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Six members of staff have received long service awards for reaching their 40th year at the Royal Free London (RFL) – the largest number ever to be honoured in the same year.
An additional 80 colleagues were given long service awards for achieving 25 years of service at the trust.
The annual awards recognise the outstanding commitment and loyalty of our long serving staff, providing an opportunity to thank them for their hard work and dedication over the years.
Those who reached their 40th year were presented with a certificate, a letter of thanks from group chief executive Peter Landstrom and a gift voucher. They also received a surprise visit from some familiar faces.
Charge nurse Debs Duffin was surprised by her colleagues and Barnet Hospital (BH) chief executive Deborah Sanders on the BH ITU ward last week.
Deborah Kirby, BH ITU matron, said: "Patients, relatives and staff always speak so highly of Debs and tell me they can't thank her enough. She's always going that bit extra to make our patients' experience better."
Healthcare assistant Lindsay Garfield was awarded her certificate by Royal Free Hospital (RFH) medical director Jenny Cross in the RFH tongue tie clinic.
Remarking on her time at the trust, Lindsay said: “I feel shocked – it doesn’t feel like I’ve been at the RFL for 40 years. I still love what I do and feel very privileged to be able to help parents in what can be a difficult time.”
Shruttee Madhvani, radiographer, was surrounded by her colleagues when she was thanked for her years of service by Deborah Sanders.
Shruttee said: “I love what I do and I'm not ready to go just yet! I want to say a big thank you to my mum and children for all their support. My late father would have been very proud."
Deanne Atherton worked as a specialist nurse practitioner at BH before retiring in October. She made a special return trip to the cardiology department to receive her long service award.
Stacey Sitton, cardiac nurse specialist, said: “Deanne is passionate and always provided a high standard of care in all aspects of her work – her 40 years of dedication to the NHS never went unnoticed. Thank you, Deanne!”
Healthcare science assistant Jennifer Gusthaff was visited by RFH chief executive David Crampsey in the manufacturing pharmacy department.
Presenting Jennifer with her certificate, David said: “What a fantastic commitment to the RFL and the communities we serve. Thank you on behalf of the board and executive team, and your colleagues who were so supportive of your recognition.”
Sue O’Shaughnessy, urology nurse, was commended by her colleagues when being presented with her award.
Marjorie Espiritu, urology lead nurse, said: “Sue has been a pillar of strength and a source of hope for countless patients, families and colleagues. Through times of joy and triumph, and challenge and uncertainty, you have exemplified what it means to be the heart of the NHS. Thank you.”
We want to wish huge congratulations to this year’s long service award recipients on reaching an impressive milestone in their RFL journey.
