Three NHS staff members, from across East Cheshire, have been honoured for their outstanding achievements at the annual awards show for a local NHS services provider.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) held its annual CWP Recognition Awards on Thursday 6 June at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall. The event serves as an annual opportunity to honour the tremendous and tireless hard work of our workforce volunteers and partners in their efforts to provide outstanding care.
Among our local winners were; team manager for Macclesfield Older People's Community Mental Health Team, Josephine Worthington, consultant psychiatrist, Dr Sujeet Jaydeokar and team manager for the Involvement, recovery and Wellness Service, Tracey Williamson.
In addition to handing out prizes to the worthy winners, the night was also a celebration of the trust's achievements over the past year, which included being rated as 'outstanding for caring' by the Care Quality Commission.
CWP chief executive, Sheena Cumiskey, said: "On behalf of the trust I would like to offer my sincere congratulations for all of those who were nominated, shortlisted and who won one of our Recognition Awards. The past year has seen some outstanding achievements and these successes would not be possible without the incredible hard work of our people and partners."
Entertainment on the night was provided by two choirs. The Wirral Harmony Choir sang versions of songs such as "I can see clearly now" by Johnny Nash and "Under the Boardwalk" by the Drifters.
Earlier in the night service users and staff from our Winsford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service treated the audience to an exceptional, inspirational performance of "This is Me" from the hit Hollywood blockbuster, The Greatest Showman. The song is about recognising and celebrating people's differences and is considered to be an anthem for inclusivity. Both sets of performers received well-deserved standing ovations from those in attendance.
To close the night, awards host, Dr Maureen Wilkinson was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Having recently retired, the award came for her work in a variety of roles in the NHS throughout her career, and also for her awe-inspiring work supporting mental health service development in the early part of her career in Malawi and then latterly in Uganda.
Sheena continued: "I would like to thank all of those who helped to make the event a great success. Every year, the celebration gets stronger and stronger and the competition for the awards, more fierce. I think it is vitally important that we take an opportunity to give our thanks to those who dedicate so much of their time to ensure we can provide compassionate, safe, person-centred care. Our annual awards allow us to do this and make me so proud to be part of this organisation."