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Date: 12 July 2023
A team of four-legged pups and their two-legged companions have won a national award recognising their dedication to the NHS.
The Pets As Therapy (PAT) Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth won Volunteer of the Year at the NHS Parliamentary Awards, which were held on the national health service’s 75th birthday at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in Westminster.
The PAT team have been visiting patients and staff around the hospital for nearly a decade and were nominated by Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt and Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage for their dedication to patient and staff wellbeing.
Chairman Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Melloney Poole said: “We are absolutely thrilled that our Pets As Therapy Team here at Queen Alexandra Hospital has been recognised.
“The unsung work these volunteers do to better the wellbeing of our community is inimitable. We have patients who visit the hospital and feel instant comfort when they see a friendly volunteer with their PAT Dog.
“They bring a source of comfort for people who might be feeling scared or anxious about being in hospital as well as supporting rehabilitation of stroke patients and encouraging patients to sit up or get out of bed.
“The success can really be seen in the increase demand we have for more PAT dog visits within the hospital. We are very grateful for their support.”
Clare Davis, Chief Executive Officer Pets As Therapy, said: “On the 75th anniversary of the NHS, we are incredibly proud to see our volunteers from Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital being awarded the NHS Parliamentary Volunteer Award.
“Every single Pets As Therapy visit makes a difference to people's lives and it is wonderful to see the contribution our volunteers make to the hospital community being recognised in this way.”
Chair of the National Judging panel and Chief Nursing Officer for England, Dame Ruth May said: “I would like to offer my huge congratulations to the brilliant individuals and teams who have won awards this year.
“As we mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary, these awards provide fantastic recognition of the extraordinary things done every single day for patients and communities, by NHS staff, volunteers and our partners, and I want to thank every Member of Parliament who has put forward one of the record number of nominations.”
The below awards were given at the ceremony in the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in Westminster on Wednesday 5 July:
Excellence in Mental Health Care Award: The Lancashire and South Cumbria Reproductive Trauma Service has been awarded for comprehensive mental health support for those with PTSD from challenging pregnancy and birth.
The Future NHS Award: A new artificial intelligence tool developed by doctors and scientists at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the University of Sheffield is speeding up diagnosis for thousands of NHS heart patients. The team, led by Dr Andy Swift and Dr Pete Metherall, have developed the innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool which spots damage seen on MRI scans in seconds, speeding up diagnosis and reducing delays in starting treatment.
Excellence in Healthcare Award: At University Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, their Prostate Self-Referral service set-up to help increase prostate cancer referrals in the Southampton area after the pandemic, has been a great success and helped catch cancers earlier.
Excellence in Primary Care and Community Care Award: There are two winners this year which include, London’s Richmond Road Medical Centre, which has delivered several innovative campaigns to transform the practice into a centre of health and wellbeing for patients. The other is Devon’s ‘ground-breaking’ Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence team, which is bringing together local authorities and the police to ensure joined up care for those affected by abuse.
The Health Equalities Award: There were two winners of the Health Equalities Award. The Anchor programme in Essex has helped those most vulnerable in the area into employment in the NHS and beyond. In Somerset, the winners are Homelessness Health, which provides GP care to those most vulnerable.
The Nursing and Midwifery Award: Pancreatic Specialist Nurse, Vicki Stevenson-Hornby has been awarded for her dedication in helping reduce waiting times in the pancreatic cancer diagnosis pathway.
The NHS Rising Star Award: Dr Devina Maru is this year’s rising star. She has been helping to increase training on deafness through her passion for reducing inequalities to improve access to care for those who need it most.
The Lifetime Achievement Award: Charmain Angela Case, Lead Clinical Specialist Nurse for Breast Screening at St George’s, has worked at the trust for 40 years. Charmaine has dedicated her career to caring for patients with breast cancer while demonstrating excellent patient centred care.
The Volunteer Award: Pets As Therapy (PAT) Dogs and their selfless owners who volunteer with Queen Alexandra Hospital have improved the experience of, by boosting the moods/morale of patients and staff, which plays a key part in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.
