And the winners are...

Well done to all of our winners and our shortlisted finalists at The Stars Awards evening, you should all be very proud.

The winner of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award is... The Participation and Engagement Team for ensuring that our community, patients, and services users have their voices and concerns are heard.  

Well done team

The finalists were: 

Name Division
Clare Rose Corporate division
Community Inclusion Team (CIT) Corporate division
Nina Falade Community Care division
Participation and Engagement Team Mental Health Care division
Rachel Albrecht Mental Health Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Abdi Ahmed
Claire Dutton
Clare Rose
Community Inclusion Team (CIT)
Ed Kelly and Ann Taylor
Karl Smith, Ann Taylor and Edward Kelly
Kieran Armstrong
Nina Kabaa-Jones
Participation and Engagement Team
Rachel Albrecht
RECONNECT

 

The winner of the Creativity and Innovation Award was…   

St Helens Recovery Team for supporting our service users to use their strengths at their gardening group.

Well done to our Preceptorship Development Team for being highly commended.

Well done teams

The finalists were:

Name Division
Fern Ward Mental Health Care division
Preceptorship Development Team Corporate division
St Helens Recovery Team - Gardening group Mental Health Care division
UCOPE and Student Liaision Service Mental Health Care division
Unilink Project Team Secure Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Advanced Clinical Practitioners
Astley Ward
Eleanor Besant
Fern Ward
ICRAS Community Discharge Matron Team
ICRAS - North Sefton (Zoe Skelton, Clare Boaler and Karen Ryder)
ICRAS Transfer of Care Hub
Joanne Rogers
John Kilshaw
Julie Spencer
Kerry Roberts
Life Rooms (Secure)
Lisa Martin and Dave McNabb
Liverpool School Health Team
Lynne Morrison
Mary Hargreaves
Medicines Management Clinical Informatics Team
Mersey Care Community PEF Team - Karen Deane and Lee Carruthers
Neuromodulation Team
Nicola Saadati
Older Adults Community Hub - Halewood, Huyton, Whiston
Paediatric Therapies Team
Patient Safety
Physical Activity Workers (PAW)
Preceptorship Development Team
Quality and Compliance Team/Business Intelligence Team
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Research and Evaluation Team
Sandra Watkins, Alison Murphy and Wendy Porter
Sefton Long COVID
Silver Birch Hubs, Natalie Patterson
Simon Craske
Sophie Kenny
St Helens Neurodevelopment Team
St Helens Recovery Team - Gardening Group
Street Triage Car Service
The CYPMHS Programme of Change Leads (Dave Mulholland, Lisa Simpson and Trish Mattison)
The Fibromyalgia Project Team - Michelle Cunneely, Paula Dixon, Emily Clarke, Joanne Lunt and Kate McGuire)
The Life Rooms Mid Mersey Team
Trusted Assessors
UCOPE and Student Liaision Service
Unilink Project Team - Julie Mealey, Project Manager, Jacob Henderson, Clinical Systems Administrator, Dragana Jovanoskia, Catering Team Manager, Emma Hyland, Dietitian, Neil McAdam, Clinical Service Manager (HSU), Kristen Humphreys, Ward Manager (on behalf of wards), Paul Thomas, Clinical Services Manager (MSU and LSU), Michele Anderton, Director of Security, Gill Elms, Deputy Director of Security, David Williams, Estates, Lee Harding - Desktop Support and Michele Vibrans, Patient Shop.
Zoe Owen

 

The winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award was our Hollins Park Chaplaincy Team for making a HUGE difference to the wellbeing of our patients and staff.   

Well done to Joseph Jones for being highly commended for his work as a meet and greeter at Clock View Hospital.

The finalists were:.

Name Division
Hollins Park Chaplaincy Team Mental Health Care division
Joesph Jones Corporate division
Kelly Burrows Corporate division
Ken Long Corporate division
Steve Aird Community Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

DD Gardening Volunteer at Hollins Park
Hollins Park Chaplaincy Team
Joseph Jones
Kelly Burrows
Ken Long
Pippa Witter
Steve Aird
The Chaplaincy Team

The winner of the Learner of the Year Award was Dhanya Pillai for her enthusiasm to learn and adapt after coming to Mersey Care from a different country. Dhanya has built up therapeutic relationships with both our staff and patients.   

Well done Dhanya

The finalists were:

Name Division
Alison Aitken Community Care division
Dhanya Pillai Secure Care division
Dr Elizabeth Chamberlain Mental Health Care division
Erin Devlin Corporate division
Kim Matthews Community Care division

 

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Alison Aitken
Dhanya Pillai
Dr Elizabeth Chamberline
Emma Wilkinson
Erin Devlin
Fatima Sharif Ali
Felicia Hodjii
Gabriella Hall
Hannah Wilson
Katy Reeve
Kim Matthews
Kimberley Cawley
Lesley Mooney
Leticia Bernal
Lucie Devine-Penman
Marie Pickervance
MCAS Knowsley
Michael Turner
Paige Anderton
Paul Bousique-Green
Samantha Hemans
Shruti Joshi
Stephanie Hewitt
Tasmin Denny
Vicky Harris

 

The winner of Just and Learning Culture Award was the Musculoskeletal Team for demonstrating their positivity, teamwork, and willingness to embrace the Just and Learning Culture.

Well done team

Finalists were:

Name Division
Julie Spencer Community Care division
Musculoskeletal Team Community Care division
Paula Orme Community Care division
St Helens Community Podiatry Service Community Care division
Yasmin Majeed Corporate division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Julie Spencer
Kat Silcock
MSK Team
Paula Orme
Sefton Place Leadership
St Helens Community Podiatry Service
Yasmin Majeed

The winner of Health and Wellbeing Award went to The School Health Team for raising awareness of potential threats and dangers, in a fun and interactive way to our young people.

Well done team.

Finalists were:

Name Division
Bootle Green District Nursing Team Community Care division
Inayah Robinson-Greenidge Corporate division
Muscular Skeletal Assessment Service Knowsley Community Care division
School Health Team Community Care division
Specialist Perinatal Service Community Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Adele Doyle
Amy Poole
Bootle Green District Nursing Team
Churchtown District Nursing Team
Erica Daly and Riverside District Nursing Team
Inayah Robinson-Greenidge
Jennifer Gavin
Laura Clark
Leah Jones
MCAS Knowsley
School Health 5-19 Service
School Health Team
Specialist Perinatal Service (Physical Health and Wellbeing QI group)
Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA)

 

The winner of Team Health and Performance Award went to Blake Ward, for continually demonstrating their commitment to providing the highest standard of care to some of the most complex and unwell patients.

Well done team.

The Finalists were:

Name Division
Blake Ward Secure Care division
Childrens Community Bladder and Bowel Service Community Care division
Early Supported Discharge Team Community Care division
Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team Secure Care division
Knowsley Childrens Community Nursing Team Community Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Alt Ward
Blake Ward
Care Home Liaison Team Warrington
Childrens Community Bladder and Bowel Service
Churchtown District Nurse Team
Community Nursey Nurse - Central Team 6
District Nurses Knowsley Teams
Dr Rath and Corric
Early Supported Discharge Team
EPRR Team
Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team
Homelessness Outreach Team
Knowsley Childrens Community Nursing Team
Liverpool Community Phlebotomy Service
Liverpool Wheelchair Service
Longmoor House
Michael Allcock and Knowsley Children in Care Team
Newton and Slaidburn/H Rosendale, G Clegg, P Searle
Preceptorship Development Team
Rapid Response Team
School Health Team
Southport Health Visitor Team (Hampton and Hoghton)
Warrington MHST

 

The winner of Excellence in Leadership Award was Sarah Pilling for demonstrating courage , passion, confidence, commitment, ambition and for nurturing the strengths of other managers. ​​​​​​

Well done Sarah

The finalists were:

Name Division
Gareth Jensen Community Care division
Lucy Howarth Community Care division
Owen Winsland Mental Health Care division
Peter Styzaker (RNMH) Community Care division
Sarah Pilling Secure Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Aimee Topping
Alexandra Close
Amelia Woodhouse
Andrew Hull
Ashley Freeman
Becky Shaw
Charlotte Jewell
Cheryl Parr
Claire Gibbsons
Clare Grierson
Danielle Thompson
Donna Clark
Dr Ruth O'Shaughnessey
Elaine McLean
Elisha Marsden
Emma Heeley
Gabriella Hall
Gabrielle Archer
Gareth Jensen
Graham Donaldson
ICRAS Community Discharge Matron Team
Jade Foran
Jennifer Gavin
Jennifer Hesketh
Joanna Worswick
Julia Musker
Julie Spencer
Justine Maher
Karen Robinson/Karen Ryder
Kate Massey
Kayte Bond
Kelly Palethorpe
Kim Catton
Kirsty Jones
Knowsley Looked After Childrens Team
Laura Moore
Linda Seerey
Lisa Kenwright
Lisa Weston
Liza Alexandra and Natalie Briggs
Lucy Howarth
Lynn Schinkel
Maria Kelly
Melaine Harrison
Michael Turner
Nicola Byrne
Nikki Willinski
Nisha Jose
Owen Wisland
Paula Leatherbarrow
Peter Styzaker (RNMH)
Rebecca Denson
Ruth O'Shaughnessy
Sarah Herlihy
Sarah Pilling
Scott Westwood
Sharon Burke
St Helens and Knowsley CYP Team Managers
Trusted Assessors
Warrington SLT

 

The winner of the Research Achievement Award was Oladayo Bifarin, for increasing the visibility of research and innovation as an integral part of our clinical workforce development and also in patient outcomes.

Well done Oladayo

The winner of Your Choice Award is…​​​​  was Nicola Maddock who recently had a significant role in the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specialist palliative care for a very brave 23 year old patient and her family.

Well done Nicola

The finalists were:

Name Division
Albert Ward Mental Health Care division
Carer Engagement Team Corporate division
Liverpool Community Equiptment Service Community Care division
Nicola Maddock Community Care division
Side-by-side complex needs Corporate division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award

Albert Ward
Amy Harvey
Ann Brunskill
Barry Eccles
Benedict Brown
Carer Engagement Team
Catering Team Rowan View
Cheryl Taylor
Cheshire and Mersey Specialist Perinatal Service
Childrens Community Bladder and Bowel Service
Childrens Community Nursing Knowsley
Elaine Raynard
Emma Welsby
Halton Mental Health Support Team in Schools
Hayley Phennah
ICRAS
ICRAS and Longmoor Admin Team
Jade Corbridge
James Scholey
Jessica Edwards
Jo-Anne Nash and team
John Ludden
Joy Cropper
Katie Nicholls
Knowsley Children's Looked After Service
Leon Farley
Liverpool Community Equiptment Service
Liverpool Long COVID Service
LLAMS Halton
Louise Houghton
Marie Ventre
Samantha Hewitt, Medicines Management Team
Melissa Holt
Michelle Bilsbarrow
Newton Ward
Nicola Ashes
Nicola Maddock
Nikki Corns
Peer Support Workers in Silver Birch Hubs, Maternal Mental Health Service
Peter Boden
Phillip Harris
Phlebotomy
Rebecca Mann
Samantha Guest
Scott Parker
Shona Brennan
Side-by-side complex needs - project team
Stephanie Troughear
Strategic Programmes and Development
Tawfix Elhaj-Houssen
The Vauxhall District Nursing Team
Tracy Collard
Transfer of Care Hub
Wesman Baker

The winner of the Quality Award was Southport Older Adult Community Mental Health Team for upskilling their staff, identifying training opportunities and for reducing their waiting times.   

Well done to the Patient Safety Team for being highly commended

Finalists were:

Name Division
Paediatric Therapies Community Care division
Patient Safety Corporate division
Rydal Ward Mental Health Care division
Silver Birch Hubs Community Care division
Southport Older Adult Community Mental Health Team Mental Health Care division

Below are a list of all those nominated for this award.

Amanda Evans
Amanda Martin
Astley Ward
Bladder and Bowel Team
Business Support Team
Catherine Lovejoy
Childrens Community Bladder and Bowel Service
Chloe Webb
Chris McHale
City Complex Lives Intergrated Care Team via Katy Wafer
Continuing Healthcare Team
Eden Ward, Rowan View
Eleanor Besant
Estates Planning Team
Gaynor Chisnall and Knowsley and St Helens Immunisation Teams
Halton Mental Health Support Team in Schools
ICRAS
ICRAS Clinical Coordinators
ICRAS Community Discharge Matron Team
ICRAS Coordination Team
Intravenous Therapy Team
Joanne Williams
Jukanti Raju
Knowsley MHST
Knowsley Unscheduled Care Admin (SPOA) team
Knowsley Wheelchair Service 
Liverpool Children and Young Peoples Services
Mary Hargreaves
Matron Group HSS
MCAS Knowsley
Melanie Harrison and St Helens Neurodevelopment Pathway Team
Mental Health Liaison Team
Nicola McNulty
Okey Ibuza
Older Adults Community Hub St Helens
Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team - Knowsley
Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team - St Helens
Paediatric Therapies
Paediatric Therapy Team
Patient Safety
Rachel Farrell 
Rachel Shan
Rathbone and Hollins Park Low Secure Teams
Research and Evaluation Team
Rydal Ward
Sharon Burke
Sharon Taylor-Jessop
Silver Birch Hubs, Maternal Mental Health Service
Single Point of Access - Knowsley
Southport Older Adults Community Mental Health Team
Specialist Perinatal Service - Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington and Halton
St Helens and Knowsley CYP Team Managers

St Helens Neurodevelopment Pathway Teams

St Helens Neurodevelopment Pathway
St Helens Neurodevelopment Pathway (0-19)
St Helens Primary Care Service
Step Forward Mental Health Leads and Assessment Practitioners
Tracey Collard
Walk-in Centres/Urgent Treatment Centres
Yasmin Majeed
Zoe Mulholland

 

The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award wasMargaret Fillingham, for many years has been the heart and soul of the team in Iris and Taylor Ward. Margaret always goes above and beyond to provide support to her team and patients.   

Well done Margaret

The winner of the Employee of the Year Award was Kelley Hayde Each month we have an Employee of the Month Award and Kelley has won this overall for the year.

Well done Kelley

Name Division
Ashlie O'Connor Mental Health Care division
Kirsty Love Community Care division
Kate Sanders Mental Health Care division
Lisa Burrows Community Care division
Kelley Hayde Corporate division
Ryan Lillie Mental Health Care division
Kayte Bond Mental Health Care division
Hayley Curran Mental Health Care division
Michael Holloway Secure Care division
Aisha Mirza Secure Care division
Gemma Hamlett Community Care division

The winner of the Team of the Year was Cheshire Liaison and Diversion Service 

Each month we have a Team of the Month Award and our Cheshire Liaison and Diversion Team have won this overall for the year. 

Well done team

The finalists were:

Name

Division
Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team Mental Health Care division
Dickens Ward Secure Care division
Astley Ward Secure Care division
Quality and Compliance Team (CQC) Corporate division
Coniston Ward Mental Health Care division
Integrated Community and Equiptment Services (ICES) Community Care division
Green Ward 1 Community Care division
Cheshire and Merseyside Resilience Hub Corporate division
Walton District Nursing Team Community Care division
Cheshire Liaison and Diversion Service Mental Health Care division
Maghull District Nurses Community Care division
CAMHS Response Team Community Care division

The winner of the Chief Nursing Officer’s Award is Maghull District Nurses, congratulations team.

Well done to our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for being highly commended

The final award is the Chief Medical Officer’s Award, and the winner was our Addictions Service at Brook Place for their work on becoming the first addiction service in the country to achieve this.

Well done team.