Family Nursing & Home Care (FNHC) recently celebrated their nurses, healthcare professionals and colleagues at their annual Staff Awards.
During the evening staff from across the organisation gathered to celebrate their incredible contributions to the charity and island community.
FNHC were delighted to welcome their Patron Sir Timothy Le Cocq, Chief Minister, Kristina Moore, Health and Social Care Minister Karen Wilson, Deputy Philip Ozouf, Deputy Malcolm Ferey and Jon Wilks CEO of the Institute of Health and Social Care Management as guests to their event.
Presenting the awards alongside their guests were FNHC Chairman Phil Romeril with CEO Rosemarie Finley. Sir Tim Le Cocq presented the award for Excellence in Care and Quality and Deputy Karen Wilson, Health Minister presented the William Glasson Award to FNHC's Baby Friendly Facilitator – Breastfeeding Lead, Debra Hennessy, for her outstanding work in encouraging and supporting breastfeeding mothers in Jersey.
Throughout the evening the short-listed candidates and winners of various awards were announced.
The winners were:
Team of the Year – School Nursing Team
Suzanne Middleton Memorial Award – Suzanne Middleton
Exceptional Service Award – Angela Stewart and the District Nursing Teams
Excellence in Care & Quality Improvement – Linzi Maddox
Small Change, Big Difference Award – Carol Cairns
Fundraiser of the Year – Georgina McDonald
Support Staff of the Year – Alan Keen
Outstanding Contribution to Community Healthcare – Louise Hamilton
William Glasson Award – Debra Hennessy
The William Glasson Award was set up in memory of William Glasson who was previously a member of staff at FNHC. The award was sponsored by his family in recognition of his happy days working for the charity and to commemorate FNHC's values which William embodied.
Rosemarie stated "Our annual staff awards are an incredibly important event in the FNHC calendar. It's fantastic to be able to all come together and thank our dedicated staff for the vital role they play in the community. I'm proud of the hard work and accomplishments of everyone here at FNHC. The awards provide an important moment to pause and celebrate these achievements and the positive impact our services have on patients, clients and our island."
FNHC is a Jersey based charity that helps islanders start well, live well and age well. FNHC's services range from the Baby Steps programme, Community Children Nursing, School Nursing, District Nursing, Health Visiting, Home Care, Rapid Response and Reablement, Palliative Care and end of life care.
To find out more about how you or your business could support the work Family Nursing & Home Care do in the Jersey community, please contact the FNHC Fundraising Team on 443666 or email: fundraising@fnhc.org.je