Southport Hospital Intensive Care Nurse Jennifer Harrison has been presented with the 2021 People’s Health Hero Award.
She was chosen from more than 50 nominations made by members of the public at the annual Southport and Ormskirk hospitals’ Time to Shine staff awards.
The Time to Shine Awards were hosted by nurses Brendan Prescott, Deputy Director of Quality, Risk and Assurance, and Rachelle Alty, Head of Professional Practice Development for Nursing and Midwifery.
The awards were presented by Trust chair Neil Masom and the executive directors. The sponsors were Edge Hill University, workforce partners NHS Professionals, solicitors Hill Dickinson, and clinical technology partners System C.
Mr Sanjeev Sharma received his Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifetime work in women’s healthcare.
The shortlisted nominees, with the category winners in bold, were:
Thanks a Bunch Award
- The hospital bed managers
- Infection Control Team
- Sapphire Team from Maternity
Volunteer of the Year Award
- Brian Conlan, Radio Heartbeat
- Judith Hulse, patient dog One-eyed Jack’s “mum”
- Southport and Ormskirk hospital gardeners
Quality Improvement & Innovation Award
- Dr Veeravenkata Jonnalagedda
- Neonate Unit
- Sophie Needham and Julie Marshall, acute oncology team
Learner of the Year Award
- Zoe Whiteside, post-graduate co-ordinator
- Darren Hallinan, physiotherapist
- Marie Wallace, lead nurse and sexual health practitioner
Non- Clinical Team of the Year
- Health and Safety team
- Linen Services team
- Southport and Ormskirk hospitals domestic teams
Compassion in Action Award
- Leanne Gilbertson, paediatric nurse
- Pain Clinic team
- Hilary McLaren, Admiral Nurse
Every Day Excellence Award
- Anne Hooper, domestic
- Switchboard team
- Kate Monaghan, Directorate Manager for Emergency Department
Clinical Mentor of the Year
- James Mercer, nurse on Ward 7A and CCU
- Hughna Cotton, ICU nurse
- Dr Niranjani Ramachandran
Clinical Team of the Year
- Discharge Lounge team
- Southport and Ormskirk hospitals theatre teams
- Ward 15A
People’s Health Hero Award
- Louise White, midwife
- Laura Hallett, occupational therapist
- Jennifer Harrison, ICU nurse
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mr Sanjeev Sharma
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