RNOH Staff Awards Winners Announced for 2020

It’s become one of the highlights of the year at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital! Staff from across the hospital gathered together for the annual gala dinner, featuring the Staff Achievement Awards, which seeks to recognise outstanding service given to the hospital across all the staff and visitor teams in the last year.

The 18th Staff Achievement Awards ceremony was hosted by comedian and broadcaster Ian Stone, who revealed in an interview with us that he started his broadcasting career down the road at Radio Northwick Park in 1990. The audience were also treated to a performance from the Buttercup Singers, led by Christine Bows.

The awards have gone from strength to strength in recent years, having previously been a low-key presentation in the hospital’s Charles Lack theatre. Music was then introduced to the proceedings, thanks to Radio Brockley. The awards then briefly moved to the Aspire National Training Centre, before settling at The Village hotel in Elstree.

You can now listen back to extended highlights from the evening, including an interview with the guest host Ian Stone, and some of the winners!! Click HERE

Meanwhile, here’s a list of all the winners and runners-up from the evening:

LONG SERVICE AWARDS (25 Years Service to RNOH)
Cathy Evans
Jenny Wilson
Lisa Chakir
Mr Julian Smith
Natasha Wallace
Roz Veitch
Tracey Wills

ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO
Runner Up: Romina Tupita (ISS)
Runner Up: Michael Kudrratt (Theatres)
Winner: Mr Robert Lee (Spinal Deformity Unit)

ADVOCATING EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL
Runner Up: Laura Kearney (Imaging)
Winner: Jas Kara (Therapies)

CHAMPIONING TRUST, HONESTY AND RESPECT
Runner Up: Les McLarnon (ISS Postman)
Runner Up: Kate Kennard (Therapies)
Winner: Iwona Kwietniowska (Plaster Theatre)

LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRATION
Runner Up: Carole Phelan (IM&T)
Winner: Abby McCarthy (Therapies)

PUTTING PATIENTS FIRST
Runner Up: Roz Veitch (Pre-Admission Clinic)
Winner: Clare Harman

TEAM OF THE YEAR – CLINICAL
Runner Up: Recovery Team (Theatres)
Winner: Acute Intervention & Clinical Site Team

TEAM OF THE YEAR – NON CLINICAL
Runner Up: IM&T
Winner: HR Team – Therapies

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Runner Up: Bedside Trolley Service
Winner: Volunteer Buggy Service

PATIENT CHOICE AWARD
Runner Up: Sarah Flatley
Winner: Jubilee Rehab Centre