MEDICAL marvels across the county will be celebrated at a glittering ceremony tonight.

The Oxford Mail teamed up with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust for the Hospital Heroes awards, to celebrate the outstanding work of its hospital staff.

From doctors and nurses, to porters, receptionists and volunteers, we put out a call to hear about staff who had gone the extra mile.

For the past five weeks, the Oxford Mail has been showcasing the finalists and those that nominated them to shine a light on how hard our hospital staff work.

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Tonight the winners will be revealed at the trust’s Annual Staff Recognition Awards at the Museum of Natural History.

Chief executive of the trust Sir Jonathan Michael, left, said: “We have received some fantastic nominations for teams and individuals across the trust.

“Readers’ personal stories have painted a rich picture of care and highlighted the difference that our staff make to the lives of our patients.

“This recognition has proved a real morale boost for our hardworking staff."

To celebrate hospital staff, readers were invited to nominate the unsung heroes who have made a real difference in their lives.

Nominations for the second annual Hospital Heroes awards flooded in from July and months were spent searching for our Hospital Heroes of 2014.

Readers nominated medical staff within two categories, the Hospital Heroes Team award and the Hospital Heroes Individual award. Oxford Mail editor Simon O’Neill and Sir Jonathan then had the hard task of selecting the winners from a total of ten shortlisted entries. Mr O’Neill said: “We feel very privileged to be involved with these tremendous awards.

“Those who were nominated would no doubt be the first to point out that there are thousands more like them in the NHS carrying out life changing work every day. We owe them all so much and look forward to a long association with Oxfordshire’s Hospital Heroes.”

Nurses, midwives, consultants and all those behind-the-scenes were recognised for the support they have provided to cancer, diabetes, maternity, neurosurgery, neonatal and transplant patients.

Individual nominees:

  • Lianne Moody nominated consultant cardiologist Dr Oliver Ormerod after he helped to safely deliver her son Charlie while she was suffering with a heart condition. 
  • Louise Sansom nominated paediatric oncology outreach nurse specialist Zoe Hines who helped care for her four-year-old daughter Ella who was diagnosed with leukaemia last year. 
  • Breast cancer survivor Lou Willcock nominated consultant breast surgeon Jane Clarke after she provided more than 12 years of support to her. 
  • Joanita Jesudason nominated anaesthetist Aoife Fitzgerald for helping her through vital surgery while pregnant with her second son Charlie. 
  • Bus driver William Brown nominated diabetic consultant Dr Garry Tan, who helped get his diabetes under control.

​Team nominations:

  • Liz and John Henderson nominated John Radcliffe Hospital’s neurosurgery team after they cared for their daughter Gabriella, who suffered with a brain tumour. 
  • Faye Rose nominated John Radcliffe Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit after they helped deliver son Harry who was born 11 weeks early. 
  • Chef Kevin Beach nominated Churchill Hospital’s renal and transplant teams after they helped him battle kidney failure, with his partner Karen Gomme donating her kidney to him. 
  • Amanda Northover nominated John Radcliffe Hospital’s maternity team after she needed emergency surgery when she was 18 weeks pregnant. 
  • Audrey Woodcock nominated Oxford University researcher and consultant physician Dr Katharine Owen and specialist nurse Amanda Webster for helping her live with a rare form of diabetes.​
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