Making a Difference Awards 2018
Find out who was highly commended and who the winners were at our 2018 making a Difference Awards:
Read more about all our 2018 finalists in the awards special publication, Our Superstars which details all shortlisted entries and images of the evening.
People’s Choice
Winner
Durham and Darlington liaison and diversion team, Darlington Police Station, Darlington
Highly commended
Redcar child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS), The Ridings, Redcar
Chairman’s Award
Winner
Emma Walton, recovery programme project support and administrator, Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham
Highly commended
Polly Harrison, community psychiatric nurse, The Anchorage, Whitby
Clinician of the year
Winner
Denise Teasdale, clinical lead, Cross Lane Hospital, Scarborough
Highly commended
Samantha Taylor, clinical lead, Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough
Healthcare support employee of the year
Winner
Diane Smyth, support worker, HMP Holme House, Stockton on Tees
Highly commended
Jean Croft, healthcare assistant, Eastfield Clinic, Scarborough
Clinical team of the year
Winner
Rapid prison transfer assessment service, Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough and I wing HMP Durham
Highly commended
York and Selby access to mental wellbeing team, Huntington House, York
Non-clinical team of the year
Winner
Ridgeway security and training team, Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough
Highly commended
Medical education team, Trustwide
Non-clinical services employee of the year
Winner
Joanne Allick, accounts clerk, Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough
Highly commended
Izzy Clayton, organisational development administrator, Flatts Lane Centre, Middlesbrough
Volunteer of the year
Winner
Scarborough child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) participation group, Lake House, Scarborough
Highly commended
Sophie Nixon, Huntington House, York
Outstanding initiative (Clinical)
Winner
The FOCUS initiative group leads, Cross Lane Hospital, Scarborough
Highly commended
Teri Sanders, locality manager, adult services, York and Selby
Outstanding initiative (Non-clinical)
Winner
Volunteer project, older people’s mental health services, Sandwell Park Hospital, Hartlepool
Highly commended
Autism strategy project team, Trustwide
