Star Awards – Prize for Innovation and Award for Equality and Diversity Champion

October 17, 2018

Our annual Star Awards took place on Friday 12 October, with over 350 colleagues in attendance. It was a fantastic evening, celebrating everything that is good about our organisation.

This year’s Prize for Innovation was awarded to Infant Feeding Coordinator, Louise Thompson and the award for Equality and Diversity Champion was won by Assistant Primary Care Liaison Manager, Donna Mighty.

Louise qualified as a learning disability nurse in 2000, before doing a child branch conversion course in 2004 and taking up a post on the neonatal unit at City Hospital in 2005. Louise had children of her own in 2007 and 2009 and her experience of breastfeeding inspired her to become infant feeding lead in 2010 and then full time infant feeding coordinator in 2015.

When women know how to get off to a good start with feeding and know where to get reliable support they are more likely to achieve their feeding goals.  Louise has tried to identify areas for improvement by listening to mothers and staff and creating resources and training that meet everyone’s needs.

Donna joined the NHS in 2008, working in as an admin manager within another acute trust, before taking on the role of assistant patient administration manager with responsibility for medical records.

After two years away, Donna re-joined the NHS in 2015, working in the primary care contracts team at Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG before joining us in 2016.

Check out the videos below to find out why Louise and Donna were recognised for their outstanding commitment.