Royal Devon teams scoop nine awards for children’s care in regional awards
28 Mar 2023
Staff caring for children at the Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust’s Eastern services are celebrating after picking up a whopping nine out of 13 awards in a prestigious competition for healthcare professionals.
Of the categories available in the PAFTAs (Paediatric Awards For Training Achievements – Devon and Cornwall) the Royal Devon’s Eastern team won:
- Big team of the year - Bramble ward team, (pictured)
- Small team of the year - Eating disorder team,
- Educational supervisor of the year - Dr Rachel Howells,
- Paediatric Consultant Hero - Dr David Bartle,
- The Kate Westwood Memorial Award for Senior Hero (ST4-8 & SAS doctors) - Dr Justin Thuraisingham,
- Paediatric Junior Hero (ST1-3s, FTs, GPSTs and Trust doctors) - Dr Patrycja Prusak,
- Junior Nurse of the Year Award - Abbie Phillips,
- Multidisciplinary Hero Award - Deana Dumbreck
- Non Clinical Staff Award - Courtney Bater.
Lisa Brown, Lead Nurse for Children and Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing; Specialist Services Division, Royal Devon Eastern services, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for our team, and truly reflects the work they do for children and their families. I would like to congratulate everyone involved.”
The PAFTAs are regional awards recognising the exceptional hard work and commitment of all the staff working with children & young people across Devon & Cornwall.
These awards celebrate the amazing contributions that staff make on a daily basis, and simply saying “Thank You” in a meaningful way.
This year there were a record 942 nominations submitted from 428 individual nominators with representation of all trusts and multi-disciplinary team members across the region.
Find out more at https://paftas.net/
