The Star Awards 2023
We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Star Awards – recognising some of the best healthcare professionals in the region who work at City, Sandwell and Rowley Regis Hospitals, our GP surgeries, Your Health Partnership and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre.
See below our shortlisted individuals and teams for the event which will take place in October. We’ll be updating this page and our social media channels on the night, bringing you news of all the winners.
Clinical Team of the Year Award
| Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre |
| Rapid Response Therapy Services team |
| Urgent Community Response team |
| Cancer Hotline team |
| IBEDS Wards PCCT team |
Distinguished Service Award
| Bridget Pennington-Wilson, heath visitor |
| Ruth Francis, midwife |
| Verna White |
Employee of the Year Award
| Dr Huma Naqvi Ortho-Geriatric Consultant |
| Jade Reberio (Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Urology) |
| Rajeev Pathak, Operations Manager – Contact Centre, YHP PCN |
| Sue Hunt (Palliative and end of life clinical Service Manager) |
| Mrs Susan Edwards, Lead Bereavement Nurse |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
| Bowel Cancer Screening Health Promotion team |
| Indu Mahabeer, Isabel Cowling, Menik Upatissa, Michelle Fleeman |
| Janice Nelson |
Learner of the Year Award
| David Cartwright, STP Student, Respiratory Physiology |
| Emma Hibbs |
| Lisa Williams |
Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award
| Chaplaincy team |
| Single Point of Access (SPA) team |
| Human Resources team |
| Clinical Effectiveness team |
Partnerships with the Community Award
| Angela Arnold |
| Harvest View team |
| Youth Forum |
Patient Safety Award
| Emily Hobbs, Zeena Tudor |
| Katrina Brown, Matron – Community Nursing Services Icares |
| Dr Darshana Sawant Dhaka, Locum Consultant Anaesthesia, Amanda Jansen Van Vuuren, Connor Brown, Mat Macdonald |
Patients Choice Award
| Lyndon 2 team |
| Helen Taylor |
| Ophthalmology Ward team |
Prize for Transformation and Research
| Training and Development Breast Imaging team |
| Dr Kristina Diridis |
| Radiopharmacy team |
Rising Star of the Year Award
| Cara Shelton |
| Emma Bessant |
| Yvonne Copeland |
Sustainability Award
| Clare Nash |
| Cardiac Cath Lab team |
| Dr Darshana Sawant Dhaka, Locum Consultant Anaesthesia |
Volunteer of the Year Award
| Bally (Balvir) Barquer |
| Brian Guest |
| Elizabeth Johnston |