STAFF and volunteers from across Dorset County Hospital have received plaudits for their hard work and dedication at an annual awards ceremony.

The 2022 GEM and Long Service Awards are presented annually to those who 'gone the extra mile' and made an outstanding contribution to the hospital.

Those who have achieved 25 years of NHS service are also recognised at the ceremony.

DCH Colleagues, patients and relatives were asked to nominate hospital staff and volunteers for a number of awards to honour those who have gone over and above what is expected to make a difference to people’s lives.

Trust Chairman Mark Addison said: “These awards give us a chance to stop and think about the extraordinary work our staff and volunteers do to give our patients the excellent care that we all take such pride in.

“We are so lucky that we have such talented and dedicated teams at the hospital who have given many years of dedicated service to the NHS. It is a real pleasure to recognise and celebrate what they have done.”

The GEM Awards were held at Weymouth College, with college catering students creating and serving the meal. The Long Service Awards were presented at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester.

The winners and finalists are listed below:

Volunteer Award

Winners: Volunteer Services Team (Wendy Lake, Pauline Hooper, Cathrin Dunford, Richard Lawson)

Finalist: Angela Gilday

Student/Apprentice of the Year Award

Winner: Lyndsey Joyce

Finalists: Kieran Pitman, Marie Tubulog

Quality Improvement and Innovation Award

Winner: Marie Dorton

Finalists: Cheska Ball, Jane Burrow

Contribution to Research Award

Winner: Sarah Williams

Finalists: Cardiology and Cath Lab Team, SIREN Team

Leadership Award

Winner: Anna Ekerold

Finalists: Abi Orchard, Jo Hartley

Patient Safety Award

Winners: Medicines Safety Team

Finalists: Sally Love, Ruth Thomas

Patient Choice Award

Winner: Kevin Smith

Finalists: Pauline Kirtley, Natalie Canham

DCH Charity Fundraiser of the Year Award

Winner: Sophie Swain

Finalists: DCH Weymouth Half Marathon Team, Sarah-Jane Diaz

Team of the Year Award

Winners: Respiratory Team

Finalists: Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, Digital Training Team

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Tracey Stevenson

Finalists: Diane Hill, Hugh Bellis

Chairman’s Award

Winner: Andrew Norman

Finalists: Sarah Bridle, Wendy Lake

Long Service Awards Recipients

Frida Best, Alison Bryan, Susan Buckley, Deborah Clenshaw, Melissa Geall, Leslie Heward, Simon Jones, Barbara Kavanagh, Catherine Kennedy, Ed Keynes, Elaine Lake, Penelope McCracken, Kathryn Morgan, Marie Pickersgill, Tina Rist, Lynn Standley, Anjay Talwar, Jane Turner, Georgina Bruce, Beverley Boore, Christina Leadley, Emma Diaz, Claire Jackson, Louise Brereton, Simon Baird, Lisa Ismaili, Kate Rowe, Karen Glover, Yvonne Bradburn, Jane Hall, Gloria Willey, Karen Plummer, Philip Wylie, Alison Male, Vera Voss, and Marianne Docherty