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Staff Celebrating their Award
Celebrating Success Badge

Finalists & winners

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists from the 2023 awards. below is a complete list of winners and finalists.

Celebrating Success Awards –

2023 Winners & Finalists

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Health Hero

Our winner

  • Eleanor Watson, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Western General Hospital (WGH)Watch her video

  • Finalists
    • Lynne Hunter, Clinical Nurse Specialist Pleural and Mesothelioma, WGH – watch video
    • Neonatal Unit and RHCYPwatch video

Team of the Year

Our Winner

  • Finalists
    • Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit, RIE – watch video
    • Midlothian Dementia Team, Bonnyrigg Health Centre – watch video

Staff Member of the Year

Our Winner

  • Dionne Yorkston, Personal Assistant, Facilities Department, Leith Community Treatment Centrewatch video

  • Finalists
    • Candice Peckham, Nurse Practitioner, East Lothian Community Hospital – watch video
    • Yvonne Jones, Office Manager, Rehabilitation Medicine, Astley Ainslie Hospital – watch video

Young Achiever Award

Our Winner

Klaudia Bielecki, Digital Mental Health Transformation Programme Manager, REAS

Finalists

  • Michael Boyle, Clerical Officer, Health Records – Patient Appointments, St. John’s Hospital
  • Rachel Clarke, Acting Lead Clinical Pharmacy Technician, St. John’s Hospital

Voluntary Service Award

Our Winner

  • Zakariya Vansoh, Western General Hospitalwatch video

Finalists

  • Gordon Hardie, Vaccination Team, Craigmillar Medical Practice – watch video
  • Mathilde Peace, Maternity Voices Partnership, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh – watch video


Best Example of Quality, Innovation and Productivity

Our Winner

  • Nicola Walker, Technical Administrator, Medical Physics, St. John’s Hospital

Finalists

  • East Lothian In-Reach Team, East Lothian Community Hospital / RIE
  • Psychology Adding Value: Electronic Screening (PAVES), Royal Hospital Children and Young People

Respect for Others Award

Our Winner

  • Wafaa Salama, Project Manager, Screening and Early Detection Team, Public Health and Health Policy, Astley Ainslie Hospital

Finalists

  • Caroline Shilton, Public Involvement Officer, Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership
  • Natasha Berry, Psychological Therapist, Veteran’s First Point Centre, Lothian


Caring Champion of the Year

Our Winner

  • Maisie Davidson, Activity Coordinator, Rose Lane Ward, Midlothian Community Hospital

Finalists

  • Andrew Campbelton, Nursing Assistant, Addictions Team, West Lothian Civic Centre
  • Louise Blyth, Clinical Nurse Manager, Acute Services, Western General Hospital


Leadership Excellence Award

Our Winner

  • Nora Murray-Cavanagh, Clinical Lead GP, Wester Hailes Medical Practice

Finalists

  • Angela Neil, Clinical Facilitator, Midlothian Community Hospital
  • David Carmichael, Clinical Psychologist, St. John’s Hospital


Lynn Jackson Nurse of the Year Award

Our Winner

  • Kirsten Smith, Senior Charge Nurse, Acute Medicine, Western General Hospital

Finalists

  • Ego Olori, Health Visitor, Howden Health Centre
  • Louise Rich, Deputy Charge Nurse, Haematology, Western General Hospital

Tom Waterson Award

Our Winner

  • Yvonne Buchanan, Domestic, Critical Care, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

Finalists

  • Fay Wood, Domestic, Mental Health and SMD, Craigroyston Clinic
  • Jim Stirling, Porter, St. John’s Hospital


Chair’s Award

Our Winner

Green Theatres Anaesthetists Team

The annual NHS Lothian Celebrating Success Awards recognise staff who embrace the organisation’s core values of care and compassion, dignity and respect, quality, teamwork and openness, honesty and responsibility.