Team QEH Awards
Team QEH Awards
Celebrating excellence at the Team QEH Awards 2025
The Team QEH Awards sponsored by PA Consulting and supported by the QEHKL Charity, are a chance to shine a spotlight on NHS unsung heroes, innovators, leaders, teams and volunteers.
This year saw more than 650 nominations from patients and colleagues that all felt their nominee worthy of being put forward for an award. A total of 13 awards were presetned to members of Team QEH and those who work closely with them.
Our winners have been announced:
Winners
Exceptional Quality of Care Award
Sponsored by MTX
Winner
Charmaine Shew, Staff Nurse, Sandringham Unit
Finalists
Kwame Bonah, Staff Nurse, Acute Medical Unit
Shankar Narayan, Consultant, Oral Surgery
One to Watch Award
Sponsored by The New QEH Design Team
Winner
Leanne Howling, Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Finalists
Aditya Waghmare, Staff Nurse, West Raynham Ward
Hannah Greenacre, Senior Clinical Fellow, Emergency Department
Leader of the Year Award
Sponsored by exi-Group
Winner
Alexandra Harris, Department Manager, Endoscopy
Finalists
Arathy Mohana Nair Lalithambika, Ward Sister, SDEC, Frailty SDEC and Day Treatment Unit
Sarah Bedford, Lead Midwife for Intrapartum Services
Outstanding Achievement in Innovation
Sponsored by NICHE Anchor Institute
Winner
Joint Replacement Team
Finalists
Dermatology – Mole Mapping
Out of Bed Project (Sam Colman, Specialist Physiotherapist)
The Kindness Award
Sponsored by Castons Artelia
Winner
Katrina Byrne, Medical Secretary
Finalists
Kylie Fox, Nursing Associate, Acute Medical Unit
Lee Gilbert, Lead Chaplain
The Wellness Award
Winner
Ayesha Malik, Consultant, Emergency Department
Finalists
Nicola Smith, Sister, Theatres
Toyah Greenall & Kelly Wilson, GROW Programme Facilitators
The Fairness Award
Sponsored by Palm Paper
Winner
Jeffrey Rojas, Staff Nurse, Peddars Way Unit
Finalists
Adriana Cunha, Perinatal Mental Health Midwife
Leanne Crawford, Sister, Emergency Department
The John Voaden Volunteer of the Year Award
Sponsored by MTS Health Limited
Winner
Sarah Harvey, Buggy Driver / Ward Volunteer
Finalists
Ian Gutteridge, Buggy Driver / Patient and Reader Panel Volunteer
Sharon Roberts, Front Desk Volunteer
Working Together Award
Sponsored by Barnes Construction
Winner
QEH Cancer Care and Wellbeing / Alive West Norfolk
Finalists
Anchor Workforce Working Group
Community Stroke Team
Clinical Team of the Year Award
Sponsored by Advanced Building Projects East Anglia Ltd
Winner
Frailty Same Day Emergency Care
Finalists
Elm Ward
Peddars Way Unit
Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award
Sponsored by Bidwells
Winner
Catering Department
Finalists
Central Sterile Services
Education Faculty
Unsung Hero Award
Sponsored by R G Carter
Winner
Lisa Houghton, Housekeeper, Intensive Treatment Unit
Finalists
Jade Harvey, Risk and Compliance Manager, Women’s and Children’s Division
Jake Butler, Supervisor, Central Sterile Services Department
The Chair’s Award
Helen Muncey, Head of Education Faculty
Categories
This year, we have 12 categories open for public nominations designed to celebrate teams and individuals alike. The categories are:
Leader of the Year
Sponsored by exi-Group
Unsung Hero
Sponsored by R G Carter
Working Together Award
Sponsored by Barnes Construction
Exceptional Quality of Care
Sponsored by MTX
Non-Clinical Team of the Year
Sponsored by Bidwells
One to Watch
Sponsored by New QEH Design Team
Kindness Award
Sponsored by Castons Artelia
Fairness Award
Sponsored by Palm Paper
John Voaden Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by MTS Health Limited