English- Achievement Awards 2017 Programme (5)

Achievement
Awards 2017

Celebrating success and the best of Betsi
#BCUHBproud

FRIDAY VENUE CYMRU
NOV 10, 5.30 PM LLANDUDNO

Event Programme

17:30 Arrival Drinks
18:30 Dinner, introductions from Health Board
Chair and Chief Executive, and main
20:30 sponsor, Centerprise International
21:30 Ceremony starts
23:30
MIDNIGHT Evening entertainment

Last orders

Carriages

Award categories
running order

1. Improving Patient Experience Award 6. Excellence in Leadership Award
2. Clinical Teacher of the Year Award 7. Jilly Wilcox-Jones Award
3. Outstanding Voluntary Contribution Award 8. Advancing Equality Award
4. Working in Partnership Award 9. New Ways of Working Award
5. Welsh Language Award 10. Team of the Year Award

Improving Patient Experience Award

Proudly sponsored by RL Davies Construction

Rebecca Shanks and David Hostler

Speech and Language Department, Llandudno, for their outstanding work helping a 13-
year-old boy with autism overcome challenges with his communication.

Buddug Roberts

Emergency Nurse Practitioner on Morfa Ward, Ysbyty Alltwen, for her tireless work
supporting patients who have had an in-patient stay in hospital return to their homes.

Hayley Whitehead-Wright

Staff Nurse in the Critical Care Unit, Wrexham Maelor, for developing a memory box
scheme, supporting the relatives of patients who have died.

Clinical Teacher of the Year Award

Proudly sponsored by Bangor University

Dr Anil Mane

For award-winning care and support provided to Cardiff University students studying
elderly care.

Mary Wright

Clinical Tutor in Radiology, a “mother figure” and role model for the department with
more than 30 years’ experience supporting students.

Dr Jill Bishop

Consultant Oncologist at the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, for her passionate
commitment to developing registrars and junior doctors at Glan Clwyd Hospital.

Outstanding Voluntary Contribution Award

Proudly sponsored by Lenovo

Bethan Llwyd Jones

Minor Injury Unit at Ysbyty Bryn Beryl, for using her artistic skills to help people
understand what can and can’t be treated at our MIUs.

Jenny Burgess

From mental health involvement group Caniad, for her tireless efforts to promote
service user and carer involvement in Mental Health & Substance Misuse services.

Amanda Jane Morris 

RVS volunteer at Ysbyty Alltwen, for being an invaluable member of the team assisting
patients and visitors to the hospital.

Working in Partnership Award

Proudly sponsored by Cambrian Credit Union

Dr Chris Subbe 

For recognising the merit of working with an industry partner to address clinical
problems and improve patient outcomes.

The Pharmacy and Biochemistry Team 

Based at Eryl Don, Caernarfon, for its research into whether access to CRP point of care
testing could impact on antibiotic prescriptions.

The Step Into Work Team 

For its efforts to support people who are furthest from the jobs market in gaining
experience and employment within healthcare in North Wales.

Welsh Language Award

Proudly supported by North Wales Community Health Council

Ysbyty Dolgellau Outpatients Department 

For the development of a bilingual scheme to help patients find their way around the
hospital and communicate with staff.

Siwan Owen

Haematology Clinical Nurse at the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, for her work
supporting Welsh-speaking patients in receiving advocacy and communication in their
preferred language.

Edwin Humphries

Staff Nurse at Ysbyty Bryn Beryl, for raising awareness of dementia in primary schools
through the medium of Welsh.

Excellence in Leadership Award

Proudly sponsored by Rowlands Pharmacy

Dr Campbell Edmonson

Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead for the Nurtritional Support team at
Wrexham Maelor, for his work establishing and leading the team over the last 20 years.

Victoria Sheffield

Ward Manager of Ceiriog Ward at Chirk Hospital, for her efforts to improve the care of
patients and offering transformational leadership on the ward.

Beryl Roberts

Matron, North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, Glan Clwyd Hospital, for her outstanding
leadership, innovative working, and collaborative approach with other health providers.

Jilly Wilcox-Jones Award

For outstanding achievement in mental health & learning disabilities

Terry Jackson

Community Psychiatric Nurse with the Flint Community Mental Health team, for going
above and beyond to support a patient in crisis. 

Sian Cartwright

Psychiatric Liaison Team Manager at the Ablett Unit, Glan Clwyd Hospital, for her work
founding and managing the Psychiatric Liaison service.

Advancing Equality Award

Proudly supported by the Celtic Pride Network

Step Into Work Team 

For its work helping people furthest from the job market access training, work
experience and an opportunity to get back into work.

The Theraputic Support Service Team 

For its work with in-patients at Bryn y Neuadd Hospital with learning
disabilities, engaging them in therapeutic activities and improving their quality of life. 

Health Board Facilities Team 

For its contribution to the Step into Work programme, offering opportunities for people
to get valuable work experience within teams across North Wales.

New Ways of Working Award

Proudly sponsored by 1st Communications Installation

Denbighshire Learning Disabilities Team 

For its work with colleagues in social services to offer improved ways of referring and
working with clients in the community.

Pamela Stanley

Senior art psychotherapist at the Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd, for her work developing
an art therapy group to support service users.

Sharon Manning

Macmillan Gynae Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at Glan Clwyd Hospital, for
introducing innovative alternative management plans for her patients at the North
Wales Cancer Treatment Centre.

Team of the Year Award

Proudly sponsored by Secure IT Environment Ltd

Movement Disorder Clinic Team 

At Llandudno Hospital for their outstanding and innovative work caring for a variety of
patients with movement difficulties.

Bangor Postgraduate Education Centre Team 

At Ysbyty Gwynedd for their work providing exceptional support for trainees, trainers
and wider hospital staff.

Ward Six Trauma and Orthopaedics Team 

At Glan Clwyd Hospital for its commitment to raising standards and improving the
experience of patients staying on the ward. 

Principal Sponsor

Our main event sponsor is Centerprise International, provider of IT for the healthcare,
defence, education, and government sectors.

Centerprise International Chief Executive Jez Nash said: “I am absolutely delighted that
Centerprise International will be the Principal Sponsor of the Betsi Cadwaladr University
Health Board Achievement Awards 2017.

“We are proud to be supporting the NHS in North Wales and are looking forward to
recognising and celebrating the achievements of their dedicated professionals, who go
above and beyond to provide first class care to patients."

Award Sponsors

Bangor University

Rowland Pharmacy

1st Communications Installation

Secure IT Environment Ltd

RL Davies Construction 

Cambrian Credit Union

Lenovo

Special Thanks

North Wales Community Health Council

Celtic Pride Network

Printing kindly donated by W O Jones, Anglesey

Knowles Fleet