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Part 3 of The 2019 Unsung Hero Awards – The Night Is Concluded
16th April 2019In Part 2 we saw the awards being given out to our worth winners and Anthony Bennett gave a key-note speach worthy of a standing ovation… Antony Cotton wih his mother Enid Dunn a 2016 Winner and Ambassador of the Awards. The final point of attraction before another successful Awards wrapped and the Disco and…

Part 2 of The 2019 Unsung Hero Awards: The Awards Begin!
27th March 2019In Part 1 we saw guests arriving at The Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester to a Champagne drinks reception where close up magician Ian Lavin and our compere, Don Tomlinson welcomed everyone to the 5th National Annual Unsung Hero Awards for NHS Non-Medical staff and volunteers…. Judge and Presenter Dale Jeffers waits expectantly for his category winner…

Part 1 of The 2019 Unsung Hero Awards – The Scene is Set!
20th March 2019On Friday, March 1st 2019, the Unsung Hero Awards celebrated in style at The Hilton, Manchester, with over 350 guests in attendance. Guests enjoying a relaxed and social Champagne drinks reception. We welcomed NHS ‘Unsung Heroes’ and volunteers from Trusts across the UK, including locations as diverse as Borders, Cardiff and Kent. We were also joined…

Interview with Karl Roberts from the NHS Leadership Academy
3rd December 2018Karl Roberts from the NHS Leadership Academy. Recently we were visited at our offices by Karl Roberts from the NHS Leadership Academy, we decided to interview Karl to find out how he became involved in the NHS nearly three decades ago, the importance of non-clinical staff, and what the Unsung Hero Awards means to him and…

UHA Interviews Marguerita Gallagher, End of Life Wedding Organiser at The Christie
9th November 2018The Christie Hospital in Greater Manchester. Marguerita Gallagher has worked at The Christie for ten years in the Cancer Information Centre, supporting patients in several areas. Her small team prepares all new patients who are facing hair loss due to treatment. Marguerita and her colleagues will prepare patients for losing not only the hair on…

UHA Visits Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to promote awards
5th November 2018The Unsung Hero Roadshow has ben out and about again. We made a visit to our first nearly totally non-medical establishment to spread the word about the 2019 Awards when we dropped in on Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. They share their office with NHS England staff and whom all work behind front-line staff…

Free Tickets to Northern Power Futures For 2019 Nominees
30th October 2018Calling all 2019 nominees! The lovely Simone Roche, founder of Norther Power Women and Northern Power Futures is offering all nominees of the 2019 Unsung Hero Awards free tickets to attend the Northern Power Futures Conference on November 23 – 24 at Manchester Central Convention Complex. All you have to do is follow this link to claim your free tickets by…

Cerner confirm as Unsung Hero Awards Sponsor
25th October 2018Cerner are one of our key sponsors for the 2019 event, which will culminate with a gala awards ceremony at the Deansgate Hilton, Manchester, on March 1. Nominate an Unsung Hero HERE. The awards honour non-clinical and non-medical staff and volunteers in the NHS – and the nominations for individuals or teams are open until…

Unsung Hero Awards Visits Countess of Chester
24th October 2018The Unsung Hero Awards team have been on the road again – and more and more people are nominating their heroes as a result. The UHA roadshow pulled up at the Countess of Chester Hospital, the city’s main hospital which was officially named this by Princess Diana and Prince Charles in 1984, and we were…

A brilliant day trip to Blackpool
15th October 2018The Unsung Hero Awards road-show continues – latest stop – Blackpool! Blackpool, a place of sun, sand and apparently also a location once favoured by Adolf Hitler if new documents are to be believed (but more on this later). Much more importantly than this, on Friday, 11th October it was the chosen location for the…

Reed announced as key sponsor of Unsung Hero Awards
15th October 2018Unsung Hero Awards 2019 are delighted to have the support of Reed.co.uk. Reed are one of our key sponsors for the 2019 event, which will culminate with a gala awards ceremony at the Deansgate Hilton, Manchester, on March 1. The awards honour non-clinical and non-medical staff and volunteers in the NHS – and the nominations…

Unsung Hero Awards visits Royal Bolton Hospital
9th October 2018The Unsung Hero Awards continued our ‘Trust Tour’ by visiting the Royal Bolton Hospital to continue to promote 2019 nominations. The Trust has an international reputation and we found that the staff and volunteers were warm, friendly and professional. We chatted with patients and staff whom were keen to find out more about our organisation. The…
