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Specialist services recognised for making therapy more accessible
Image description: Specialist Service teams at MPFT have been recognised for their pioneering work to create online treatment and support packages for the benefit of their service users.
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MPFT is proud to announce that it’s Midlands Metabolic Bone Centre has been granted Centre of Excellence status by the Paget’s Association
Image description: The Paget's Association is a national UK charity providing information and support to all those affected by Paget’s Disease of Bone.
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MPFT celebrates HSJ Digital Awards successes
Image description: Our Children and Families Mental Health Service in South Staffordshire has won the ‘Reducing Health Inequalities through Digital’ HSJ Digital Award at a ceremony held on 22 June. The High Intensity Team were finalists in two categories.
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Public Health Consultant, Professor Zafar Iqbal, was named Educational Supervisor of the Year
Image description: Public Health Consultant, Professor Zafar Iqbal, was named Educational Supervisor of the Year at the West Midlands Public Health Ball and Awards ceremony in May 2023.
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Jon Packham has received the prestigious award of Honorary Professor of Rheumatology
Image description: MPFT are delighted to announce that Professor Jon Packham has received the prestigious award of Honorary Professor of Rheumatology from Keele University’s School of Medicine.
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MPFT wins HFMA Finance Team of the Year award
Image description: The award recognises best practice in: production of accounts, costing, governance, training and development, innovation, and the importance of engaging clinicians in financial management.
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Congratulations to Stacy Roscoe and Ruth Maiden who received LOVE Unites awards
Image description: Cannock based Community Staff Nurses were presented with the awards following glowing feedback from the student nurses they mentored
and for being exemplary role models to future nurses, under the listen and engage and leading by example Trust values.
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Specialist Learning Disability Nurse Hollie Lewis-Warrilow has been awarded a Community Nursing Cavell Star award
Image description: Hollie works in MPFT’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service’s (CAMHS) Intensive Support Team in South Staffordshire and received the award in recognition of her commitment and dedication to the children, young people and families that she supports.
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Congratulations to the Physical Health Pathway who have been awarded a Gold Quality Award
Image description: The Physical Health Pathway is a nurse-led service that developed six physical health clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic, extending its service provision to support secondary mental health services across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
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Holly Ward receive Quality Award
Image description: Holly Ward at the Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury celebrates being the first of MPFT's inpatient wards to receive a Gold standard Quality Award.
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Janet Cooper celebrated being awarded a Fellowship
Image description: The Fellowship recognises speech and language therapists who have demonstrated the impact of their work for service users or the profession, beyond what would be expected from their core role and job purpose.
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HSJ Digitising Patient Care Award: Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Support Teams
Image description: Congratulations to our Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Support Teams who were finalists for the Digitising Patient Care Award for the launch of Sandbox.
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HSJ Performance Recovery Award: Staffordshire Community Dental, Paediatric General Anaesthetic Service
Image description: Congratulations to the Staffordshire Community Dental, Paediatric General Anaesthetic Service who were finalists for the Performance Recovery Award for reducing the waiting time for patients to 2-4 weeks - superseding prepandemic levels of 4-6 weeks.
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Congratulations to Rob Ratcliffe, Clinical Lead for District Nursing, who won the Rising Star in Digital Nursing award 2022
Image description: One of the most significant digital innovations Rob led marked a significant change in how community nurses undertake visits and access patient health records in the community.
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Hep C Hants P2P wins global Make It Happen Award
Image description: This award recognises outstanding projects making a huge patient impact. ‘Hep C Hants P2P’ is part of an Inclusion Recovery Hampshire initiative where peers support those diagnosed with Hep C, and carry out testing and educational talks.
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Mental Health Triage team receives Police commendation
Image description: Congratulations to MPFT’s West Community Mental Health Triage team whose partnership with Staffordshire Police has been recognised with a certificate of commendation by Chief Superintendent Elliott Sharrard-Williams for the support they provide to police.
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MPFT Digital are winners of NHS Parliamentary Award
Image description: Congratulations to the IM&T team who are the Winners of the ‘The Future NHS Award’ in the NHS Parliamentary Awards. The award is for improvements in reaching the digitally-excluded in
their homes.
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Community Dental Service shortlisted for HSJ Patient Safety Award
Image description: Congratulations to our Staffordshire Community Dental Service, which has been shortlisted for this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards in the ‘Improving Care for Children and Young People Initiative of the Year’ category.
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MPFT is the overall winner for the 2022 Digital Leaders 100 Awards and Digital Skills Initiative of the Year Award
Image description: The award is for the rollout of tablet devices to support community nursing staff access patient records and notes with no internet connection.
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Amanda Atherton (Safeguarding Nurse) - NHS England Safeguarding Star Award
Image description: Congratulations to Amanda who was presented with this award by NHS England’s National Head of Safeguarding Kenny Gibson, for her innovative work on sharing safeguarding messages across the Staffordshire and SOT Integrated Care System.
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NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Awards
Image description: Congratulations to researchers from MPFT and Keele University who were commended for their work at the NIHR CRN awards, which honour the work taking place across the NHS, public health and social care.
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Emma Busby (AHP support worker and operational admin support) WINNER of ‘Outstanding Achievement 2022 - Higher Apprentice Award’ at Newcastle College’s Celebration Awards
Image description: Congratulations to Emma who was nominated by her mentor and won this award for putting herself forward for new opportunities, challenging herself with internal training, and successfully gaining a promotion to a lead AHP support worker secondment.
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Hannah Spencer was nominated as a Positive Role Model for LGBT at the National Diversity Awards
Image description: Hannah has been recognised for the personal and professional experience they bring to promote and influence change towards genuine LGBT+ belonging, particularly in the context of Occupational Therapy in the UK.
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Information Management and Technology Team: Future NHS Award
Image description: The IM&T team have been named the Regional Winners of the NHS Parliamentary Award: 'The Future NHS Award'. The team was nominated by Christopher Pincher MP for Tamworth, for improvements in reaching the digitally-excluded in their homes.
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Cavell Star Award win for Children & Families Nurse
Image description: Congratulations to Laura Marchant (Staffordshire Community Perinatal Trainee ACP) who has won a Cavell Star Award in recognition of their commitment and dedication for going above and beyond for colleagues.
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Cavell Star Award win for Children & Families Nurse
Image description: Congratulations to Christy Layton Bennett (Community Complex Care Team Leader) who has won a Cavell Star Award in recognition of their commitment and dedication for going above and beyond for colleagues.
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Lucy Roberts: Women in Tech Excellence Awards 2022
Image description: IT Trainer, Lucy Roberts, has been nominated for 2 prestigious Women in Tech Excellence Awards: Rising Star of the Year Award & Woman of the Year Award for her work on many IM&T projects, including delivery of 1:1 digital support sessions to MPFT staff.
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Function Mental Health win NHS Procurement Transformation Award
Image description: The Mental Health function formed a pioneering new partnership service with digital mental health provider Cerebral to offer a range of online support for young people living in South Staffordshire and has won this prestigious award.
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Social Work Employer
Image description: Congratulations to the staff and teams whose invaluable hard work led to the Trust winning this award which recognises MPFT’s partnership with Staffordshire County Council in providing integrated health and social care services in the county.
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Elizabeth Fairgrieve Award
Image description: Tina Judson, an Occupational Therapist based at the Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury, won the Elizabeth Fairgrieve Award for the best Post Graduate Certificate in Sensory Integration for 20/21, at the recent Sensory Integration Education Awards.
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HR Impact Award
Image description: MPFT’s Big Shout Out was an amazing day for the Trust. Members of the project team travelled to London for the ceremony and were delighted to scoop this coveted award.
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Practice Assessor of the Year (Child Field) 2021 Vicky Edge
Image description: This award was presented jointly to April Snow and Vicky Edge. The students commented “[We] could see what brilliant nurses they are, they always go an extra mile when caring / talking to the students and always made [us] feel valued.”
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Practice Assessor of the Year (Adult Field) 2021
Image description: Awarded to Chris Frost. The student commented “Chris has so much knowledge he is willing to share. He is the nurse that I aspire to be one day and deserves this recognition for it.”
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Practice Assessor of the Year (Child Field) 2021 April Snow
Image description: This award was presented jointly to April Snow and Vicky Edge. The students commented “[We] could see what brilliant nurses they are, they always go an extra mile when caring / talking to the students and always made [us] feel valued.”
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Provider Collaboration of the Year: HSJ Awards 2021
Image description: The collaborative, led by MPFT, provides adult eating disorder services for a population of 4.5 million covering the West Midlands.
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MPFT shortlisted for Mental Health Trust of the Year: HSJ Awards 2021
Image description: We have been shortlisted for recognising our commitment to partnership and quality improvement, alongside a strong focus on staff engagement and involvement in research.
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Freedom to Speak Up Organisation of the Year: HSJ Awards 2021
Image description: A clinical matron based at The Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury has been recognised for her work with the Freedom to Speak Up team in encouraging staff to voice concerns and raise issues by putting a special focus on listening and feeding back to staff.
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Award for Patient Safety: HSJ Awards 2021
Image description: The Targeted Care Pathway (TCP) is a mental health pilot scheme MPFT’s Inclusion service has introduced at HMP Hewell to improve the safety and wellbeing of prison residents in the absence of in-patient nursing services.
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CRIS: Community Team of the Year Nursing Times Awards 2021
Image description: The Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS) team have been shortlisted in this year’s Nursing Times Awards. The team, which is a joint partnership between MPFT and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, has been chosen as a finalist.
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Kay Stevenson: Compassionate Leadership Award CAHPO Awards 2021
Image description: Kay Stevenson, Consultant Physiotherapist, was shortlisted for a The Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Compassionate Leadership Award for AHP leaders able to demonstrate how they have driven forward broad and sustainable innovation.
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HSJ Value Awards 2021 – Value of the Year Award
Image description: West Midlands Adult Eating Disorders Provider Collaborative - shortlisted for the HSJ Value Award 2021. Mel Watson, Head of Operations, Specialist Group “We are extremely proud of our collaborative and delighted to have been shortlisted for this award.”
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HSJ Value Awards 2021 – People and Organisational Development Initiative of the Year
Image description: MPFT have been shortlisted for developing 'In Our Gift' – A major people and organisational development transformational programme.
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Vishal Boyjoo: Keele University Practice Assessor of the Year 2020
Image description: Vishal Boyjoo - students identified that his friendly & supportive approach allowed them to grow in skills, knowledge & confidence during their placement & described Vishal as a great nurse, always seeking to improve practice
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Ellesmere House: Keele University Learning Disability Field Placement of the 2020
Image description: Ellesmere House, St George’s Hospital - students comments highlighted the welcoming, supportive & inclusive atmosphere created by all members of the multidisciplinary team & the patients themselves & how students felt valued & able to contribute to care
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Community Children’s Nursing Team (North): Keele University Child Field Placement of the Year 2020
Image description: Community Children’s Nursing Team (North), students commented on the wonderful support shown to them by the team, & how passionate the team are about their roles & how this is portrayed in their delivery of care
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Baswich Ward Royal College of Psychiatrists Award
Image description: Congratulations to the team on Baswich Ward at St. George's Hospital who were shortlisted as one of two finalists in the national Psychiatric Team of the Year: Older-age adults award category at the Royal College of Psychiatrists awards.
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HSJ Awards 2020 - MPFT shortlisted for Mental Health Trust of the Year
Image description: Chief Executive Neil Carr “We are delighted to have been shortlisted for this award which recognises the collaborative efforts and dedication of our staff members and their commitment to fulfilling our mission of making lives better for our communities.”
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Vicky Davies Mission Excellence Award for Health and Wellbeing 2020
Image description: Vicky Davies who set up a weekly fitness Boot Camp for staff which has contributed to improved staff health and better team working
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Redwoods Catering Team Mission Excellence Award for Integrated Working 2020
Image description: The Redwoods Catering Team who make a huge difference to the wellbeing of service users and staff, providing good food to eat and a space to socialise, develop skills and aid recovery.
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Dr Carola Sander-Hess Mission Excellence Chairman’s Award for Leadership 2020
Image description: Dr Carola Sander-Hess. Sadly, Carola died in November 2019 after a short illness. This award celebrates her significant contribution and her commitment.
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Steven Ellis Mission Excellence Award for Coach or Mentor of the Year 2020
Image description: Steve Ellis who leads and inspires his colleagues and also works with volunteers who have personal experience of substance misuse.
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Oak Ward Mission Excellence Award for Service Excellence 2020
Image description: Oak Ward for delivering real and tangible benefits through excellent service delivery and continuous improvement
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Nathan Moore Jones Mission Excellence Award for Empowerment and Inclusivity 2020
Image description: Joint winners, Jo Thacker and Nathan Moore-Jones started a group for men with a learning disability who are wishing to explore their sexuality and cross dressing.
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Leicester Sexual Health Team Mission Excellence Award for Innovation 2020
Image description: The Leicester Sexual Health Team for making a significant difference by delivering services through the use of technology, making them more accessible and effective
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Jo Thacker Mission Excellence Award for Empowerment and Inclusivity 2020
Image description: Joint winners, Jo Thacker and Nathan Moore-Jones started a group for men with a learning disability who are wishing to explore their sexuality and cross dressing.
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Jen Evans Mission Excellence Award for Learner of the Year 2020
Image description: Jen Evans who has shown real commitment to learning and gaining new skills and experience to benefit the children and families she cares for.
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Dale Taylor Mission Excellence Award for an Unsung Hero 2020
Image description: Dale Taylor works with autistic people involved with the criminal justice system and was nominated for supporting and respecting a group of service users often excluded by society.
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Mary Parker BJN Award for Innovation 2020
Image description: Mary Parker, a Non Medical Prescriber with One Recovery Bucks, won the 2020 British Journal of Nursing Award for Innovation for her work towards achieving micro-elimination of Hepatitis C
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Piers Anning: ILLY Practitioner of the Year 2019
Image description: Piers Anning, Recovery Worker, Hampshire Inclusion team was named ILLY Practitioner of the Year 2019, acknowledging & celebrating the outstanding and inspiring contribution practitioners make to changing the lives of those affected by substance misuse.
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HMP Brinsford Healthcare Team: Enhanced Patient Dignity NTA 2019
Image description: The healthcare team at HMP Brinsford won the 'Enhanced Patient Dignity' award for enhancing dignity for young people in custody, at the 2019 Nursing Times Awards.
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Tissue Viability & Infection Prevention and Control Teams: Wounds UK Award for Excellence 2019
Image description: The Tissue Viability, Infection Prevention and Control, and Professional Education and Development teams won the Wounds UK Award for Excellence for their innovative work with student nurses in their final sign-off placement.
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Community Managed Libraries: HSJ Health and Local Government Partnership Award 2019
Image description: Recognising NHS and local authority partnerships. Our unique partnership delivers 8 community managed libraries across South Staffs. supporting local volunteers to promote mental and physical wellbeing for that community.
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Staying Well Service: Health Equalities Regional Champion 2019
Image description: The Staying Well Service was successful in the NHS Parliamentary Awards and was named regional champion in the Health Equalities category.
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Staff Psychology Service: NHS Parliamentary Awards 2019
Image description: The Staff Psychology Service was regional champion in the NHS Parliamentary Awards
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Mark Taylor: Chief Nursing Officer Silver Award 2019
Image description: Staff Nurse, Mark Taylor won a Chief Nursing Officer Silver award at Keele Hall, for his contribution to Nursing Education
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Rashi Negi: fellowship from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Image description: Rashi Negi, Consultant Psychiatrist for Older Adults was awarded a fellowship from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Karen Fidgett: Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards 2019
Image description: Karen Fidgett, Patient Environment Lead won the Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards for providing a voice for those who find it difficult to speak for themselves and being a real advocate for people who use the Trust’s services.
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Sarah Ryan: Droitwich Lecture 2019
Image description: Sarah Ryan, Professor of Rheumatology MPFT/Haywood Foundation, was awarded the Droitwich Lecture, which is awarded on an annual basis to an individual with international standing who has made an outstanding contribution to rheumatology.
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Geoff Haywood: Blind Veterans UK Vocational Award 2019
Image description: Geoff Haywood, Rehabilitation Officer for Visual Impairments, Sensory Team (Countywide) was presented with the Vocational Award from Blind Veterans UK, in recognition of his drive, enthusiasm and attainment in relation to education.
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Emma Busby: NHS Employers Award 2019
Image description: Emma Busby, Physiotherapy Assistant, won the 2019 NHS Employers Award for her work in leading a programme that is improving the lives of patients with lower limb osteoarthritis.
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Brewood Library Volunteers: South Staffordshire Community Impact Award 2018
Image description: Brewood library's volunteers won the South Staffordshire Community Impact Award 2018, at Support Staffordshire's Volunteer Celebration event.
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Tissue Viability Service and Community Nurses: Innovation in Chronic Wound Management 2018
Image description: The Tissue Viability Service and Community Nurses at MPFT were victorious in the Innovation in Chronic Wound Management category at the 2018 Nursing Times Awards
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Shropshire Dementia Research Team: Emerging New Team 2018
Image description: The Shropshire Dementia research team won in the Emerging New Team category at the third annual Clinical Research Network
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Shropshire Sexual Health Research Team: Excellent Partnership Working 2018
Image description: The Shropshire Sexual Health research team won CRN’s Collaboration in Research award for its
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Emma Busby: Guidelines International Network Conference 2018
Image description: Emma Busby, Physiotherapy Assistant, Integrated Physiotherapy Orthopaedic Pain Service (IPOPS) was delighted to win the public vote for the most impressive implementation example at the Guidelines International Network conference
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Catherine Young and Alison Marshall: Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards 2018
Image description: Catherine Young and Alison Marshall were named as winners in the national Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards for a reading for wellbeing therapy group delivered to patients on a low secure mental health inpatient unit in Shrewsbury.
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Tissue Viability Team: Outstanding Practice in Wound Care Award 2018
Image description: MPFT's Tissue Viability Team won the Journal of Community Nursing (JCN) 2018 Outstanding Practice in Wound Care Award for successful development and launch of the lower limb assessment algorithm.
