Trust celebrates excellence on day of staff recognition
On Thursday 1 May, the Trust celebrated the care and commitment of its staff on a special day of recognition.
The afternoon’s long service and learner event was dedicated to members of staff who have completed a formal learning qualification, or who have given 25 or 40 years of service to the NHS.
This was followed by the evening’s Excellence awards, where individuals and teams were revealed as winners across 11 categories, including best value excellence and unsung hero.
2025 results
Best partner excellence
Winner
Creative Care Partnership, the creativity and health team and the integrated change team in partnership with Creative Minds and Everybody Arts
Runner up
The Good Mood Football League, the good mood sports steering group and Creative Minds
Best quality excellence
Winner
Newhaven, ‘Above and beyond: compassionate end of life care’
Runner up
Health integration team, Urban House, ‘Asylum health and wellbeing – a world of inclusivity’
Best value excellence
Winner
Calderdale CAMHS learning disability team, ‘Making a difference through group work’
Runner up
Volunteer services, ‘Excellence in volunteering’
Digital innovation excellence
Winner
Barnsley children’s speech and language therapy, ‘Using virtual reality (VR) to empower children and young people who stammer’
Runner up
Fleet management, ‘The car scheme app (aka ‘The Quotinator’)’
Equality and involvement excellence
Winner
Wakefield Admiral Nurse service, ‘Young onset dementia support aka YODS’
Runner up
Neurodiverse inclusive support team (NIST)
Social responsibility and sustainability excellence
Winner
Creative Minds
Runner up
Learning and development team, ‘Access and promotion of the decarbonising ESR module’
Watch videos of all our team finalists on our YouTube channel.
Leader of the year
Winner
Dr Manreesh Bains, consultant clinical psychologist, older people’s services
Runner up
Emma Cox, associate director of nursing, quality and professions
Outstanding achievement
Winner
Izzy Worswick, assistant director of corporate governance
Runner up
Dr Mohinder Kapoor, consultant in old age psychiatry and associate medical director for research and development
Rising star
Winner
Emma Dalton, trainee occupational therapist, Wakefield community rehabilitation team
Runner up
Nicola Sharp, finance manager
Unsung hero
Winner
Vicky Turner-Neath, end of life care facilitator, Silkstone Health Centre
Runner up
Laura Habib, organisational development and wellbeing practitioner
Chair and chief executive’s award
Individual winner
Rebecca Fairfield, learning disability nurse, Calderdale CAMHS
Team winner
Adult ADHD and autism service, ‘Reducing waste and improving the working environment’
