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Lifetime honour for spinal
team as Centre hosts international conference
MORE than 100 years of caring for spinal
injured patients by 3 NHS staff was recognised this month with Lifetime
Achievement Awards.
Consultant surgeon Bakul Soni, Sister Sandra McCarthy and occupational therapy
lead Julie Jones were honoured at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust's 9th
Annual Pride Awards. The awards came as the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport
Hospital prepares to host the prestigious international Guttmann conference on
spinal injury care.
Between them the award winners have 107 years' NHS experience, having begun
working at the spinal Centre in the 1980's.
More than 300 staff and guests attended the awards at the Floral Hall,
Southport. Awards were made in 9 categories.
The 34th Guttmann conference will be held at the Ramada hotel, Southport, on 29
June and 30 June 2017.
Presenting the award, Chief Operating Officer Therese Patten said:- "You
have been integral to the Centre's success in transforming the lives of hundreds
of patients. I think it is safe to say the service and care you have given is in
the very finest traditions of the NHS. This is an award you each richly and
thoroughly deserve."
Emily Hoban, spinal injuries Centre manager, said:-
"We are thrilled to host this conference during the Centre's 70th birthday year.
There has been a spinal unit in Southport since 1947 and we have developed into
an internationally recognised Centre for excellence. We are honoured to
welcome more than 200 delegates, experts and professionals in the field of
spinal injury rehabilitation and care."
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