Finalists

Good luck to all of our 2025 finalists!

Support Worker Award

Charlene McLaughlin, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Sophie Wardrop, NHS Lothian
Vikki Gray, NHS Borders
Wendy Harper, NHS Grampian

Innovation Award

Carly Rolston, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
FND Specialist Practitioner Team, NHS Lothian
The Orthotic Clinical Innovation and Research Group, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team, NHS Forth Valley

Volunteers Award

Andrew Steele, NHS Golden Jubilee
Blood Bikes Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway Hard of Hearing Group, NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Liza Morton, The Sommervile Heart Foundation

Midwife Award, sponsored by Royal College of Midwives

Gillian Gardiner and the Bereavement Team, NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Jackie Rutherford, NHS Forth Valley
Lucy Duns, NHS Lothian
Practice Development Midwives, NHS Highland

Allied Health Professional Award, sponsored by Glasgow Caledonian University

Carly Rolston, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Claire Yerramasu, NHS Lothian
Eireann Murray, NHS Golden Jubilee
Susie Hughes, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Global Citizenship Award

Collaborative Partnership between Dr Khuram Khan - The State Hospital, Dr Helen Walker - School of Forensic Mental Health (Scotland), and Khyber Medical College & Teaching Hospital (Pakistan), NHS State Hospitals Board
Marianne White, NHS Tayside
Mr Gerry O Hare, Dr Abdulla Alhasso and Dr Janet Litherland, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Mr Jonathan Hannay, NHS Golden Jubilee

Care for Mental Health Award

David Walker Gardens Care Home, NHS Lanarkshire
IPCU, NHS Tayside
Neil Jackson, NHS Borders
School Nursing Service, NHS Tayside

Integrated Care Award

Blantyre LIFE, NHS Lanarkshire
Cancer Older Peoples Service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Emma Barlow, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Laura Jeffrey, NHS Lothian

Tackling Health Inequalities Award

Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team, NHS Forth Valley
Professor Colin Berry, NHS Golden Jubilee
Children's Health Scotland - SMS Programmes
Women and Children's Bereavement Team, NHS Forth Valley

Leader of the Year Award

Laura Turton, NHS Tayside
Nikki Munro, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Pauline Jespersen, NHS Highland
Steven Swanson, NHS Lothian

Nurse Award, sponsored by Royal College of Nursing

Ann Reid, NHS Ayrshire & Arran,
Anna Kurznakova, NHS Fife
Charmaine Black, NHS Forth Valley
Lauren Magunnigal, NHS Lanarkshire

Doctor Award

Dr Elspeth Docherty, NHS Highland
Dr Shrikant Bollapragada, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dr Wayne Duggan, NHS Fife
Mr Innes Smith, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Healthcare Scientist Award

Dr Ruth Brotherstone, NHS Lothian
Jody Forster, NHS Lothian
Laura Jess, NHS Lothian
Samantha Stredwick, NHS Lothian

Pharmacist Award

Alan Gallagher, Community Pharmacy Contractor, NHS Tayside
Alex Mundell, NHS Borders
Wendy Ackroyd, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Zain Younis, NHS Highland

Young Achiever Award

Aimie Holland, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Amber Macvicar, NHS Western Isles
Cairistiona Grieve, NHS Tayside
Megan Weir, NHS Tayside

Top Team Award

Communication First Aid Kit
Glasgow City Health and Social Care (GCHSCP) Home Care, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
ICU Team RAH Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
National Child Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (Ward 4), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Unsung Hero/Heroes - Reader's Choice Award, sponsored by Alpha Solway: Skytec

David McKissock, NHS 24
Douglas Fairweather, Angus Health & Social Care Partnership
HMP Stirling Healthcare, NHS Forth Valley
Ryan Warren, North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership
Schiehallion Phlebotomy Team, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde