Alder Hey Star Awards 2024

On Friday 4th October 2024, colleagues and teams from across Alder Hey gathered together for our annual Alder Hey Stars Awards!

The event was the first one we have held in four years and was presented by The Guide Liverpool’s Jay Hynd and Claire Simmo with Special Guest Presenter Paddy McGuinness.

The event was an important milestone in our ongoing commitment to celebrating the incredible positive difference our colleagues make, each and every day.

We are especially grateful to our friends Krol Corlett Construction, who, as Bronze Sponsor, generously supported this event, helping us bring recognition to hardworking Alder Hey colleagues and teams.

The winners

The winners of each award category and those shortlisted are as follows:

Most inspiring colleague – Fiona Murphy
- Shortlisted: Melanie Piling, Sioned Davies

Most Inspiring Colleague Award winner Fiona Murphy pictured with Paddy McGuinness

Most inspiring leader – Tracey Wileman
- Shortlisted: Ian Gilbertson, Natalie Daniels

Most inspiring leader award winner Tracey Wileman pictured with Paddy McGuinness

Volunteer of the year – Pete Grady
- Shortlisted: Alder Hey Volunteers, Ben Meadows, Cristina Puccini, Spiritual Care Team and Volunteers

Volunteer of the year winner Pete Grady pictured with Paddy McGuinness and Claire Simmo

Best clinical team – Paediatric Intensive Care Unit team
- Shortlisted: The Alder Centre, Emergency Department

Best clinical team winners PICU pictured with Paddy McGuinness

Best support team – Catering team
- Shortlisted: Little Hearts at Home, Rocking Horse Nursery

Best support team award winners the Catering team pictured with Paddy McGuinness

Equality, diversity and inclusion champion – Alex Bowman
- Shortlisted: Athira Narayanan, Finance Team

Equality, diversity and inclusion champion - Alex Bowman pictured with Paddy McGuinness and Jay Hynd

Rising Star – Louise Long
- Shortlisted: Arooj Gill, Bethan Taylor, Colm MacEoin

Rising Star Award Winner Louise Long pictured with Paddy McGuiness and John Grinnell

Unsung hero – Jenny Tyson
- Shortlisted: Kate Cannon, Thomas Knight

Unsung hero award winner Jenny Tyson pictured with Paddy McGuinness and Adam Bateman

Charity champion – Claire Austin
- Shortlisted: Cheryl Whittle, Steph Taylor, Clive Marlton

Charity champion Claire Austin pictured with Paddy McGuinness and Fiona Ashcroft

Living the Alder Hey values – Crisis Care and Home Treatment Intensive Support Team
- Shortlisted: Integrated Children’s Community Nursing Team, Rebecca Davidson

Living the Alder Hey values winners the Crisis Care and Home Treatment Intensive Support Team pictured with Paddy McGuiness

Chief Executive and Chair Award – Rocking Horse Nursery & Colin Bruce

Chief Executive and Chair Award winners the Rocking Horse Nursery pictured with Paddy McGuinness

Chief Executive and Chair Award winner Colin Bruce pictured with Paddy McGuinness and Louise Shepherd

Thank you Louise!

We also took the opportunity to celebrate our amazing CEO Louise Shepherd, who will sadly be leaving the Trust after 16 years. Thank you for everything Louise, you’ll always be a part of the Alder Hey Family!