Trust invites patients to nominate their hospital heroes
11/06/2018
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Nominations open today, Monday 11 June, for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Annual Staff Recognition Awards for 2018.
The Trust is inviting patients and the public to tell them about members of staff and teams who have gone above and beyond their role to make a difference and nominate for the Patients' Choice Award.
Nominations can be made on the Trust's website from today at www.ouh.nhs.uk/patientschoice up until 3 August 2018 when the formal nomination period will close for this year.
Other categories will be nominated internally by staff at Oxford University Hospitals and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Oxford Town Hall on Wednesday 5 December 2018.
The ceremony will be supported by the generosity of Oxford Hospitals Charity. Last year, winners and runners up were picked from over 600 nominations by a panel of staff, patients and governors.
John Drew, Director of Improvement and Culture at Oxford University Hospitals, said: "I attended last year's awards ceremony and it was a fantastic celebration of the truly remarkable stories that happen every day in our Trust. We heard from patients and colleagues about the staff who routinely go above and beyond their duties to provide excellent, compassionate care - the kind of care that all of us would want to receive for ourselves and our loved ones.
"I would encourage patients who have experienced exceptional care to nominate the individual or team that looked after them.
"It really makes a difference to staff to know that their hard work is recognised. We all know that the NHS is very busy at the moment, and it is really important for us all to take the time to say thank you and well done when we see great care."
Last year's winner of the Patients' Choice Award was Craniofacial Specialist Nurse, Kari Ashton.
Her nominator, Sarah, said "Kari is a wonderful lady. She treated myself and my family as individuals - not just patients. She listened to our concerns every step of the way. Her impact on our family was huge. I can never thank Kari enough for all she has done for us."