Staff recognition
Our Recognising Outstanding Service and Contribution Awards (ROSCAs) highlight the huge contribution and achievements of staff, teams and volunteers across our organisation.



We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who nominated for the 2017 awards, this year we had an amazing 213 nominations across the 10 categories.
The nominees and winners can be found below.
Unsung Hero
- Keep it Simple Group, Herefordshire
- Keith Butcher, Linda Pickover, Cherry Newton and Sue Russell – Triangle of Care Carer Experts by Experience Group
- Winner – Santa and his Elf aka Bill Wright and Steph Campbell
Award for Innovation
- Gloucester and Forest Community Mental Health Physiotherapy Team and Aspire Colleagues
- Steve Campbell and the Inpatient Learning Disabilities Team
- Winner – Rapid Access Physiotherapy Team
Carer and Service User Involvement
- Jo Denney – Non-Medical Consultant for Social Inclusion
- Lisa Grindle – Support Worker, Reablement Team
- Winner – Andy Telford, Community Services Manager
Service Users and Carers Choice
- Brian Mountford – CBT Therapist, Colliers Court
- Ruben Franco – Community Dementia Nurse, Herefordshire
- Winner – Colleen Brady – Community Learning Disability Nurse, Herefordshire
Clinical Team of the Year
- Lucy Hornsby & Gideon Ntodi – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Duty Team, Herefordshire
- Therapy Team (formally Acute Day Unit), Stonebow Unit, Hereford
- Winner – Charlton Lane Hospital, Cheltenham
Non-Clinical Team of the Year
- Behavioural Support and Training Team – Learning Disabilities, Gloucestershire
- Pullman Place Project Team
- Winner – E-Rostering Team
Valuing Diversity
- Laurel House Multi-disciplinary Team, Cheltenham
- Social Inclusion Team
- Winner – Criminal Justice Liaison Team
Best Supporting Manager
- Jo Greenwood – Recovery Team, Weavers Croft
- Tim Mullan – IT Systems Manager, Rikenel
- Winner – Colin Wright – Deputy Manager, Berkeley House
Best Supporting Colleague
- Flo Atkins – Specialist Practitioner, Children and Young People Service (CYPS), Gloucestershire
- Julie Jones – Staff Nurse, Cantilupe Ward/ECT Suite, Stonebow Unit, Hereford
- Winner – Conway Jones – Senior Mental Health Practitioner, Stroud and Cirencester Crisis Team
CEO Award for Outstanding Contribution
- Jim Stone
About the judging panel
Who was on the panel?
Ingrid Barker, Joint Chair of ²gether NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust – Board representative
Kate Atkinson – Trust Governor
Gemma Hayward, Ward Manager – Management representative
Dave Oldfield, Alpha Colour Printers – Sponsor representative
Kate Nelmes, Head of Communications – Management representative
June Hennell – Service user and carer representative Gloucestershire
Kevin Hunter, West of England Academic Health Science Network – Sponsor representative
Fernando Parra, Chair of Staffside – Staffside representative
Ree Jefferies, Operational Manager, Learning Disabilities – Management representative
Chris Shellam – Service user and carer representative for Herefordshire
Firoza Shaikh, Senior HR Manager – Management representative
Annie Nightingale, Digital and Design Lead – Facilitator