Making a Difference Awards 2019 

Despite a delay due to COVID-19 the 2019 Making a Difference Awards finally took place on Thursday 17 December, albeit virtually.

We had over 300 entries for the 2019 awards and below are our lucky winners and highly commended!

Clinician of the year

Winner

Maria Mazfari, associate nurse consultant, Lancaster House, Stockton-on-Tees

Highly commended

Everlyn Rodriguez, community mental health nurse, Lustrum Vale, Stockton-on-Tees

Healthcare support employee of the year

Joint winners

Lucia Parry-Newton, higher assistant psychologist, HMP Holme House, Stockton-on-Tees

and

William Sisterson, healthcare assistant, Cedar Ward, West Park Hospital, Darlington

Clinical team of the year

Winner

Linda Johnstone, medicines management lead nurse; John Savage, head of nursing; Shelia Halpin, head of service; Donna Owens, strategic project manager, leaning disabilities service, Durham and Darlington

Highly commended

Tunstall Ward, Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham

Non-clincial team of the year

Winner

Forensic secretarial services, Ridgeway, Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough

Highly commended

Gemma Gray, involvement and engagement officer, Flatts Lane Centre, Normanby and Yvonne Watson, hotel services manager, Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham

Non-clinical services employee of the year

Winner

Angie Binns, communications manager, West Park Hospital, Darlington

Highly commended

Ben Murphy, quality data manager, Flatts Lane Centre, Middlesbrough

Volunteer of the year

Winner

Wynn Glass, Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham

Outstanding initiative (clinical)

Winner

‘Let’s stop whispering about suicide’ project, North Yorkshire

Highly commended

Adult learning disability case management team, Lancaster House, Stockton-on-Tees

Outstanding initiative (non-clinical)

Winner

Recovery and outcomes support team, Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough

Highly commended

Carer conference planning group, Trust-wide

People’s choice

Winner

Rebecca Wilson, clinical nurse specialist, Acley Centre, Newton Aycliffe

Highly commended

Cheryl Ing, employee support service lead, Flatts Lane Centre, Normanby

Chairman’s award for everyday excellence

Winner

Barbara Rawlinson, senior physiotherapist, Meadowfields community unit, York

Highly commended

Alan McManus, grounds and gardens supervisor, Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and to our finalists.

Read about and take a look at photographs of last year’s finalists, highly commended and winners.

The Making a Difference Awards 2019 are sponsored by