Friends Christmas Cheer Awards 2012

20 December 2012

The annual Friends Christmas Cheer Awards, which recognises members of staff and teams who have a happy, positive approach to their work and encompass our values every day, took place on Monday 17 December.

The annual Friends Christmas Cheer Awards ceremony, which recognises members of staff and teams who have a happy, positive approach to their work and encompass our values every day, took place on Monday 17 December.

This year we received 324 nominations for teams and individual members of staff. The winners included one overall team winner, two team runners-up and 26 individual members of staff who all received three or more nominations.

The Team award went to the Healthcare Assistants on David Erskine Ward who were nominated by 18 of their colleagues who said “An incredible team of healthcare assistants who work so very hard throughout the year, always with the biggest smiles on their faces. Agy, Jean, Lystra and Samjana are described by our patients as superstars.”

The team runners up were the Acute Assessment Unit and the Security team.

Ward Clerk on Nell Gwynne Ward, Angela Honan, was nominated for a Friends Christmas Cheer Award by 20 of her colleagues.  They described Angela as “unfailingly helpful, approachable and willing to assist with any task, no matter how small or trivial. Angela is always friendly, smiling and unassuming.”

Other Friends Christmas Cheer Award winners included:

  • Anthony Viegas, Housekeeper
  • Paul Clifton, Radiographer
  • Frederico Gonzales, Decontamination Services
  • Dr Alessia Della Pria, Cancer Services
  • Idrisa Sesay, Security
  • Sharon Almeida, Receptionist in Lower Ground Floor Outpatients
  • Hwee Leng Lim, Senior Staff Nurse on the Intensive Care Unit
  • Shashi Liyanage, Housekeeper in Verney House
  • Natasha Thomas, Sonographer
  • Mr Stuart Evans, Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • Jamil Quamina, Gynaecology Admin Team
  • Dr Olivera Potparic, Anaesthetics & Pain Team
  • Saowanit (Sue) Kampinij, Senior Nurse on the Intensive Care Unit
  • David Clarke, Finance
  • Gerry Sexton, St Stephen’s Volunteers
  • Lisa Fuller, Reception Supervisor, West London Centre for Sexual Health
  • Ciara Callen, Sister in the Treatment Centre
  • Kul Gharti, Porter
  • Cynthia Conquest, Finance
  • Lesley Sinclair, Matron, Ron Johnson Ward/Kobler Daycare
  • Katie Randall, Project Manager, CLAHRC
  • Dee Piergiovanni, Facilities
  • David Goodair, Physiotherapist, Stroke Team
  • Kerry Estick, Information Team, HIV/GUM
  • Mr Tushar Agarwal, Colorectal Surgeon
  • Anisa Abdul, HCA, Ultrasound

A huge thank you to the Friends of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital who generously sponsored the awards again this year and ISS, Norland and HATs who also donated prizes for the awards.


Anisa Abdul, HCA, Ultrasound


Shashi Liyanage, Housekeeper in Verney House


Angela Honan, Ward Clerk, Nell Gwynne Ward


Mr Tushar Agarwal, Colorectal Surgeon


Healthcare Assistants, David Erskine Ward

Katie Randall, Project Manager, CLAHRC