Welcome to a very special STAR Awards edition newsletter.

We were thrilled to receive more than 1,100 nominations for this year's Patient First STAR Awards. Thank you to everyone who made a submission to recognise our hardworking staff and volunteers. All nominees will receive details of their nomination soon.

With just one month to go until we crown our stars on Friday 23 June, we are excited to introduce our finalists....
Mentor of the Year
This award is for team leaders and managers committed to the professional development of their colleagues or who regularly use coaching techniques to empower others.
Anthony Hart
Staff Grade Anaesthetist
Helen Dobbin
Physiotherapist
Muhammad S Sajid
Consultant
Environmental Sustainability Champion
This award is for staff helping to ensure the sustainability of the Trust’s quality of care, services, finances, achievements or reputation, and assisting it to adapt to future challenges.
Abigail Whyte
Clinical Research Practitioner
Communications Environment Campaign Team
Hayley Ellis
Healthcare Assistant
Innovator of the Year
This award is for staff initiating or leading positive change, including new techniques, systems and partnerships, in line with the vision ‘where better never stops’.
Colorectal Faster Diagnosis Service
Jess Mills
Matron
Mel Drayton
Healthcare Assistant
Melanie Armstrong
Matron
Clinical Team of the Year
This award is for a team that has triumphed in the face of adversity, or pulled together to maintain care, quality or performance in defiance of extraordinary pressures.
Baily Ward
Covid Medicines Delivery Unit
Maternity Team
Pre-operative Assessment Team
Non-clinical Team of the Year
This award recognises a team whose work plays a key role in supporting the Trust to deliver outstanding care and service to patients, staff and visitors.
Electrical & Biomedical Engineering (EBME Team)
Pharmacy Purchasing Team
Preceptorship Team
Compassionate Care
This award is for staff who go beyond normal expectations to care for patients with exceptional kindness, dignity and respect, epitomising the Trust’s vision.
Caroline Bailey
Ward Sister
Ellie Palfrey
A&E Sister
Katie Benham
Upper GI Nurse Specialist
Hospital Hero
This award is for staff who are the jewel in their team, whose drive, enthusiasm or good sense of humour inspires those around them, especially at times of difficulty or stress.
Crystal Collier
Occupational Therapy Team Leader
Gareth Stone
Deputy Pathology IT Support Technician
Mortuary Team
Nicola Millard
Plastic Surgery Clinical Nurse Specialist
Volunteer of the Year
This award is for volunteers who have made a major difference to a patient, relative, colleague or team through their community-spirited commitment to serving their local hospital.

David ‘Rocky’ Rochester

John Ayling
Fundraiser of the Year
This award is for staff and volunteers that have supported the charities, Love your Hospital and BSUH Charity (now collectively known as My University Hospitals Sussex), with their time, resource and expertise as well as fundraising to raise money for our hospitals.
Ride Across Britain Team
Skydiving Team
Trolley Push Team
Star of the Year
The Star of the Year award is selected from those named as Star of the Month and provides an opportunity for any member of staff, bank worker or volunteer across the organisation, in all areas to be recognised for their efforts.
Abi Downham
Pharmacy Technician
Bella D'Almeida
Physiotherapist
Clementina Santofimio Gonzalez
Housekeeper
Finance Team
Laundry Team
Porter Team
Stephen Dorman
Catering Assistant
Governors' Award
Watch this space!

The Patient First STAR Award Governors' Award will be announced on the night.
Chairman's Award
Watch this space!

The Patient First STAR Award Chairman's Award will be announced on the night.
Thank you to the STAR Award sponsors: My University Hospitals Sussex and Willmott Dixon Interiors.
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