Friday 11 October 2024
Speech Therapist Lizzie Goodyear won this year’s Patient Experience Award at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. This award is nominated by members of the community and was presented at the Trust’s Staff Awards ceremony, held on Thursday 5th September.
Lizzie won the award for demonstrating commitment, compassion and care for patients. She was honoured for going above and beyond, using her experience and skills with British Sign Language (BSL) to improve the experience of Deaf and hard of hearing patients, and ensuring Salisbury District Hospital continues to improve as a Deaf-aware hospital.
This is a special award, with nominations from patients and other members of the public for hospital staff who have made a significant impact upon improving the patient experience, either for an individual patient in their work department or for the wider Trust.
Interim Chief Executive Lisa Thomas said: “The Staff Awards are a significant and meaningful event in our annual calendar. We are grateful that the Patient Experience Award is enthusiastically embraced by our local community. This award offers patients and the public the opportunity to offer their appreciation for our professional, hard-working and committed people. It also gives encouragement to continue our efforts in providing compassionate care for our patients.”
11 September 2024
Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
