Four members of staff from the county’s leading mental health and learning disability Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust have been given a unique opportunity to attend a special service of celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
This prestigious ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 2 July at 2pm bringing together all those who contribute to the NHS including staff, stakeholders and patients from across the country. Celebrations of achievement over the last 60 years will be shared as well as presentations looking towards the future vision for a world class NHS.
The Department of Health were keen that the audience should reflect the diverse workforce of the NHS, with representatives from a wide range of staff groups, levels and backgrounds. The following four staff members were chosen to reward the positive contributions that they make to the Trust.
Clair Chilvers is the Trust Chair and last year was appointed to the role of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir Andrew Buchanan to help him with duties in his role as the Queen's official representative in Nottinghamshire.
Carol Davies is a member of staff who has recently retired after 34 years of nursing in Nottingham and towards the end of her career at Rampton Hospital. She also won the Lifetime Achievement award at this years OSCARS staff recognition awards.
Joanne Spencer works in the Trust’s Local Services division based in Mansfield and won the Unsung Hero award in the Non Clinical category at this year’s OSCARS staff awards for all the hard work she did in supporting the implementation of NHS Professionals within the Trust.
Andy Smith works at Wathwood Hospital which is our Medium Secure Unit situated in Rotherham and he has been fundamental in driving forward the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) diversity agenda.
