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Health research staff recognised at Thames Valley Health Research Awards

Research staff who provide life-changing research in the NHS, public health and social care have been recognised at the Thames Valley Health Research Awards.

Doctors, nurses and other research staff who are supported by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands were honoured at an online event this evening. A recording will be circulated shortly among staff.

The winners and highly commended were:

Outstanding Research and Delivery Team Member

 

Winner: 

 

Katharine New, Cardiac Trials Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Highly commended:

 

Mark Ainsworth, Lead Research & Development Practitioner

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

 

Alexina Fantato, Research Nurse Manager

Eye Research Group Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Shani McCoy, Senior Clinical Research Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

 

Samantha Morris, Clinical Research Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

 

Outstanding PI or Associate PI

 

Winner: 

 

Sid Nagala, Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

 

Highly commended:

 

Supriyo Basu, Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrine Speciality Doctor 

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Boyko Gerov, Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

 

Louise Mew, Research Nurse 

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

 

Exceptional Contribution to a Commercial Study

 

HARMONIE 

NIHR, NHS and primary care

 

Outstanding Allied Health Professional 

 

Joint winners:

 

Injung Jang, Clinical Research Practitioner

University of Oxford

 

Iona Jewitt-Sharpe, Clinical Research Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

 

Outstanding CRN Core Team Member 

 

Joint winners:

 

Helen Collins, Research Delivery Manager

Mike Newbury, Information Systems Manager

 

Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Support Services

 

Winner: 

 

Clinical Trial Pharmacy Team

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 

 

Highly commended:

 

Shahista Hussain, Head of R&D Governance

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Research Rising Star

 

Winner: 

 

Korede Odusile, Cardiac Research Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Highly commended:

 

Asif Awan, Clinical Pharmacist

Melrose Surgery, Reading

 

Sarah Clews, Paediatric Research Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Outstanding Contribution to Children's Research 

 

Winner: 

 

Sarah Kelly, Senior Research Nurse

Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford

 

Highly commended:

 

Rhiannon Collins, Paediatric Haematology Oncology Clinical Trials Team Leader

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Outstanding Research Team Leader

 

Winner: 

 

Antoanela Colda, Head of Research & Development

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

 

Highly commended:

 

Rebecca Beckley, Research Coordinator

University of Oxford

 

Lisa Frankland

Lead Clinical Research Midwife, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

 

Mari Kononen, Cardiac Research Sister

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

 

Ruth Penn, Lead Research Nurse

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

 

Outstanding CI

 

Lara Prisco, Consultant Anaesthetist and NeuroIntensivist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University of Oxford

 

Outstanding Member of Support Staff

 

Joint winners:

 

Amy Drawbridge, Senior Data Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Rebecca Garfield, Lead Commercial Research Governance Facilitator

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

 

Jo Jones, Senior Clinical Research Governance Facilitator

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

 

Nick Raven, Senior Accountant

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

 

Adam Swannell, Advanced Clinical Support Worker

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

 

All-round High Performing Team

 

Winner: 

 

Banbury Cross Health Centre Research Team

 

Highly commended:

 

DeLIVER team

University of Oxford

 

Nicola Higgins and Julie Tebbutt

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 

 

Research Nurse of the Year

 

Winner: 

 

Vicky Anderson 

Pangbourne Medical Practice, Berkshire

 

Highly commended:

 

Geraldine Hambrook

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

 

Sabina Mahmood

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

 

Alison Newton 

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

 

Anna Rudenko

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Study of the Year

 

Winner: 

 

PETRUSHKA

University of Oxford

 

Highly commended:

 

SINAPPS2 

University of Cambridge

 

HARMONIE

NIHR, NHS and primary care