Staff Recognition Awards 2023
Tonight, Friday 24th March 2023, the Health Board held our annual Staff Recognition Awards. It is always a pleasure to welcome everyone to this special event and this is especially true this year as it was the first in person event since before the pandemic in 2019.
Colleagues from across the Health Board gathered to celebrate each other’s achievements and the hard work, dedication and outstanding care given by teams across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
The event was hosted by Chief Executive, Nicola Prygodzicz, and saw performances from Coleg Gwent students and local band, The Verge.
Nicola said: “There is no doubt that 2022/23 has been an exciting and challenging year. It is a testament to the expertise, dedication and compassion of our staff that despite the many challenges we face, we continue to step up and keep our focus where it should be - on the patients and the community we serve. We see the challenges we face as opportunities for innovation, collaboration, integration and longer term thinking not as barriers to improvement, and this is evident in all those who won awards and were nominated for the awards this evening”
Employee Health and Wellbeing
The Microbiology Wellbeing Team – Winner
Catherine King and The Alcohol Care team and Liam Cowan – Runners up
Improving Patient Experience
The Cardiac rehabilitation and Heart Failure Hub team – Winner
Jane Powell and Lauren Kearney – Runners up
Partnership Working
The YYFM Radio station – Winner
Maternity Services volunteer team and the Rainbow Connectors – Runners up
Quality, Sustainability and Efficiency
Dr Caroline Mills – Winner
The Ambulatory Care Team and Alicia Harris – Runners up
Leadership
Ross Andrews – Winner
Linda Edmunds and Malcolm Turner – Runners up
Team of the Year
The Informatics First Line Support Team – Winner
The Maternity Services Team, Minor Injury Unit Teams and the SPACE Wellbeing Service – Runners up
Welsh Language Champion
Claire Jordan – Winner
Oliver Gall and the Welsh Language Research Project Group – Runners up
Education, Innovation and Research
Regina Reyes – Winner
Dr Tim Alce and Vanessa Bailey – Runners up
Population Health and Wellbeing
Jo Wood and Jennie Christie – Winner
Emma Foley and the Melo and Connect 5 Team – Runners up
Patient Choice Award
Emma Hagerty – Winner
Dr Rachel Thomas-Hewartson & Dr Susan Fairweather and Jane Turner – Runners up
Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council Award
The Sexual Health and Communications Team
The Chair’s Award
Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan Senior Leadership Team
Chief Executive’s Award
The Peer Mentor Group
We then took a moment to recognise several staff who have incredibly given over 50 years to the NHS. It is remarkable to think that they have each committed their lives to the NHS, thank you and well done to:
Robert Collins
Anthony Zalick
Carey Weeks
Debs Cornwall
Martin Penny
Shirley Sharland
Colin Phillpott
Congratulations to all our winners and runners up, and thank you to all members of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board staff for going above and beyond every single day - we are so grateful!