UNISON Cymru/Wales will hold its first NHS Awards today (Wednesday 6 July), at the Raddison Blu Hotel, Cardiff at 6.30pm. The union will celebrate the individual contributions of healthcare workers at a gala dinner in the company of Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething AM, Dawn Bowden AM and senior UK officials from the million-strong public services union.
UNISON’s prestigious Health Awards are presented to Welsh NHS members in recognition of the valuable contribution they make in their workplace. Candidates have been nominated by healthcare peers for ‘going the extra mile’ in patients’ care, being a positive role model for colleagues and helping to make the NHS a national treasure.
Donna Hutton, UNISON Cymru/Wales Head of Health said,
“The NHS in Wales has just come through some of the toughest challenges in its history. We would not have done that without the hard work of those staff working in the NHS in Wales today. Every healthcare worker is a hero to their community.”
Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport said,
“It gives me great pleasure to be invited to attend the inaugural UNISON Welsh NHS Awards ceremony which recognises the dedication of staff across Wales and to present the award for ‘Outstanding Person’.
“Appreciating the day-to-day pressures all of us are under, it is important to come together to recognise the impressive commitment of individuals and teams and celebrate outstanding work.
“I look forward to meeting UNISON staff and colleagues and hearing the stories of exceptional work at this event; let’s hope this is the first of many.”