Staff and volunteers honoured at GEM and Long Service Awards
4 October 2022
Dorset County Hospital staff and volunteers received well deserved recognition for their hard work and dedication at the 2022 GEM and Long Service Awards.
The awards are presented annually to people who have made an outstanding contribution to the hospital – Going the Extra Mile – and to those who have achieved 25 years of NHS service.
Colleagues, patients and relatives were asked to nominate hospital staff and volunteers for a number of awards to honour those who have gone over and above what is expected to make a difference to people’s lives.
Trust Chairman Mark Addison said: “These awards give us a chance to stop and think about the extraordinary work our staff and volunteers do to give our patients the excellent care that we all take such pride in.
“We are so lucky that we have such talented and dedicated teams at the hospital who have given many years of dedicated service to the NHS. It is a real pleasure to recognise and celebrate what they have done.”
The GEM Awards were held at Weymouth College, with college catering students creating and serving the meal. The Long Service Awards were presented at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester.
GEMS winners and finalists
Volunteer Award
Winners: Volunteer Services Team (Wendy Lake, Pauline Hooper, Cathrin Dunford, Richard Lawson)
Finalist: Angela Gilday
Student/Apprentice of the Year Award
Winner: Lyndsey Joyce
Finalists: Kieran Pitman, Marie Tubulog
Quality Improvement and Innovation Award
Winner: Marie Dorton
Finalists: Cheska Ball, Jane Burrow
Contribution to Research Award
Winner: Sarah Williams
Finalists: Cardiology and Cath Lab Team, SIREN Team
Leadership Award
Winner: Anna Ekerold
Finalists: Abi Orchard, Jo Hartley
Patient Safety Award
Winners: Medicines Safety Team
Finalists: Sally Love, Ruth Thomas
Patient Choice Award
Winner: Kevin Smith
Finalists: Pauline Kirtley, Natalie Canham
DCH Charity Fundraiser of the Year Award
Winner: Sophie Swain
Finalists: DCH Weymouth Half Marathon Team, Sarah-Jane Diaz
Team of the Year Award
Winners: Respiratory Team
Finalists: Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, Digital Training Team
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Tracey Stevenson
Finalists: Diane Hill, Hugh Bellis
Chairman’s Award
Winner: Andrew Norman
Finalists: Sarah Bridle, Wendy Lake
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Long Service Awards Recipients
Frida Best
Alison Bryan
Susan Buckley
Deborah Clenshaw
Melissa Geall
Leslie Heward
Simon Jones
Barbara Kavanagh
Catherine Kennedy
Ed Keynes
Elaine Lake
Penelope McCracken
Kathryn Morgan
Marie Pickersgill
Tina Rist
Lynn Standley
Anjay Talwar
Jane Turner
Georgina Bruce
Beverley Boore
Christina Leadley
Emma Diaz
Claire Jackson
Louise Brereton
Simon Baird
Lisa Ismaili
Kate Rowe
Karen Glover
Yvonne Bradburn
Jane Hall
Gloria Willey
Karen Plummer
Philip Wylie
Alison Male
Vera Voss
Marianne Docherty