Congratulations to the winners and finalists of our Staff Awards 2025

On Thursday 3 July, hardworking colleagues from across Whittington Health NHS Trust gathered in their finery to celebrate the amazing work that happened across our Trust in the past year.

Many thanks to our sponsors this year, the Whittington Health Charity and Storm Building Limited, for making the celebration event possible.

 

The theme for the 2025 awards was ‘LOVE’ – ‘Living Our Values Every day’. Across a dozen categories, each award linked back to one or more of our ICARE values, as we applauded the innovative, compassionate work we have done.

This year we received over 200 nominations, so the judging was very competitive. Congratulations to everyone across the whole organisation who was nominated, who was selected to be a finalist, and who won their category.

 

The winners and finalists

Innovation or improvement of the year (team or individual)

• WINNER: Jen Gallagher, Clinical Psychologist and Joint Team Lead
• Carl Knox, Digital Imaging Systems and Transformation Lead
• Karl Johnson, Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Outstanding dedication to compassion (individual)

• WINNER: Kate Bayley, Barnet & Camden Children's Therapy Manager & Camden Designated Clinical Officer
• Anthony Antoniou, Haringey Urgent Response Operational Lead
• Laura Dick, Specialist Occupational Therapist in Care of Older People

Accountability: Paula Mattin emerging leader (individual)

• WINNER: Lisa Carrie, Critical Care Outreach Team Nurse
• Pooja Shah, Locality Manager Bright Start Central – Islington HV Service
• Yasmin Behdjet, General Superintendent – Imaging Department

Respect: unsung hero (individual)

• WINNER: Sue Smallwood, Patient pathway coordinator
• Christine Ogundele, Islington School Health Manager
• Peter Simpson, Postman

Commitment to Excellence in a clinical role (team or individual)

• WINNERS: Hannah Williamson and Helen McGinley, Frailty CNS and Frailty Advanced Care Practitioner respectively
• Peta Hughes, Lead nurse, Acute Oncology Service
• Imaging Team

Commitment to Excellence in a non-clinical role (team or individual)

• WINNER: Mala Noor, Service manager ACS
• Katie Evans, Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, Early Years Universal Therapies Team, IANDS
• Information Governance Team

Annabelle Lake Excellent Administrator of the year (individual)

• WINNER: Vanessa Dsane, Patient Coordinator – Access Centre
• Miranda Reynolds, ACS Business Manager
• Sosilla Sooprayen, Clinical Coordinator – Haringey Urgent Community Response Team

Outstanding Contribution to Ensuring Equity or reducing Health Inequalities (team or individual)

• WINNER: Louise Fisher, Communications and Engagement Officer
• Catherine Wardle, Librarian, Whittington Health Library
• Haringey Multi Agency Care Coordination (MACC) Team

The Chair’s award for living our Trust values (individual)

• WINNER: Haxhi Rrapi, Portering Manager

The patient award (individual or team)

• WINNER: All who cared for and supported the Vicary family. Watch the video from the family on YouTube.