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Our future in focus

A unique insight into the diverse range of people, professions and locations that make up OUH.

Staff portraits to celebrate NHS 75

For many of us, our local NHS has been with us - part of us - for our entire lives. While this is undoubtedly a time for us to reflect on what has been achieved over the past 75 years, it is also an opportunity for us to celebrate pioneering innovations in healthcare.

Our future in focus celebrates the best of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) - its people, their values and the modern facilities and cutting-edge healthcare we are dedicated to delivering, both now and in the future.

The exhibition was conceived by the Trust's in-house Clinical Photography team based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Through the lens of each of our six talented Clinical Photographers, Our future in focus showcases the dedication, innovation, compassion and professional pride that exists across OUH.

This exhibition offers a unique insight into the diverse range of people, professions and locations that make up OUH - many of which may not be immediately visible or well known to the public. Each of the intimate portraits captures a member of staff in a setting that encapsulates their individual specialty and work environment.

We would like to thank all colleagues who gave their valuable time to share insights and experiences in this way; it is their valuable contribution that has enabled our photographers to compile this stunning collection of OUH staff portraits.

We would also like to thank our good friends at Oxford Hospitals Charity for their generous support, without which this project would not have been possible.

Photographers participating in the exhibition were recognised at the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) Awards 2023:

Designer and clinical photographers win national awards

You can view all 25 portraits online below.
  • An elegant woman in a smart, brightly coloured summer dress stands in a light modern space with a sofa and large indoor plants; tall glass doors on both sides of her lead out to a high terrace with fields in the distance.
    Professor Meghana Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford University Hospitals
  • A man with folded arms stands in a dimly lit operating theatre with a controller in his left hand. He wears scrubs, surgical gloves and large dark goggles.
    Mr Amedeo Calisto, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
  • An elegantly dressed woman relaxes in an armchair in a modern, stylish space with rugs and cushioned benches alongside a woodburning stove. Greenery is glimpsed behind through a tall narrow window.
    Claire Marriott, Centre Head and Clinical Psychologist, Maggie's Oxford
  • A young woman wearing a lanyard rests her hand on a high-tech digital workstation with a screen - a clean, unoccupied clinical bed bay is behind her.
    Nancy Weekes, Information Support Team Co-ordinator
  • A clean modern room with a large round birthing pool, which a young woman in scrubs is filling with a showerhead. A frosted window behind lets in natural light.
    Maame Bedua Sackey, Community Midwife
  • A young man in NHS uniform rests his elbows on a table-sized touch screen tablet. The corner of the room behind is a mural of poppies, sky and clouds, with a fake bus stop on the wall.
    Adam Newberry, Therapy Assistant
  • A smiling young woman in nurse's uniform holds six large flat brightly coloured boxes. Behind her a hospital building is obscured by trees beneath a blue sky.
    Emma Pascale Blakey, Specialist Staff Nurse, Endoscopy
  • A young woman in nurse's uniform sits at a circular table in a cheerful room with glass doors through which a sunny lawn is seen. An open toolbox of medical supplies is on the table.
    Yuhan Zhang, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Ambulatory Outreach Team
  • A smiling man in a T-shirt, arms folded, stands in an industrial area alongside a tall metal box: cardboard boxes are seen through a front opening. On one side of him is a trolley with flattened boxes on it and on the other a large plastic wheely bin.
    Derek Peedle, Refuse Porter, Horton General Hospital Estates and Facilities
  • A smiling man in a jacket and rainbow lanyard sits on a padded bench at a small table, an integral part of a mini hut on wheels.
    Ashley Lodge, Head of Wellbeing and Co-Chair of the OUH LGBT+ Staff Network
  • A cheerful man in jacket, tie and glasses holds out a model of a human bone. Behind him there is a medical diagram on a screen and box-shaped 3D printer.
    Mr Ather Siddiqi, Locum Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgery / Sarcoma Services
  • A young man stands on stepladder in a clinical room, alongside a doughnut-shaped scanner, displaying a panel removed from the ceiling above him.
    Ian Cooper, Electrical Craftsperson, Estates and Facilities
  • A young woman in a white T-shirt holds in her arms a relaxed curly-haired floppy-eared dog. On the wall behind are naĂŻve stylised images of branches and leaves.
    Liz Bellido, Chartered Physiotherapist, with Bree, Pets as Therapy Dog
  • A smiling woman in surgical scrubs sits in a relaxed posture in a clean modern space, with a large items of clinical equipment around her.
    Ms Kat Baker, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
  • In a dark room a smiling woman in a sturdy vest-like garment holds a chunky headset in both hands. The arc of a large scanner is dimly illuminated alongside her.
    Sonia Dugmore, Senior Health Play Specialist
  • A young woman in blue scrubs sits in a modern armchair in a small calm room. A cabinet next to her bears candles and a model tree with paper hearts attached. An empty Moses basket rests on an armchair on the other side.
    Deidra Ferguson, Deputy Sister, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
  • A young woman in a T-shirt stands on a sunny patio, framed by the pillars of an attractive wooden conservatory, greenery and flowerbeds behind her.
    Nicola Rossiter, Deputy Sister, Katharine House Hospice
  • In a clean surgical setting a relaxed, confident man in scrubs leans on a large clinical machine labelled 'ExcelsisusGPS'. It has a display screen and a theatre light above it.
    Mr Colin Nnadi, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
  • A man in a smart shirt and tie, lanyard and glasses, sits in front of a piece of complex machinery with multiple parts and wires.
    Gordon Rennie, Senior Estates Mechanical Engineering Manager, Estates and Facilities
  • A smiling long-haired woman wearing a patterned blouse and glasses rests her folded arms on the shiny table of a large clinical machine behind her.
    Claudia Corjan, Principal Clinical Technologist, Radiotherapy Physics
  • In an office with three large digital screens behind her, a young woman in nurses’ uniform sits alongside a monitor where images of her colleagues can be seen.
    Elisabetta Romanazzi, Clinical Co-ordinator, Operational Team
  • A smiling woman in healthcare uniform sits on a bed in a therapy room holding a spherical object the size of a large grapefruit in her right hand. On the couch beside her rests a tablet computer with a diagram on the screen.
    Katie Butler, Specialist Physiotherapist, Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE)
  • Man in burgundy T-shirt stands in clean hi-tech clinical setting with large machines around him, resting his hands on a scanner bed in front of him.
    Jonathan Denton, Lead Interventional / CT Radiographer
  • Smiling older man in a smart shirt and lanyard, holding an electronic tablet, stands in a dark room with the glowing controls of computer servers to each side of him.
    Ray Banks, Head of Systems Development, Digital Services
  • Smiling young woman in blue scrubs with stethoscope around her neck stands in front of bright yellow double doors, leaning on a large, gleaming high-tech machine with controls and monitors.
    Anda Bowring, Neonatal Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Newborn Intensive Care Unit

Photographers

  • Emily Arthur, Head of Photography, Oxford Medical Illustration
  • Ella Barks
  • Tom Capon
  • Caroline Green
  • Sid Neelson
  • Chloe Summerhill
Last reviewed:13 November 2023

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