Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2014 | Page 76

Carisbrooke Surgery - practice of the year Awards recognise staff excellence Sarah Dugdale practice manager Ann Pittman practice nurse Shaun Sweatman CCG Employee More than 280 GPs, practice nurses and staff from primary health care across the Island, together with staff from the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning, gathered at Cowes Yacht Haven for the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Awards 2014. The awards are designed to recognise excellence in the provision of primary health care on the Island and the commissioning of services by the CCG, through a mixture of awards assessed by a panel and those voted for on the evening. The categories and winners in each were as follows: GP of the Year - Dr Mira Hueppe, St Helen’s. Practice Nurse - Ann Pittman, East Cowes. Team of the Year - Shanklin GPs, Nurses, reception and admin staff. Leadership Award - Dr Simon Giles, Shanklin. Practice of the Year - Carisbrooke Surgery. Exceptional Partnership Working - Partnership working Collaboration Group. Commissioner of the Year - Linda Rann, Head of Acute Commissioning , IoW CCG. Practice Employee of the Year Gitta Jenvey, Assistant Practice Manager, St Helen’s. CCG Employee of the Year - Shaun Sweatman, Senior Finance Manager, IoW CCG. Practice Manager of the Year - Sarah Dugdale, Argyll House, Ryde. Special Recognition - Dr Tina Freytag, Cowes. Special Recognition Loretta Outhwaite, Chief Finance Officer, IoW CCG. Special Recognition - Dr John Partridge, Clinical Director, IoW CCG. CCG Chair, Dr John Rivers said: “This was a fantastic way to celebrate the CCG’s first anniversary. As the body responsible for the overall improvement of healthcare on the Island it is important that we recognise the devotion and high quality of care being delivered by those who work in general practice surgeries, both individuals and teams, as well as those who work hard to commission the best possible healthcare services for Islanders.” Exceptional partnership working with K Baker 76 www.visitilife.com