ALL THE WINNERS INSIDE
A health stalwart and a man who fought back from a stroke have been recognised as two of our worthy health heroes at a glittering ceremony last night.
Here is your list of winners from the Sunderland and South Tyneside Health Awards.
The awards held at the Quality Hotel in Bold on honoured dozens of outstanding people in the health profession.
In a night filled with emotion, the host of worthy winners received their awards.
Carol Harries, the director of corporate affairs and legal at City Hospitals Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Trusts, was honoured with the Special Recognition Award.
Carol, known as Miss CHS, was recognised for the impact she has made on the trust since joining the NHS in 1972.
The audience led a standing ovation to the lady hailed as a‘ great ambassador for Sunderland ’.
Another inspirational figure was Steven Hogg, who received the Unsung Hero Award after battling back from a stroke and using his experience to help others as a volunteer for the Stroke Association and ambassador for City Hospitals Sunderland.
The Community Nurse of the Year Award went to three very deserving ladies – Gill Gunn, Diane Kirton and Lisa Kempster. Diane and Lisa work to bring nursing teams together as part of their role as safer car er leads for work at Home Service.
While Gill was hailed as ‘everything the NHS should be proud of’ in her role on the children’ s community nurse team.
Other worthy winners were; Westbourne Medical Group, which picked up GP Practice of the Year, and Dr Henry Choi, who received GP of the Year.
Hospital Doctor of the Year went to Richard Ellis and Christopher Phillips; Nurse of the Year went to Sue Crossman and Nicola Kirley and Practice Nurse of the Year went to Hazel Taylor.
Dentist/Practice of the Year went to Adam Nicholson, Community Dental Services and Peter Knops, Frederick
Street Family Dental Practice.
Therapist of the Year went to Viki Jackson and Colette Jones; Care Worker of the Year went to Hayley Marcer and Dental Nurse of the Year went to Julie Jackson.
Other winners included Janette Johnson and Catherine Carter, who picked up the Midwife of the Year award; Pharmacist of the Year went to Tony Schofield, Flagg Court Pharmacy and Gurnam Singh, Houghton Pharmacy.
Team of the Year went to Renal Satellite Units and Oncology and Haematology Day Unit; The second Customer Service/Unsung Hero Award went to Marie Farish.
While the Long-Term Achievement award went to Margaret Ellis and B rigid Mar ron.
The Health Care Scientist award went to Neurophysiology Department and Cardiology Out patients.
Thanks to all of our sponsors: South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS FoundationTrust, my dentist at O livers House, NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group, Northumbrian Living Water, Creo Creative Communications and the Quality Hotel Boldon.
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Make sure you continue to get the Echo and Gazette for a pullout supplement with more photographs and reaction from all of our winners on Friday, May 5.