The healthcare heroes changing lives and going the extra mile for patients

Laura Cross

16 September 2024 at 10:37 am·2-min read

Dorothy Gilchrist, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist at Castle Hill Hospital scooped the Lifetime Achievement Award — -Credit: (Image: NHS Humber Health Partnership)

A glittering evening of recognition saw a wide range of healthcare professionals honoured for their compassion and dedication, from porters, physiotherapists and pharmacists to administrators, nurses and midwives.

The Golden Stars 2024 event took place on Friday, 13 September. Lisa Wilson, a Mortuary Assistant at Grimsby Hospital, won the Healthcare Heroes Award - a category nominated for and chosen by patients for the comfort and reassurance she provides to grieving families. Meanwhile, Dorothy Gilchrist, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, received the lifetime achievement award in honour of her 31 years' service to the hand therapy department at Hull.

A total of 16 awards were handed out on Friday night at the Hilton Hotel in Hull, with staff across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) rewarded for their efforts over the past year.

There were two surprise awards on the night. Ellie Laughton and Gillian Downs, from Hull Outpatients, were praised by Group Chief Executive Jonathan Lofthouse for the kindness and compassion they showed to a recently widowed patient, with no close friends or family, on their birthday. Meanwhile, Chairman Sean Lyons presented his personal award to Rachael Hardcastle-Pearce, Lead for Voluntary Services at Hull, for her dedication to supporting volunteers.

The winners of Golden Stars 2024 are:

Net Zero Hero – Pharmacy Zero30 Group, Hull Royal Infirmary
Unsung Hero – Collins Afful, Respiratory Virtual Ward, Hull Royal Infirmary
Excellence in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Community Inclusion Nursing Team, Scunthorpe
Excellence in Partnership Working Award – Anlaby Suite, Hull Royal Infirmary
Excellence in Quality Improvement Award - Colorectal USC/FDS Pathway Project Group, Castle Hill Hospital
Excellence in Research, Development and Innovation – Respiratory Clinical Trials Unit, Castle Hill Hospital
Excellence in Patient Safety Award – Ward 23, Scunthorpe General Hospital
Volunteer of the Year Award - Bill, Caroline & Lisa from Ward 31, Queen’s Centre, Castle Hill Hospital
Inspirational Leader – Joanne Goode, Chief Pharmacist, Hull
Rising Star Award – John Epie, Staff Nurse, Scunthorpe Stroke Unit
Outstanding Support Team – HUTH Portering Service
Outstanding Clinical Team – Bereavement Midwives, Hull Women and Children’s Hospital
The Healthcare Heroes Award – Lisa Wilson, Mortuary Assistant, Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby
Chief Executive’s Award - Ellie Laughton and Gillian Downs, Outpatients, Hull
Chairman’s Award - Rachael Hardcastle-Pearce, Lead for Voluntary Services, HUTH
Lifetime Achievement Award - Dorothy Gilchrist, Castle Hill Hospital

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