Staff who have helped improve hospital waiting times receive award
Hospital staff who have helped reduce waiting times for plastic surgery patients are the first to win a new award.
Two members of staff from the burns team at Broomfield Hospital - Karen Cook, deputy general manager, and Gary Pearce, assistant service manager for burns and plastic surgery - have won the first staff Values Award for excellence.
The new monthly awards scheme for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, recognises staff who have showcased the Trust’s values of Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful.
Karen and Gary were nominated by Claire Dixon, deputy director of operations, who said: “They have worked tirelessly together to deliver on our commitment to reduce the number of patients waiting for complex plastic surgery procedures, amongst significant challenges and pressures.”
Gary said: “The award belongs to all of the staff who work in the burns unit; there’s a whole team working together to provide the best care we can. To get the award is recognition of the good work everyone does, and how we all care for our patients.”