Annual Making a Difference Awards 2025: Shortlist announcement
We are pleased to announce the individuals and teams who have been shortlisted for the Making a Difference Awards 2025, funded by Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity.
The annual awards recognise those who are going above and beyond to make a difference every day to the lives of our patients, our colleagues and the wider Trust.
Teams and colleagues across UHDB have showcased how they are always improving to deliver exceptional care together whether directly or indirectly . This may be through improvements to quality and safety, supporting colleagues, or driving forward digital advancements, innovations or research, making positive changes across our sites, the local NHS system or nationally.
Thank you to patients, relatives and colleagues who took the time to nominate a member of staff. This year we received over 1,600 nominations for colleagues and teams across all sites, showing improvements in quality, patient care and supporting UHDB to be the best place to work. Well done to all those who were nominated.
We will be announcing the shortlists for all 10 categories across the week.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted:
Patient Hero Award
- Home Haemodialysis team, Royal Derby Hospital
- Joanne York and Clare Crampton, Royal Derby Hospital
- Secondary Breast Cancer Support Group, Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton
- Vikki Shanks and Jade Taylor, Trustwide
Behind the Scenes Hero Award
- Andy Muggleton, Trustwide
- EPR Programme team, Trustwide
- Intelligent Automation team, Trustwide
- James Howe, Royal Derby Hospital
Education and Learning Award
- Apprenticeships Careers and Events team, Trustwide
- Candy Collyer, Queen's Hospital Burton
- Dayana El Nsouli, Royal Derby Hospital
- Dr Aklak Choudhury, Trustwide
Value and Sustainability Award
- Catering team, Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel, Samuel Johnson and Florence Nightingale Community Hospitals
Courier Services, Trustwide - Nitrous Oxide Reduction Multidisciplinary team, Trustwide
- Natasha Lucas, Royal Derby Hospital
Championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for our People and Communities Award
- Chris Upton, Trustwide
- Dr Anna Selby, Royal Derby Hospital
- Jorden Gerring, Trustwide
- South Derbyshire Bowel Cancer Screening team, Trustwide
People Experience Award
- Amy Reaney, Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital
- Ellie Gompertz, Royal Derby Hospital
- HR Analytics, Trustwide
- Ward 209, Royal Derby Hospital
Quality and Safety Award
- Emergency Department Pharmacy Project team, Royal Derby Hospital
- Emma Ramsey, Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton
- Pulvertaft Hand Therapy team, Royal Derby Hospital
- Transnasal Endoscopy team, Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital and Royal Derby Hospital
Research and Innovation Award
- Anticoagulation team, Trustwide
- Dr Ben Smith, Trustwide
- S.P.A.R.K. team, Royal Derby Hospital
- Sam Hussain, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and Royal Derby Hospital