Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Hotel Services Team (Local Services) has been named winner of a national Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (Hefma) award.
The awards recognise outstanding contributions within NHS Estates and Facilities services which play an integral part in improving the patient environment and experience.
The team was awarded the top accolade in the category of Training Initiative of the Year at an awards ceremony held as part of the 14th Hefma Annual National Conference.
The Training Initiative of the Year award celebrates teams or individuals that have developed an innovative initiative that adds value to Estates and Facilities, improved services for greater efficiency, managed training to demonstrate technical innovation and enabled all levels of staff to access training and development.
The team was recognised for work in creating and establishing in-house trainers to deliver a number of nationally accredited qualifications for hotel services staff, some clinical staff and also service users to support them with future employment possibilities. The award also recognised the positive impact the training has had on the team’s service provision across more than 70 sites delivered by in-house Hotel Services Managers, Coordinators and Team Leaders.
Mark Davies, Hotel Services Manager for Local Services said “We have focused on our training provision for many years and the team is extremely proud of this award and recognition of the way in which we provide training opportunities to staff of all grades in a comprehensive, fun, interactive and inclusive way.”
This is the second year the team has been successful in the awards, having won the title of Hefma Facilities Team of the Year in 2010.
