A celebration of the very deserving Unite-CPHVA 2024 Excellence award winners and highly commended entries.
The anticipation had been building for months. Finally, the winners of the Unite-CPHVA Excellence awards were announced on the first night of the Unite-CPHVA Annual Professional Conference, 6 November 2024.
There was a palpable buzz in the room, as delegates gathered for a celebratory evening to recognise all that is outstanding about community practice. Music and chatter filled the space, as food was eaten, glasses were clinked and the big reveal approached. As each name was read out, the joy, excitement and pride was clear.
The standard of entries was high in the first ever Unite-CPHVA Excellence Awards, and so there were several highly commended entries, and even a joint winner for the team category.
CPHVA honorary vice-president, Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu, presented the glass etched trophies to the winners and certificates to the highly commended entries, adding to the prestige of the event.
The evening itself was warmly hosted by Unite lead professional officer Obi Amadi (who was surprised by colleagues when she received the Unite-CPHVA Cavell award), and a lot of fun was had.
In addition, two long-service awards were given out to two highly commended entries (see page 35). This is another chance to congratulate all those awarded and highly commended on the evening and a thank you to all who took time to enter in the first place. Congratulations everyone!
| HEALTH VISITOR OF THE YEAR |
| Felicity James Dinas Powys Breastfeeding Support Group, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Wales Felicity founded and lead the group despite a heavy caseload. She has been exceptional in driving local engagement. Sponsored by Association of Post-Natal Stress |
| SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR |
| The Leys School Medical Centre Cambridge An entire school-nursing team were the recipients. They set about a major change in the way they operated across their school post- Covid. Sponsored by Nerve Tumours UK |
| COMMUNITY NURSERY NURSE OF THE YEAR |
| Emily Vincent Stevenage Health Visiting Team, Hertfordshire In testimonials from parents and colleagues, Emily was described as ‘a breath of fresh air’, ‘an exemplary professional’ and ‘always gives 100%’ |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AWARD |
| Surrey Inclusion Health Team The HV-led project is now being rolled out nationally. It addresses inequalities, providing advocacy and outreach to gypsies, travellers, homeless people and asylum- seeking families. Sponsored by Designability |
| INNOVATION AWARD |
| Assistant Professor Jen Menzies SCPHN programme lead, Northumbria University Jen led a team who developed a novel way to help SCPHN students acquire skills, experience and confidence for complex decisions in safeguarding. Sponsored by Community Practitioner |
| ADVOCATE AWARD |
| Janet Taylor UK and Northern Ireland CPHVA Executive chair Janet is passionate about union work. She is always available to support others, using her experience, knowledge, and professionalism. |
TEAM OF THE YEAR
In the spirit of the award – there were two joint winners
0-19 Public Health Integrated Nursing Service Leeds
Sandwell Health Visiting SystmOne Superusers Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
The Leeds 0-19 team has provided transformational holistic learning for undergraduate nursing students accessing their clinical environment as a placement. This has been despite high caseloads and funding cuts.
The Sandwell group of HVs and CNNs undertook additional training on electronic patient record – SystmOne – to drive efficiency while providing improvements in the information available.
Sponsored by Harlow Solutions
HIGHLY COMMENDED
HEALTH VISITOR OF THE YEAR
Kerry Riley Central European Practice Remote Health Visiting Service
Joanne Montgomery Behavioural Service Team Belfast HSCT
Long-service
Pamela Fleetwood Cumbria
Cheryl Eachus Trafford North, Manchester
SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR
Rhian Ogden West Yorkshire
COMMUNITY NURSERY NURSE OF THE YEAR
Vicky Doyle North Allerdale, Cumbria
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AWARD
Saiqa Kauser, Susan Francis and Pamela Shaw Community Children’s Services, Bradford District Care Foundation Trust
INNOVATION AWARD
Shropshire Rainbow Baby Health Visiting Pilot
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Allerdale and Copeland Health Visiting Team Cumbria
Team Section:
Family Nurse Partnership Northern Trust Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Photography | Unite-CPHVA
