Children & Women's Clinical Board Staff Recognition Awards 

Colleagues across the Children and Women’s Clinical Board have been recognised for their hard work, dedication and passion to support patients and their families. 

The annual Children & Women’s Clinical Board Staff Recognition Awards is an opportunity for colleagues from all services to come together and celebrate innovation, outstanding achievements and those who go the extra mile. 

Sandeep Hemmadi, Clinical Board Director, Cath Wood, Director of Operations, Andy Jones, Director of Nursing and Rachel Gidman, Executive Director of People and Culture joined colleagues for this year’s event on Friday, 14th July. 

The event was kindly supported by Cardiff and Vale Health Charity Staff Lottery Fund.

Congratulations to all of our winners, runners-up and nominees at the Children & Women’s Clinical Board Staff Recognition Awards! Thank you for all you do to support and care for our patients and their families every day.  

Innovation and Transformation 

Winners: 

  • Team DragonFly — Staff on Owl Ward, Children’s Hospital for Wales 

  • Lisa Cordery and the Youth Board 

Runners-up: 

  • Claire Kibblewhite, Practice Educator — Paediatric Oncology  

  • Gynaecology Outpatients Team — Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate  

  • Emma Johnston, Clinical Psychologist — Children, Young People & Family Health Services 

Team of the Year 

Winners: 

  • Rebecca Skidmore, Sian Jones and Rachel Brain — Clinical Supervisors for Midwives, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate 

  • Rainbow and Rocket Ward, Children’s Hospital for Wales  

Runners-up: 

  • Pooja Anthony, Lauren Reid Edwards, Lily Grabham, Joanne Challenger, Libby Williams and Sarah Halliday — Community Connectors, Children, Young People & Family Health Services 

  • Colposcopy Team within the Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Maternity & SARC Directorate  

Unsung Hero 

Winner:  

  • Ward Sisters and Deputy Ward Sisters at Children’s Hospital for Wales 

Runners-up: 

  • Catherine David — Head of Finance for Children & Women’s Clinical Board  

  • Fiby Saad — Health Care Support Worker, Children Young People & Family Health Services 

Inspirational Leadership 

Winner: 

  • Karenza Moulton, Tina Freeman, Suzanne Davies and Kylie Hart — Senior Nursing Team, Children’s Hospital for Wales 

Runners-up: 

  • Cathryn Davies, Ward Sister, Owl Ward — Children’s Hospital for Wales 

  • Miriam Jones, Speech and Language Therapist — Cardiff Flying Start  

Kindness and Living Our Values  

Winners: 

  • Ceri Lovell — Senior Nurse, Children, Young People & Family Health Services 

  • Lucy Haincock — Staff Nurse, Children’s Hospital for Wales 

Runner-up: 

  • Rhodri John — Directorate Manager, Obstetrics & Gynaecology   

Wellbeing 

Winner:  

  • Paul Harries-Holt — Health Care Support Worker, Children’s Hospital for Wales 

Runners-up:  

  • Michelle Mclachlan and Catrin Evans — Children's Hospital for Wales 

  • Kathryn James — Health Visitor, Children, Young People & Family Health Services   

Outstanding Contribution — Medical Workforce  

Winner:  

  • Dr Clare Rowntree — Consultant Haematologist 

Runner up:  

  • Dr Abraham Theron — Consultant Anaesthetist   

Outstanding Contribution — Nursing Workforce   

Winner: 

  • Sarah Knowles and Nicola Lear — Children’s Disability Nurses, Children, Young People & Family Health Services 

Runners-up:  

  • Alexandra McCan — Staff Nurse, Children’s Hospital for Wales  

  • Tina Freeman — Senior Nurse, Children’s Hospital for Wales   

Outstanding Contribution — Health Care Support Worker  

Winner: 

  • Joanne Blanchard — Early Years Bladder and Bowel Assistant Practitioner 

Runner up: 

  • Lesley Myram-Ash — Maternity Care Assistant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate  

Outstanding Contribution — Administration Staff  

Winner: 

  • Alison Owens — Administration Team Secretary, Children, Young People & Family Health Services   

Runners-up: 

  • Kim Holmes, Layla Collins, Lisa Gale, Gaynor Williams, Janine Criddle, Julie Smale, Rhian Clarke — The Woodlands House Health Visiting Administration Team 

  • Martha Ryan, Directorate Support Manager 

This Person Makes My Day Better 

Winner: 

  • Sian Edwards — Staff Nurse, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate 

Runner-up: 

  • Sian Jones — Midwife, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate 

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