Mr Farhan Ahsan (left) receives his VIP Award from SaTH Chair, Peter Latchford

2 February 2017

A Consultant Surgeon who “always goes above and beyond” and a Speech and Language Therapist who was “amazing” over the festive period are the latest winners of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s monthly VIP Award.

Emily Davies, Speech and Language Therapist at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), and Mr Farhan Ahsan, Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, won the awards for December and January respectively.

The monthly award follows the success of the Trust’s annual VIP Awards, which were held for the first time in October 2016. They recognise the fantastic work that our staff and volunteers do to support patients and their families every single day.

Watch a short video of Emily Davies and find out more about why she won the December 2016 VIP Award here

Watch a short video of Mr Farhan Ahsan and find out more about why he won the January 2017 VIP Award here

Emily was nominated by Amanda Taylor, Physiotherapist Manager at RSH.

Amanda said: “Emily was amazing over the Christmas and New Year period. She managed a cross-site caseload due to colleagues being off due to sickness. By doing so she embodied the four Trust Values – Proud To Care, Make It Happen, We Value Respect and Together We Achieve – without quibble or complaint.

“She is an asset to the team, the organisation, the profession as a whole and the NHS.”

Mr Ahsan was nominated by Donna Jelf, Healthcare Assistant at PRH.

Donna said: “He is passionate, driven, extremely focussed and always goes above and beyond. He often takes on things outside of his remit to assist colleagues from other departments to help ensure we achieve the best outcome for patients.”

She added: “He is seen regularly attending to patients on the wards during his days off and while on annual leave. I recently finished a busy outpatient clinic with him and was moved to tears by his enthusiasm and commitment.”

Every month, each care group at the Trust will put forward their own monthly VIP Award winner from all those nominated, and each of these will be considered for the overall monthly award.

  • Care group winners for December were: Ward 26 Urology (Scheduled Care), Joanne Gough (Unscheduled Care), Emily Davies (Support Services), Shrewsbury Midwifery Team (Women and Children’s Department) and the Temporary Staffing Department (Corporate).
  • Care group winners for January were: Mr Farhan Ahsan (Scheduled Care), Jo Hollingmode (Unscheduled Care), Tracey Eardley (Support Services) and the Paediatric Epilepsy Team (Women and Children’s Department).