IT’S that time of year when our readers get the chance to salute their local health heroes with the annual Star People’s Choice Award.

It gives you the opportunity to reward the dedication of our local hospital staff by nominating the individual or team who in your opinion went the extra mile for you or your family with treatment or service.

The winner will be honoured at the St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 9th Annual Staff Awards presentation evening at the Liverpool Arena in July 2013.

This awards night is all about celebrating and recognising the caring work of our hospital staff in St Helens and Whiston hospitals.

The staff and attendees will be joined by a number of famous faces (who waive their appearance fee) on a night that is always a joyous occasion.

Nominations can be for any individual member of staff or any team of staff within the hospitals As well as the People’s Choice Award, chosen by the St Helens Star readers, there will also be awards on the evening for: l Excellence in Clinical Care Award l Excellence in Support Services Award l Excellence in Service Improvement Award l Excellence in Patient Experience Award l Employee of the Year Award l Team of the Year Award Organisers stress that the event is at no cost to the NHS.

To vote for your winner of the Star People’s Choice Award, just fill in the form and return it to the address provided.

You can also enter via email by completing filling in the following information and sending it to Judith.marsland@sthk.nhs.uk.
Closing date for nominations - Friday, May 17, 2013.

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