North West Awards 2023

On Friday 2 November 2023 the North West Division enjoyed an evening of celebration with our division members at the Edwardian Hotel in Manchester.

It was the sixth year we have ran the awards, and again we heard some incredible stories of people who have put in truly amazing work to support mental health care.

Hosted by Division Chair, Dr Nishanth Babu Mathew, and with special speech from Dr Lade Smith CBE, attendees included students, trainees, patients and consultants.

We are delighted to announce the winners of the North West Division Awards 2023 below:

  • Medical Student of the Year - Miss Rachael Elliott
  • Foundation Doctor of the Year - Dr Patricia Vinchenzo
  • Core Trainee of the Year - Dr Indu Surendran
  • Higher Trainee of the Year - Dr Samira Malik
  • SAS Doctor of the Year - Dr Yashwant Shukla
  • Consultant of the Year - Dr Yasir Abbasi
  • Psychiatric Trainer of the Year - Dr Katy Mason
  • Service User of the Year - Ms Hollie Higdon
  • Carer Contributor of the Year - Mrs Cathy Cannon

Congratulations to all of the winner of the North West Awards 2023!

North West Awards 2022

On Thursday 24 November 2022 the North West Division enjoyed an evening of celebration with our Division members logging on to our Virtual Awards Ceremony 2022.

It was the fifth year we have ran the awards, and again we heard some incredible stories of people who have put in truly amazing work to support mental health care.

Hosted by Division Chair Dr Nishanth Babu Mathew, and with special lecture from Professor Wendy Burn, attendees included students, trainees, patients and consultants.

We are delighted to announce the winners of the North West Division Awards 2022 below:

  • Core Trainee of the Year - Dr Chirag Shroff
  • Higher Trainee of the Year - Dr Eleanor Swift
  • SAS Doctor of the Year - Dr Anney Roy
  • Consultant of the Year - Dr Ankur Khanna
  • Psychiatric Trainer of the Year - Dr Aaron McMeekin
  • Service User of the Year - Mohammed Khan
  • Carer Contributor of the Year - Ros Bentley

Congratulations to all of the winners of the North West Awards 2022!

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