EEAST

LONG SERVICE, GRADUATION

AND CELEBRATION AWARDS 2016

A remarkable number of our fantastic staff and volunteers were honoured in this year’s long service, graduation and celebration

ceremony held at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, yesterday (6th October).

Hundreds of people from the region’s six counties got together to celebrate remarkable careers and outstanding contributions, which have a very real impact on patient care. Special guests also included patients who had survived life-threatening incidents, the Vice Lord

Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Jane Lewin-Smith, and emergency service and NHS colleagues.

CEO Robert Morton opened by saying that “together we strive for excellence in patient care and clinical practice, professionalism in

customer service”, adding: “Irrespective of the category of celebration, they should be equally proud of themselves as we all are of them.”

This commemorative write-up highlights just those who attended the ceremony, and we’d like to thank all of you that travelled from far and wide for the celebrations. But there are many more award recipients

who couldn’t join us last night, so we’d also like to express a thank you, and our congratulations, to all of you.

Queen’s Medal for Long Service &

Good Conduct

Alan ParlourAndrew Bates

Andy ReidGary MorganKevin HuntKim Bates

Kirsty BoltonLisa Fautley

Lisa GardinerLouise Cook

Martin HopkinsMichelle ImrieNicolas SmithPaul Crawford

Paul LeechPaul Rampley

Steve ImrieStuart Miller

Awarded to those who have completed 20 years of frontline emergency service

20 years’ NHS Service

Dawn BrownFiona MarshallKate Dobson

Kevin LeeLisa Ballard

Matthew BowlerPaul Harvey

25 years’ NHS Service

Amanda SpaldingCheryl BakerColin Moore

David PenwrightLiz McEwan

Nicolas SmithPaul GrimshawPaul RampleySandy Brown

Stephen Colmer

35 years’ NHS Service

David WrightDiane Chan

Gary HolmanGary Smith

John BeekenJohn Rout

Judith JonesPhil Taylor

Robert HemsleySally Pattie

Shani NichollsStuart Clarke

Vincent Watkins

10 years’ Volunteer Service

Adrian JamesAdrian MagnusAnne Chapman

Carol MossCharlie Bennett

Dave Shea David BreezeDiana Griffin

Don Sandgrove

Elisabeth D’AsturGemma Cannon-

Jones Helen UttingIan WestropeKaren Elliott

Kate WilliamsMario Stango

Martin BucknellNorman Killen

Peter SealRobert Bucknell

Simon TavnerSteve MayhewTerence Salter

Tim HarveyToni Railton

Wayne ChallinorYvonne Menzies

Bill Brady

Volunteer Shield

Certificate of Merit

David Milton & David Smith

“We are extremely proud of you and what you do for

your communities every day. I thank you sincerely for

everything you do, despite the challenges

we face.”

Robert MortonChief Executive

The Lynne Storrie AwardMatthew Green

Lynne Storrie was training to become an ambulance technician in February 2001 when she was tragically killed driving home from our Bedford training centre. Lynne remains in the hearts of all of us at the ambulance service, and annually we present the Lynne Storrie award to a student in training who has proved themselves to be exceptional.

Student Paramedic Matt has remained continually dedicated to his education and training despite significant personal loss and injury; in his first year with us, Matt was involved in a horrific accident whilst on duty, sustaining life-threatening injuries. But,

Matt was determined to continue his ambition of becoming a paramedic, and the Trust was thrilled to see him return after his recovery.

Chief Executive Commendations

Awarded for their hard work and dedication in implementing and delivering the new CAD system, across all three of our 999

emergency control rooms.

Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Implementation Team

The team set up a quick but rigorous plan to immediately check all our ambulances when

there was a potential major mechanical issue with our emergency fleet.

The Workshop Team

Amber is the daughter of a patient who collapsed and went into cardiac arrest in June

this year. Putting aside her own emotions, Amber performed exceptional CPR that, according to the attending crew, “saved

her dad’s life”. Thankfully Amber’s dad has recovered well and was able to watch her

collect her commendation.

Amber Glaysher

Student paramedic Lucy Hammond was off-duty when she ran into the sea to rescue someone who was in cardiac arrest. Soon joined by the also off-duty Dave Killingback and partner Emily Harper, a nursing sister, and ambulance crews, lifeboat teams, and the East Anglian Air

Ambulance team of Dr Danny Sharpe and Gary Spitzer, the group went above and beyond the call of duty to save the patient’s life.

Cromer sea rescueChris, who responds with the HART team, and wife Abby who works for the London

Ambulance Service, were off-duty when they came across a devastating road traffic collision

in Huntingdon. The duo went above the call of duty to provide an immediate high level of

care to the patient.

Chris and Abby Miller

Quiet, friendly and motivated, Dean has helped the mental health agenda move

forward at EEAST like we’ve never seen before. His frank and open discussions on his own

post-traumatic stress disorder earlier this year opened up conversations between colleagues, and also helped it get to the national agenda.

Dean Stuart

Selfless crew Ruby and Tom became heroes after a Cambridge hotel caught fire; the duo

helped to evacuate more than 40 people from the burning building before it collapsed.

Ruby Wood & Tom Day

Martlesham cardiac arrest response

In appreciation of the outstanding contribution made to save another person’s life. Awarded to Liam Smith, Andrew Timmins, Leon Beales,

Joseph Gatson, Laura Denman, John Miners, and Suffolk constabulary colleagues PC Christopher Tyler and PC Andrew Martin.

Graduates

Steven BennettNeil Curry

John EdwardsStephen Gardiner

Kevin GayIan Govier

Julia HorswellPaul MartinKim MongerCraig PetersJack Squires

Steve WainwrightMatthew Wetton

ECA to Tech

Michael AdamsonJacob Jary

Kieran JoplingLisa KuchnirMandy Hill

ACAs NHS Leadership

Matt Broad, Nye Bevan Programme

Emma De Carteret, Mary Seacole Programme

David Allen, Mary Seacole Programme

Special awards

Nominations for these outstanding contribution awards were made by colleagues and directors, and the winners chosen by the senior leadership team.

Health, Wellbeing & Safety Champion

Dean Stuart

Dean has made a significant contribution to move the mental health conversation on with

his peers. He used the Mind charity’s blue light pledge work as a lever to talk to colleagues and help them to better understand their

needs for mental health support.

Clinical Excellence in Professional Development

Steve Pool

Steve has proactively produced a suite of materials to share learning and aid development

in his peers. In the words of his nominator, Steve “has always been about learning.”

Clinical Excellence in Practice

Lloyd Prior

Lloyd attended a dramatic delivery where the baby was born breech, and not breathing. In the words of the new dad, Lloyd “saved the

lives of my son and my wife…every time I look at my wife holding our son I think of the paramedic who made it all possible.” We’ve since been told by the family that the baby boy was called Lloyd, in our Lloyd’s honour.

Distinguished Service

Peter Blackman

Peter has supported our organisation for many years, and is a highly respected advocate and critical friend of EEAST. His

dedication to the CFR movement, not just in Essex but regionally and nationally, allows him to proivde levels of expertise over and

above what we may normally expect.

Commitment to Service Delivery

Lewis Andrews

Excellence through Values

Simon Chase

Commitment to Staff Support

Anna Nichols

Anna, who works in the South Bedfordshire locality, was described by nominators as the glue that holds everything together, always

putting other staff first, and who is loved and valued by everyone.

Excellence in Technical Practice

The Patient Safety Team

Established in February 2015 this team have worked tirelessly to deliver fair, objective and balanced investigations.

Importantly, they build strong relationships with the staff and patients and families involved in these highly sensitively and impactful matters.

They demonstrate the Trust values every day through duty of candour and are a true asset. Their work enables us to take practical steps to reflect and learn

from incidents and create a better approach to doing things for everyone.

Excellence through Leadership

Dave Fountain

Dave has worked in the ambulance service for more than 30 years, and has been described as having a commitment and passion which is extraordinary.

He is always striving to ensure we’re one of the most successful NHS organisations out there; as well as being instrumental in setting up new

initiatives within Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, he welcomes new ideas from all his staff.

“Tonight has been a humbling and inspiring

experience to know I work with all these

amazing people”

Sarah Boulton Trust Chair