of excellence demonstrated i n all aspects of NHS Tayside by the staff who were nominated.

“I am very much looking forward to the awards ceremony next month when the gold, silver and bronze awards will be presented.”