Trust achieves three mentions at local research awards ceremony

Chief Executive Michele Moran was present at the recent CRN Yorkshire and Humber Research Awards 2023 ceremony, where our Trust saw three triumphs across 12 categories.

First up was Heidi Fewings from our 0-19 Hull team, along with other colleagues across Yorkshire and Humber as part of the Research Network, who won the award for ‘Best Contribution in Non-NHS Setting’. This fantastic achievement was handed over to the team by Michele, in her role as Chair of the Partnership Group for CRN Yorkshire and Humber, in front of health and care colleagues and supporters.

Then it was the turn of Claire Marshall (Clinical Lead - Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team) who received ‘Highly Commended’ in the results of ‘Early Career Researcher/Associate PI of the Year’ and Karon Foster (Assistant Research Practitioner – Research Team) who took ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Best Patient Experience‘ category. The event itself recognised the exceptional successes of professional teams from around our area and a great boost to our Trust that these teams and individuals were named at the awards.

When speaking of the awards, Amber O’Malley, Chief Operating Officer for the NIHR CRN Yorkshire and Humber, said: “It is an incredible privilege to be able to recognise and celebrate the inspirational work of NHS teams, primary, community and social care research staff who, together, work tirelessly to help us continue to improve treatments and care for people in our region.”