Over 40 members of staff and teams at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised for their dedication to patients and families at the Compassion Awards.

The staff, including nurses, doctors, healthcare assistants, play specialists, therapy and support staff, received their awards for demonstrating exceptional work ethic and compassion towards those they care for.

Tracey Perkins, a senior nurse from the Neonatal Unit at Heartlands Hospital, was nominated by her colleague Hollie-Marie Daniel for her: “compassionate approach to looking after neonatal patients even going as far as to sing to them to help soothe them,” whilst staff in the Acute Medical Triage and Assessment Unit (AMU) team at Good Hope Hospital were nominated for their generosity when they raised money for a terminally ill colleague, and Shelley Mayberry, a nurse at Solihull Hospital, was praised for her care of breast cancer patients.

Julie Tunney, Deputy Chief Nurse, said: “Compassion is one of the hardest things to measure in health care but we all know when we have encountered it. So many of our staff go over and above their daily roles to provide compassionate care to patients that come into Heartlands Hospital and putting them at the heart of everything we do. At Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, we are very proud to be able to recognise and reward compassionate behaviours and celebrate this through our twice yearly Compassion Awards.”

The Compassion Awards were held across all three Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust hospital sites throughout December, and the video can be viewed here.

Picture caption: Tracey Perkins, a senior nurse from the Neonatal Unit at Heartlands Hospital, receiving her award.