Every year the outstanding achievements of Provide’s health and care staff, as well as the volunteers who work with them, are recognised at an annual staff awards ceremony. This year it was held on 29 March 2017 at The Three Rivers Golf and Country Club in Purleigh (Near Chelmsford) and 175 people attended.
The main categories for the awards and winners were:
| Award | Winners |
| 1. Care and Compassion Awards | Halstead Ward (service) Nicola Radovic (individual) |
| 2. Outstanding Leader Award | Louise Palmer, Essex Sexual Health Service, in Harlow |
| 3. Innovation and Enterprise Award | Witham Braintree and Halstead Integrated Care Team (gold) The South Locality Integrated Care Team (silver) |
| 4. Outstanding Service Award | The Early Support team |
| 5. Outstanding Employee Award | Carol Spindler, Receptionist |
| 6. Sustainability Award | Essex Child Information Service |
In addition 25 members of staff received Educational Achievement Awards and 5 members of staff received Long Service Awards, for over 25 years of service to Provide and the wider NHS and care services.
Speaking about the awards Provide’s Chairman, Derrick Louis said:
“These annual staff awards highlight the commitment, compassion and innovation of our staff and volunteers. They also demonstrate the exceptional and inspiring efforts that have been made to improve the care that we deliver.
“It was difficult to judge many of the categories as there were many high quality entries, so my congratulations to every individual and team who were nominated and to all those who received Long Service or Educational Awards.”
(Left to Right): Jackie Bolton, Assistant Director Community Services, members of staff from Halstead Ward and Derrick Louis Provide’s Chairman
Care & Compassion Awards – Winner Individual Category: Nicola Radovic, a nurse who works in the Locality & Neighbourhood Service ESDAAR team and is based in Chelmsford.
(Left to Right): Jackie Bolton, Assistant Director Community Services, Nicola Radovic, Assessment Nurse, Derrick Louis, Provide Chairman
Outstanding Leader Award – Winner: Louise Palmer, Integrated Sexual Health Nurse Team Lead at the Harlow service
(Left to Right): Carol Doggett, Assistant Director Locality & Neighbourhood Services, Louise Palmer, Integrated Sexual Health Nurse Team Leader, Provide’s Non-Executive Director Ginny Craig
Innovation & Enterprise Award – Gold Winner: The Witham, Braintree and Halstead Integrated Care Team
(Left to Right): Gerdalize Du Toit, Assistant Director, Primary & Prevention Pathways, staff from Witham, Braintree and Halstead Integrated Care Team and Provide’s Non-Executive Director Mark Heasman
Innovation & Enterprise Award – Silver Winner: The South Locality Integrated Care Team
(Left to Right): Gerdalize Du Toit, Assistant Director, Primary & Prevention Pathways, staff from South Locality Integrated Care Team and Provide’s Non-Executive Director Mark Heasman
Outstanding Service Award – Winner: Early Support Team
(Left to Right): Jane Corser, Provide’s Executive Clinical and Operations Director, Judith Mills and Jo Adams from the Early Support Team and Lou Holford, Sister at Halstead Hospital
Outstanding Employee Award – Winner: Caroline Spindler
(Left to Right): Colleagues collecting the award on behalf of Caroline, Caroline on the screen, John Niland Chief Executive
Sustainability Award – Winner: Essex Child Information Service
(Left to Right): Phillip Richards, Executive Finance Director and Company Secretary, Jenni Gallop, Head of Estates and Facilities with members of the CHIS team
Long Service Award – Winer: Kerry Hooper, Assistant Director, Clinical Pathway Lead
Caption (left to right): Kerry Hooper, Assistant Director, Clinical Pathway Lead, John Niland, Chief Executive
