Star Awards

The 2020 Star Awards ceremony were brought to us by NHS Professionals and GMB Union and – due to COVID-19 – took place online on 16 October 2020.

Keep Learning Award

Winner – Claire Reeve

Runner up – Pauline Athwal, Fiona Price

Award for Research & Innovation

Winner (individual) – Michael Cork

Winner (team) – The Achondroplasia Team

Runner up (individual) – Paul Arundel, Anton Mayer

Runner up (team) – The Haematology and Oncology Research Delivery Team, The Dermatology Team

Service Improvement Award

Winner (individual) – Clare O’Connell

Winner (team) – The Autism Team

Runner up (individual) – Janine Reynolds

Runner up (team) – The Neonatal Surgical Unit Continuing Care Team, The Day 1 Ready Team

Award for Inclusion & Diversity

Winner – The Rainbow Badge Team

Runner up – Deirdre O’Donnell, The Primary Mental Health Team

Patient Experience Award

Winner (individual) – Paul Bower

Winner (team) – The Direct Discharge Team

Runner up (individual) – Louise Kay, Pamela Rudkin

Runner up (team) – Sheffield Children’s Volunteers, The Haematology and Oncology Team

Best Non-Clinical Support Service

Winner (individual) – Scott Heaton

Winner (team) – The Centenary House Housekeeping Team

Runner up (individual) – Diane Kemshall, Kayleigh Burt

Runner up (team) – The SystmOne Support Team, The Security and Portering Team

Best Delivery of Direct Patient Care

Winner (individual) – Julie Bell

Winner (team) – The Off-Site General Anaesthetic Team

Runner up (individual) – Ian Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Paling

Runner up (team) – The Speech & Language Therapy Team, The Radiology Team

The Children’s Hospital Charity Fundraising Award

The Paediatric Critical Care Unit

Outstanding Colleague Award, sponsored by GMB

Winner (individual) – Amy Payne

Runner up (individual) – Cath Baker, Ullas Joseph

The Children’s Star Award – chosen by members of the public

Winner (individual) – Getahun Tamrat

Winner (team) – The Eye Department

Runner up (individual) – Andrew Mills, Sufin Yap

Runner up (team) – The Rheumatology Team, The Sleep Team

The 2019 Star Awards ceremony were brought to us by NHS Professionals and took place at The Octagon on 8 March 2019.

BBC presenter Amy Garcia presented the awards with special guest and Great British Bake Off winner Rahul Mandal.

Leading and Inspiring Award

Winner – Janet Cumberland

Runner up – Jo Whiston

Staff Development Champion – sponsored by Sumo Digital

Winner – Jamie Shepherd

Runner up – Sarah Griffiths

Service Improvement Award

Winner (individual) – Caroline McCaffrey

Winner (team) – Ryegate House Clinical Team

Runner up (individual) – Ailish Harrison

Runner up (team) – E-Systems Team

Patient Experience Award

Winner (individual) – Sarah Hawnt

Winner (team) – Ward 6 Team

Runner up (individual) – Kevin Hartshorn

Runner up (team) – Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Best Non-Clinical Support Service

Winner (individual) – Dawn Stratford

Winner (team) – David Tibenham and Maciej Szymanowski

Runner up (individual) – Delroy Grossett

Runner up (team) – Ryegate Domestics Team

Best Delivery of Direct Patient Care

Winner (individual) – Archibald Morrison

Winner (team) – The Emergency Team

Runner up (individual) – Rebecca Milner

Runner up (individual) – Robina Batingan

Runner up (team) – The Burngreave and Shiregreen Health Visiting Team

The Children’s Hospital Charity Fundraising Award

PCCU Team

Governors’ Award

Jade Sykes

The Children’s Star Award – chosen by members of the public

Winner (individual) – Laura Butler

Winner (team) – The Sleep Service Team

Runner up (individual) – Sean Marven

Runner up (team) – The Neurosurgery Team

The 2018 Star Awards ceremony took place at Ponds Forge on Friday 9 March.

Television broadcaster Richard McCourt presented this year’s awards and our special guests were the Siddiqui family from Gogglebox.

Leading and Inspiring Award

Winner – Dan Yeomanson
Runner up – Teresa Loxley

Staff Development Champion – sponsored by Sumo Digital

Winner – Anna Westaway
Runner up – Peter Knowles

Service Improvement Award

Winner (individual) – Anne Greaves
Winner (team) – 0-19 Community Leadership Team
Runner up (individual) – Nadia Ladak
Runner up (team) – Clinical Coding Team

Patient Experience Award – sponsored by AGFA

Winner (individual) – Julie Fox
Winner (team) – Dietetic Team
Runner up (individual) – Chris Gladding
Runner up (team) – Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners
Runner up (team) – Theatre Escorts Team

Best Non-Clinical Support Service

Winner (individual) – Zoe Asher
Winner (team) – E-Rostering Team
Runner up (individual) – Ria Burgess
Runner up (team) – Porters at Becton

Best Delivery of Direct Patient Care

Winner (individual) – Francis Doney
Winner (team) – Ward S2
Runner up (individual) – Julie Olpin
Runner up (team) – Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatient Team

The Children’s Hospital Charity Fundraising Award

Outpatients Team

Governors’ Award

School Teaching Team

Special Recognition Award

Ken Green

The Children’s Star Award – chosen by members of the public

Winner (individual) – Louise George
Winner (team) – Sheffield Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Team
Runner up (individual) – Chris Rittey
Runner up (team) – Diabetes Team

Almost 400 colleagues gathered at Bramall Lane on 3 March 2017 to celebrate the fantastic work of staff around the Trust.

We were delighted to welcome Harry Gration MBE from BBC Look North to present this year’s awards.