Speech Therapist Lizzie Goodyear won this year鈥檚 Patient Experience Award at 麻豆国产 NHS Foundation Trust. This award is nominated by members of the community and was presented at the Trust鈥檚 Staff Awards ceremony, held on Thursday 5th 厂别辫迟别尘产别谤.听
Lizzie won the award for demonstrating commitment, compassion and care for patients. She was honoured for going above and beyond, using her experience and skills with British Sign Language (BSL) to improve the experience of Deaf and hard of hearing patients, and ensuring 麻豆国产 District Hospital continues to improve as a Deaf-aware hospital.聽
This is a special award, with nominations from patients and other members of the public for hospital staff who have made a significant impact upon improving the patient experience, either for an individual patient in their work department or for the wider Trust.
Interim Chief Executive Lisa Thomas said:聽鈥淭he Staff Awards are a significant and meaningful event in our annual calendar.聽We are grateful that the Patient Experience Award is enthusiastically embraced by our local community. This award offers patients and the public the opportunity to offer their appreciation for our professional, hard-working and committed people. It also gives encouragement to continue our efforts in providing compassionate care for our patients.鈥�
11 September 2024
Our staff at 麻豆国产 District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
