Thank you to all OUH staff who took the time to make someone's year by nominating either an individual or a team.

Thank you also to patients and carers who submitted nominations for the Patients' Choice Award.

Staff Recognition Awards event

Winners will be announced at our annual Staff Recognition Awards event at the John Radcliffe Hospital at 7.30pm on Thursday 18 June.

The event will be hosted by actress Alex Kingston, best known for her roles as River Song in the BBC series 'Doctor Who' and Dr Elizabeth Corday in NBC's 'ER'.

For the first time, anyone can watch the event live on the evening.

Join us Live as Alex Kingston hosts the OUH Staff Recognition Awards 2026

The live stream will be via MS Teams webinar and is open to all. You can join without a Teams account - just click the link and use your browser.

Watch the OUH Staff Recognition Awards event live - Thursday 18 June 7.30pm

If you are joining on a personal mobile device, you may be prompted to download the MS Teams app, but you do not need to create an account, just join using a personal email address or your mobile number and enter your name.

We are grateful to Oxford Hospitals Charity whose support makes these Awards possible.

Staff Recognition Awards finalists 2026

Congratulations to this year's Staff Recognition Awards finalists, who are listed below - and good luck to them all.

Award for Compassion

  • Advanced Rehabilitation Support Workers - Complex Medical Unit (CMU)
  • Cara Heafey
  • Lucinda Milligan
  • Jason Rigby

Award for Delivery

  • Antenatal Infection Group Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
  • Apprenticeship Team
  • Endoscopy Decontamination Team
  • Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT)

Award for Excellence

  • Sagittarius Team (University-NHS Ulcerative Colitis Flare Programme)
  • Sterile Service Decontamination Department
  • Dr Garry Tan
  • Kerrie Woods

Award for Improvement

  • Abi Egid
  • Emergency Department (ED) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Quality Improvement Team
  • Tissue Donation Team
  • Zoe Lewis

Award for Learning

  • Dr Abhisek Ghosh
  • Mr Alpesh Kothari
  • Katy Mimpress
  • Dr Adan Taylor

Award for Respect

  • Temitayo Alakiu
  • Community Paediatrics Team
  • Jonathan Jenkinson
  • Sam Pemberton

Award for Rising Star

  • Jay Gawali
  • Megan Green
  • Lucy Harold
  • Melissa Worth

Award for Sustainability

  • Oxford Kidney Unit
  • Oxford Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry Team
  • Amanda Simpson
  • Sustainable Eye Care Team

Oxford Hospitals Charity Award for Supporter or Volunteer of the Year

  • Oxford Breast Buddy Group volunteers
  • Oxford Orcas Swim Team
  • Tara Sullivan
  • Kate Wilkinson

Chair's Award and Chief Executive Officer's Award

Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, former Chair, and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Simon Crowther will present their awards at the Staff Recognition Awards event on 18 June.