Congrats Nicki & Becky on your Making a Difference awards 🤩 You are fantastic colleagues who embody the Trust values, your kindness & integrity is apparent in everything you do. You also create a safe, inclusive & supportive environment for pre-registered nursing students 👏

Congrats Mairead on your Making a Difference award 👏 Nominated for your outstanding performance in the UCR team, your contributions have been exceptional. Your commitment to service improvement, professionalism & embodiment of the KITE values make you an outstanding team member!

Well done Liz on your Making a Difference award 🤩 You were an extremely important asset to the roll out of the new room booking system. You had the mammoth task of moving over a year's worth of bookings, your approach was friendly & positive and you also trained others 👍

Well done Agnes on your Making a Difference award 🤩 You have embraced your new role & have been instrumental at providing nutritional assistance on the ward. You're friendly, approachable & really enjoy what you do, you show equality by giving patients fair access to treatment

Congrats Olivia & Jules on your Making a Difference awards 👏 You always have the patient's best interest at heart & are fabulous team members. You're excellent communicators with patients, resulting in them having a great understanding of their care which puts them at ease 💙

Well done Vicky on your Making a Difference award 👏 You continue to go 'above & beyond' and work incredibly hard to ensure children in care receive the right support. You're approachable, solution focussed and keep the Trust values at the heart of everything you do 🤩

Congrats Katie (bottom right) on your Making a Difference award 🥳 You're instrumental at initiating referrals for children with additional needs. You also identified a child with early signs of a rare condition meaning keyhole surgery could be performed, the family are grateful

Well done Seyed on your Making a Difference award 💙 You go 'above & beyond' for patients by ensuring they are cared for, safe, listened to & supported. You show dedication to your work & always look after your colleagues, staying late & delaying your breaks to help the team

Congrats to the NY Children in Care Admin team who are December's Team of the Month 👏 You've kept smiling through significant changes, are solution focussed & incredibly supportive of each other. You're devoted to the children & families you work with & always give your all 💙

Well done Julia & Shaniya on your Making a Difference award 💙 You both show kindness & unwavering support to Library users, you live the Trust KITE values every day. You've also been instrumental in supporting the move to & implementing YorCat- a collaborative library system 🤩

Well done Rachel & Lexi on your Making a Difference awards 😀 You've shown great teamwork in developing bespoke slide sheet training. Your innovative approach to offer 15min drop in sessions & recording a short video has provided this essential training to 100's of colleagues 🤩

Congratulations Lorna on your Making a Difference award 👏 You have the ability to make everyone feel like they are the most important person you have spoken to that day. You greet everyone with the same positive energy & understanding, nothing is ever too much trouble for you 💙

Well done Jackie on your Making a Difference award 💙 Nominated for your exceptional care & attention with an extremely anxious patient - you gained their trust & went 'above & beyond' accompanying them throughout their visit. You are kind & demonstrate the Trust values 🤩

Well done Gina on your Making a Difference award 🤩 Nominated by a family who returned Pannal Ward a few days after birth. They were worried & stressed, you were friendly & patient, you helped with feeds through the night & found a cot bed so that they were able to sleep 💙

Well done Kirsteen on your Making a Difference award 👏 You're a helpful & informative member of the team who is always willing to pick up extra duties. You're also a really caring person, often reaching out to colleagues who aren't at work to check they are okay 👍

Well done Eloise on your Making a Difference award 👏 You uphold the Trust's values & behaviour's with all staff, patients & visitors. You check in on your colleagues, notice when they are having a hard day & bring them a cup of tea- with a smile & a kind word of encouragement 🤩

Congrats Andy (bottom left) on your Making a Difference award 👍 Nominated by the Barnard Castle Team for always being there for them. You're hard working & nothing seems too much trouble for you, you also make sure queries are followed-up if they can't be solved there & then 💙

Well done Elvira on your Making a Difference award 🤩 You show empathy & understanding to everyone in your team & are an excellent role model. You ensure that agency nurses are accepted & supported, with access to the same education as their peers. You're also a great listener 👏

Congrats Bev on your Making a Difference award 💙 You show exceptional care & commitment to your patients, ensuring residents are nutritionally well. You're the 'font of knowledge' & are great at keeping moral up in the team with social events & never missing a birthday 🤩

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