The long service of colleagues who have worked in the NHS for 20, 30, 40 and even 50 years was celebrated at our annual Long Service Awards on 6 November.
Colleagues gathered at Churchdown Community Centre to pay tribute to those who have achieved the significant milestones and given more than two decades to supporting communities in Gloucestershire and beyond.
Trust Chair Graham Russell and Chief Executive Douglas Blair thanked the colleagues for everything they had done – collectively those at the event have given more than 750 years of service.
Particular tribute was paid to Single Point of Clinical Access clinician Christine Reeves, who has worked in various roles in Gloucestershire in her 50 years of service. She explained how she joined the NHS after leaving the RAF and has worked in both inpatient and community roles. She said her one wish for the NHS would be to have ‘more time to spend with patients’.
Our Chair Graham Russell said: “It’s really something to have given so much dedication to supporting our communities but also in many cases communities elsewhere in the country for so long. All of the recipients and their supporters should be very proud and we are very proud to be able to share our thanks to the colleagues for everything they have done.”
