The Awards recognise, celebrate and reward the achievements of our practice colleagues, who provide excellent placements and support for our students.
By Mr Shamim Quadir (Senior Communications Officer), Published
The School of Health Sciences Practice Excellence Awards recognise, celebrate and reward the achievements of our practice colleagues, who provide placements and support for our students to help them excel.
This year the awarding ceremony took place at Haberdasher’s Hall. In light of the inability to meet due to the pandemic last year, the ceremony included the issuing of awards for both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.
Judy Brook, SHPS Associate Dean, Partners and Placements with Emily Smith, Barts Health NHS Trust, receiving Practice Supervisor of the Year (Midwifery)
Practice Excellence Awards
Students nominate placements in Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography, and Speech and Language Therapy. These awards are an opportunity for us to thank our practice colleagues for their support and contribution to our student experience.
Supervisor* of the Year Awards
This award category was introduced to recognise the contribution of supervisors. Students were invited to nominate supervisors that have provided an outstanding level of support and contributed to their learning in practice.
*Supervisor is an umbrella term to include assessors and mentors etc. across the following divisions: Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography and Speech and Language Therapy.
For a list of all awardees for 2019-20 and 2020-21, search the list by division at the foot of this article.
Lamb Ward, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awarded Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
The ceremony was led by Judy Brook, Associate Dean, Partners and Placements who later reflected:
The ceremony closed with remarks from School of Health & Psychological Sciences Dean, Professor Debra Salmon. She also awarded the Anne McLeod Award to the School’s very own Dr Michelle Parker, Programme Director for the Adult Nursing.
Anne McLeod was a much-loved colleague of 17 years, who sadly passed away in June 2020. A Senior Lecturer in Critical Care and the Programme Director for Adult Nursing, Anne was immensely proud of the work undertaken by the Nursing Division at City.
Professor Salmon said in part about Anne and presentation of the award created in her memory:
"The Anne McLeod Award is an annual award, sponsored by Anne’s family, presented to an academic from the Division of Nursing in memory of Anne, and in recognition of the values Anne embodied so deeply.
"It is my great privilege to present this year’s award to Dr Michelle Parker.
“As our Programme Director for the Adult Nursing programme, Michelle played a key role in the development of simulated practice resources that were adopted across all nursing programmes to support students whose placements had been disrupted as a result of the pandemic. This work also enhanced relationships with practice partners, as she worked closely with them to address students’ clinical requirements."
Full List of awardees
Radiography
Outstanding Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2019-20 academic year
Radiology Department, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Outstanding Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2020-21 academic year
Radiotherapy Department (Therapeutic), North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2019-20 academic year
Radiotherapy Department, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2020-21 academic year
Diagnostic Imaging Department, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2019-20 academic year
Imaging Department, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2019-20 academic year
The London Radiotherapy Centre, HCA Healthcare UK
Commended Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2020-21 academic year
Therapeutic Radiotherapy Team, St Bart’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Radiography)
2020-21 academic year
Diagnostic: A&E Department, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor of the Year (Radiography)
2019-20 academic year
Zankhana Jani, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor of the Year (Radiography)
2020-21 academic year
KaWah Lo, Barts Health NHS Trust
Special Recognition (Radiography)
2019-20 academic year
Estelle Harris, Whittington Health NHS Trust
Special Recognition (Radiography)
2020-21 academic year
Maryam Bibi, Whittington Health NHS Trust
Speech and Language Therapy
Placement of the Year Award (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
Evelina London Community Speech and Language, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Placement of the Year Award (Speech and Language Therapy)
2020-21 academic year
Southwark Learning Disability Community Health Team, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Placement of the Year Award (Speech and Language Therapy)
2020-21 academic year
Acute Ward, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Placement of the Year Award (Speech and Language Therapy)
2020-21 academic year
Evelina London Community Speech and Language, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Educator of the Year (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
Sally McVicker, Aphasia Re-Connect
Practice Educator of the Year (Speech and Language Therapy)
2020-21 academic year
Gael Birtill & Laura Yarnell, Learning Talking
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
Hackney Learning Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
Katie Atkinson & Claire Farringdon-Douglas, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
City Staff: Madeline Cruice, LUNA Project
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
City Staff: Celia Woolf, CommuniCATE
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
City Staff: Nick Behn
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
Kathryn Partridge, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Special Recognition (Speech and Language Therapy)
2019-20 academic year
Cat Andrew, Learning Talking
Midwifery
Outstanding Placement of the Year (Midwifery)
2019-20 academic year
Tulip Community Team, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Outstanding Placement of the Year (Midwifery)
2020-21 academic year
Postnatal Ward, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Midwifery)
2019-20 academic year
Barkantine Birth Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust
Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Midwifery)
2020-21 academic year
Labour Ward / MFAU / ACU, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Supervisor of the Year (Midwifery)
2019-20 academic year
Rachel Harris, Barts Health NHS Trust
Practice Supervisor of the Year (Midwifery)
2019-20 academic year
Sophie Bailey, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Supervisor of the Year (Midwifery)
2020-21 academic year
Laura Marti Montoy, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Supervisor of the Year (Midwifery)
2020-21 academic year
Sharon Gosling, Barts Health NHS Trust
Practice Supervisor of the Year (Midwifery)
2020-21 academic year
Emily Smith, Barts Health NHS Trust
Special Recognition (Midwifery)
2019-20 academic year
Juliet Bickerton, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Special Recognition (Midwifery)
2020-21 academic year
Carolina Formiconi, Barts Health NHS Trust
Nursing
Outstanding Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
Lea Ward, East London NHS Foundation Trust
Outstanding Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
St Joseph’s Hospice
Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
Lamb Ward, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
Topaz Ward, East London NHS Foundation Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
T12 South, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
Starlight Ward, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
RLH 7E Ward, Barts Health NHS Trust
Commended Placement of the Year (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
Starlight Ward, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Assessor of the Year (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
Muinat Suenu, East London NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Assessor of the Year (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
Ravind Santuck, Barts Health NHS Trust
Practice Assessor of the Year (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
Adaugo Christopher, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Assessor of the Year (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
Katherine Issitt, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Special Recognition (Nursing)
2019-20 academic year
Temitope Olawale, East London NHS Foundation Trust
Special Recognition (Nursing)
2020-21 academic year
Natasha Bellot, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Public Health
Practice Assessor of the Year (Public Health)
2019-20 academic year
Debbie Edington, Tower Hamlets GP Care Group CIC
Special Recognition (Public Health)
2019-20 academic year
Katja Sturgeon, Tower Hamlets GP Care Group CIC
Practice Assessor of the Year (Public Health)
2019-20 academic year
Mary Onikoyi, District Nursing, Barts Health NHS Trust
Practice Assessor of the Year (Public Health)
2019-20 academic year
Jackie Milburn, Health Visiting, The GP Care Group CIC
Practice Assessor of the Year (Public Health)
2019-20 academic year
Jane Horsfall, Health Visiting, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Assessor of the Year (Public Health)
2020-21 academic year
Syeda Begum, Health Visiting, The GP Care Group CIC
Special Recognition (Public Health)
2020-21 academic year
Manana Sakupwanya, Health Visiting, London Borough of Newham
Anne McLeod Award
Anne McLeod Award
Dr Michelle Parker, Programme Director (Adult Nursing), City, University of London