5 July marks 75 years of our NHS.
When it was founded in 1948, the NHS was the first universal health system to be free and available to all. Treating over a million people a day in England, the NHS touches all of our lives. Since 1948, the NHS has always innovated and adapted to meet to needs of each generation. The fundamental principles remain as relevant, and valued, today as they were 75 years ago. The public still support having a national health service, and it is what makes our people most proud to be British.
As Nottingham City's largest provider of community health services, we are dedicated to improving long-term health and wellbeing. We are supported by our values: kindness, respect, trust, and honesty, and our behaviours: Teamwork, being Accountable, Courageous, and Inclusive. We treat people in the place they call home – where they’re at their most comfortable -- delivering personalised care to support our patients to remain independent in the community.
To mark 75 years of the NHS, we want to celebrate our hardworking staff across the organisation, both clinical and non-clinical. Each one contributes to the smooth running of our organisation and the wider system, making the difference every day!
Ellen Hoyle, Personal Health Budget Co-ordinator
Ellen Hoyle, Personal Health Budget Co-ordinator is the winner
This award is for a team or colleague who is really living the Nottingham CityCare values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty and the behaviours of teamwork, accountability, courage, and inclusivity. Receiving a total of five nominations, Ellen was commended for her respect, high degree of care and empathy in her work, making the difference every day!
Ellen said: ‘I was truly surprised to have been nominated for a Making a Difference Award. I would like to think that I was just doing my job but knowing that what I do has a positive impact on people to ensure that they are listened to and that they are heard for the things that make a real difference to them. I work with people of all ages, and I am always learning and trying to better myself so that I can make an impact on the people that I work with, whether that be the patients or other staff members. I am really passionate that my patients have a voice that is heard.'
Sarah Pankhurst, Tissue Viability Service Head
Sarah Pankhurst, our Tissue Viability Service Head, was the winner of our ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
This award recognises exceptional long-term contribution made by an individual in their chosen career. Having worked as a Nurse for 38 years, Sarah was nominated for ‘continually advocating the patient and always promotes their safeguarding’. She has developed the Tissue Viability Service in Primary Care but also in partnership with the Acute sector, providing seamless care for patients. Respected nationally for her contribution to Tissue Viability, Sarah is published in the field and has helped developed national best practice guidance. With this experience she has been ‘invaluable’ in the nurse and mentorship of her entire team.
Sarah said: ‘I have had a very rewarding, but also challenging career, and I’ve endeavoured to set up and run Tissue Viability services to be the best that we can deliver. I have covered community, hospitals, care homes and primary care as a Tissue Viability Nurse (TVN) since 1994’.
I was thrilled to win the award after the difficult pandemic years, it really cheered me up and I want to dedicate my award to my colleagues who help me run the Tissue Viability and Leg Ulcer Service, because I couldn’t do it without them. Not to forget my long-suffering family who have had to put up with me through thick and thin’.
Congratulations Sarah!
Scott Worthington, Data Planning and Workforce Lead
Returning to Nottingham CityCare after six years, Data Planning and Workforce Lead Scott Worthington won our Spotlight Award.
This award was for an individual who rarely – if ever – receives the acclaim they deserve. They may work in a less high profile area of the organisation, but their contribution is essential to the service and the smooth running of CityCare.
Scott received two nominations for the Spotlight Award commending him for his implantation of the newly built ESR system, subsequently transforming access to and understanding of critical workforce information. He also ‘provides ongoing support, training and advice to managers and teams on the various systems in place, and does so in a friendly, approachable, informative and supportive way’.
Scott said: ‘I am so grateful, and humbled, to be recognised by my colleagues and the judging panel for the Nottingham CityCare Spotlight Award. Those who know me will know that the spotlight is not my most comfortable habitat, but this award has given me a confidence boost as well as making me feel even more valued by my team and the organisation.'
Carolin Tomlinson, Reducing Inequalities Lead
The winner of our Valuing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Award was
As the former Chair of our BAME Staff Network, Carolin ‘worked tirelessly to not only establish the group but to make it a strong voice within the organisation’. Carolin also co-chaired the Integrated Care System Race Equality Steering Group and has represented CityCare across regional Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) meetings and events, ‘striving to improve services to our underrepresented patients in the that communities we serve’.
Carolin ‘embodies the organisations values and behaviours, and she never shy’s away from being bold and courageous in order to challenge and improve our thinking’.
Lou Bainbridge, Chief Executive of Nottingham CityCare CIC, said:
“As the largest provider of NHS health community services in Nottingham City, the organisation plays a vital role in the local healthcare system to keep people well in the place they call home.
“Today, on the 75th birthday of the NHS, we are celebrating our wonderful staff and the difference they make every day to the health and wellbeing our communities. We deliver a broad range of services to the people of Nottingham including urgent care, virtual wards, rehabilitation services, long-term conditions support, adult community and children’s (0-19 years) services, alongside specialist services such as palliative care and tissue viability. Our staff also work collaboratively with health and social care system partners and providers to deliver joined up care and an NHS fit for the future.
“I am proud of Nottingham CityCare’s staff and would like to thank them for the exceptional work they do to deliver excellent care.”
Date published: 5 July 2023
