Dedication of healthcare workers celebrated at awards ceremony
The achievements of staff and volunteers at an NHS organisation have been celebrated at a glittering awards ceremony in Birmingham.
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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust’s 2025 Star Awards took place at Villa Park, where around 50 individuals and teams were recognised for their hard work and dedication over the past year.
The black tie event was hosted by ITV Central weatherman Des Coleman, who spoke about presenting live from the Midland Met shortly after it opened.
This year’s Star Awards are the first to be held since the opening of the Trust’s Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, and eight of the fourteen categories were specially introduced to recognise the contributions of staff who have helped make the opening of the new facility in Smethwick a success.
New categories included More Than a Hospital Award and The Midland Met Clinical Excellence Award.
The Outstanding Contribution to Midland Met award was won by Jayne Dunn, director of commissioning for the Midland Met. Jayne led the complex logistics of move planning, as well as overseeing all the new equipment going into the hospital, ensuring it was ready for clinical use.
After winning the award, Jayne said: “I’ve been involved with the Midland Met project from the very early stages, so to receive this particular award and have my work over the last few years recognised feels really wonderful.
“It was a very proud moment when the Midland Met opened, for myself and my colleagues, and I’m just so pleased to have played an important part in making that happen.”
The Patient’s Choice Award went to the critical care team, who were nominated by the family of a patient who sadly passed away in 2024. In their nomination, the family member said that their sister was treated with dignity and respect, and that the team reduced their stress and anxiety by ensuring that the family understood complex medical information and were involved in every decision regarding her treatment.
Jo Cella, sister on critical care said: “Wow, what an honour. We would like to say thank you to the family who nominated us for this award.
“We always strive to deliver the best care for our seriously ill patients, so to know that their experience with our team was positive really means a lot to us.”
Chairman Sir David Nicholson said: “The Star Awards really highlight the dedication and compassion of our entire workforce and it’s been wonderful to look back on how everyone has helped to usher in this exciting new chapter for our Trust with the Midland Met.
“Our staff continues to deliver exceptional care within our hospital and health campuses and out in the community, and I’m grateful that this event gives us the opportunity to give back to them.
“I would also like to thank our sponsors for this year’s Star Awards, who have played a big part in making this wonderful evening a success.”
The Star Awards sponsors includes the Trust’s charity, Your City & Metropolitan Hospitals Charity, University of Wolverhampton, FreshWave, Balfour Beatty, Equans, Philips, WT Partnership, Archus, Gleeds, Platform 81, Ricoh, Hydrop, Wavenet, SGC Security Services, MB3 Group, Netcall, Mott MacDonald and Tendable.
