Heartbeat: From plaster room to Lois Barr superstar

January 15, 2020

In 2012, Stephanie Craig joined our Trust working in the plaster room at City Hospital. Since then she has taken every opportunity to develop herself professionally. She soon progressed to become an orthopaedic practitioner trainee and undertook a complex in-house training programme based on anatomy, physiology and orthopaedic conditions.

During the 2017/18 academic year, Stephanie attended the world-renowned British Casting course based at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. In April 2019, she was informed that she’d not only passed the course but that she’d achieved the highest pass mark in the UK. As a result, she was awarded the prestigious Lois Barr Award.

Stephanie commented, “I’d like to thank the Trust for believing in me and putting me forward to attend this amazing course. I would also like to thank my colleagues in both plaster rooms for their support and, for giving me the confidence and skills to progress in my career as an orthopaedic practitioner.

Steve Hackett-Cann, Orthopaedic Practitioner said, “It was my pleasure to train Steph leading up to her course. She excelled in her course and is a huge asset to the organisation.”