Meet our hospital heroes

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Medical marvels and hospital heroes who go the extra mile to save l ives and help patients at Peterborough and Stamford hospitals have been recognised at a glittering awards night.

The Peterborough and Stamford hospitals trust Outstanding Achievement Awards recognised many truly exceptional doctors, nurses, surgeons, and support staff.

The awards were held at the Marriott Hotel in Peterborough and were hosted by Heart radio’s breakfast presenter Kev Lawrence.

The awards culminated with the Hospital Hero 2016 award which is voted for by readers of the Peterborough Telegraph and the Stamford Mercury.

The winner was Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Julie Holroyd who was nominated by a seriously ill patient who said :“The whole family felt incredibly supported, this nurse explained everything in such a way that we always understood the reasons behind why things were happening.

“Sheis caring and compassionate and brilliant at communicating, which is exactly what patients and their families need at such an arduous time.

“My daughter from Australia was anxious about leaving whilst I was unwell, but the staff member went out of her way to reassure her and as a result my daughter was confident that she could be in contact at any time if she needed to be. She is an absolute treasure.”

Julie, from Peterborough, said: “It was a lovely event, I was absolutely stunned to be nominated let alone win the Hospital Hero Award of 2016!

“It is so nice to know that I have made a difference to patients in a positive way.

“Personally, I do think that I just do my job and that I am not extraordinary but I have received such lovely feedback and comments following the award presentation.

“I am lucky to work with an amazing team in Cardiology and I feel that the award, although presented to me, it reflects the whole department.”

There was a flood of nominations for our Hospital Hero 2016 Award which also saw Esther Kirk, NICU Nurse nominated by the parents of premature twin girls.

Esther was given a Highly Commended award in the category. In their nomination the parents wrote: “Our girls Ava and Elouise were born at 25 weeks gestation in London. Sadly Elouise passed away just 18 hours old and Ava was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Peterborough.

“We were finally closer to home when we met Esther; she brought light to our journey and made our stay bearable.

“On the day of Elouise’s funeral, Esther was Ava’s nurse for the day, on our return to the unit Esther told us that she had cuddled Ava at 2pm, the time of the funeral, and told her all about her sister and was thinking of us.

“The team on the unit knew it was a very difficult day for us, but it was also day 100 of Ava’s life and so we were greeted with a card and a little gift for her. Esther is a fantastic nurse and the work she does is amazing, we will be forever grateful to her.”

Also awarded highly commended was Mr Steven Goh, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, who was nominated by a number of his patients.

Patients who contacted us said that they had never experienced such great care.

Mr Goh makes a point of seeing his patients over bank holidays, weekends and even on his days off. He has been nominated repeatedly by patients for the second consec--

All the finalists on stage after the awards ceremony.