The finalists for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025 have been announced, as the countdown to the celebratory event on Friday 26 September continues.

A huge congratulations goes out to all teams and individuals who have been nominated; the Trust is incredibly proud of you. This year we received a record number of nominations, all of an exceptionally high standard.

The finalists for this year’s awards are as follows:

Team of the Year Award

This award recognises teams who work flexibly and collaboratively, with a ‘can do’ approach to overcoming barriers, delivering continuous improvements for patients, service users and/ or staff.

  • LeDeR Team
  • Community Enhanced Rehabilitation Team
  • Our Future Our Way Change Leaders Team

 

Excellence in Partnerships Award

This award recognises work to develop integrated, person-centred services through multi-agency working/ partnership arrangements with local agencies, voluntary organisations and community groups which has brought about positive outcomes.

  • Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafes
  • South Charnwood Health Visiting Team with Bethany Merison and Bethan Dodge
  • CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team

 

Delivering Exceptional Care Award

Awarded to a team or individual who has delivered exceptional care.

  • Diana On-call Nursing Team
  • Alexander Mitchell
  • Annette Shawcross

 

Excellence in Enabling Services Award

This award recognises the work undertaken by our enabling services to support the Trust to create high quality compassionate care and wellbeing for all.

  • Jamie Preston
  • SystmOne ePrescribing Project Team
  • Facilities Team

 

Excellence in Patient or Service-user Involvement Award

This award recognises teams, patient and staff collaborations or projects that have used innovative or outstanding practice to involve patients, service users or carers in continuously improving their services.

  • Emily Robertshaw
  • Substance Use Team
  • LDA Care Navigation Team

 

Learner of the Year Award

This award recognises a commitment to personal and professional development, utilising the knowledge and skills gained through undertaking learning programmes for the benefit of services and/or patient care.

  • Yvonne Dube
  • Elise Marsden
  • Ollie Page

 

Excellence in Leadership Award

This award recognises exemplary inclusive, compassionate leadership that demonstrates a positive and sustained impact on patients, service users, carers and staff.

  • Helen Walton
  • Louise Lee
  • Stacey Phillips

 

Valuing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

This award recognises those who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for service users and/or staff.

  • Reasonable Adjustments Clinic
  • Rebecca Eccles and the Primary Care Liaison Nurse Team
  • Lynn Snow

 

Excellence in Quality Improvement Award

This award recognises an outstanding commitment to quality improvement and innovation, that has resulted in measurable benefits for LPT’s patients, service users and/or staff.

  • Dr McConnochie, Dr Abdalla and Rebecca Fereday (on behalf of CRT Flow team)
  • Community Phlebotomy Service
  • Healthy Together Helpline

 

Excellence in Research Award

This award recognises individuals who have driven the use of research for improvements, undertaken exemplary research or exceeded expectations around involving patients, services users and/or staff in research studies.

  • Dr Satheesh Gangadharan
  • Kristelle Craven
  • Emily Lucocq

 

Group Excellence Award

This award is to celebrate teams, projects or initiatives from across the Leicestershire Partnership and Northamptonshire Healthcare Associate University Group.

  • QSIR Associates
  • Health, Safety and EPRR Team
  • Strategy and Partnerships Team

 

Unsung Hero of the Year – Compassion Award

Selected by the Chair and Chief Executive of the Trust, this award recognises an individual for their exceptional practice or contribution to LPT.

  • Dee Chidenga
  • Jacqui Doody
  • Sarah Jones

 

Volunteer of the Year Award

Awarded to an individual volunteer or team of volunteers who volunteer for LPT and have made an outstanding contribution to helping LPT go above and beyond.

  • Caroline Love and Hugo (the dog)
  • Voluntary drivers
  • Quorn Ukulele Orchestra (The QUO)

 

Well done to everyone nominated and everyone who has been shortlisted as a finalist.