YOUR 2022 SHORTLIST!

The 16 National BAME Health & Care Award 2022 shortlist by categories. Click each category to view:

Compassionate and Inclusive Leader

This leader creates a culture where staff feel safe to be themselves and where everyone feels inspired to achieve their best. They “raise the bar” to ensure that the whole service responds to the needs of BAME patients and communities. They are prepared to innovate, challenging the system where necessary, while rewarding and encouraging good practice as it develops.

Ilyas Adam	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Sheeba Jefferson	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Funmi Onamusi	Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Marimouttou Coumarassamy	Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS FT
Augusta Stafford-Umughele	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Anand Ganesan	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Dr Manju C Pallam	Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr. Saeed Ahmed	Consultant Interventional Nephrologist and General Medicine Physician
Mayflor Bernal	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Tejal Vaghela	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Premkumar Pitchaikani	Hywel Dda University Health Board, Wales
Marsha Jones	NHS-Epsom and St Heliers/ SoAC
Jas Cartwright	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Margaret Ikpoh	Royal College of General Practitioners/ Holderness Health

Ground-breaking Researcher

This nominee or nominated team has developed research with the potential to improve health outcomes of BAME patients and/or communities. Their primary focus has been to address the specific needs of BAME communities with recommendations on how the needs of these groups can be addressed.

Benash Nazmeen	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Nurulamin Noor	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra	Bradford Institute for Health Research

Inspiring Diversity and Inclusion Lead

This person has a job role that is predominantly to lead on race equality issues. The person strives to ensure that the views of BAME groups are heard, often asking the difficult questions to change the system. This person is a great influencer and inspires and motivates everyone around them to improve services for BAME staff and communities.

Carol Verner	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liz Jenkins	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Rukeya Miah	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Hashim Samir	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Onika Patrick-Redhead	Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sam Ogunkoya	East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)
Mr Usman Malik	NHS Arden & GEM CSU
Jaskiern Kaur	Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS FT
Sandra Ovid	NHS Epsom and St Heliers

Clinical Champion

This clinician is working at any level and in any service who:

(a) Puts the patient at the centre of their practice;

(b) Has demonstrated expertise in understanding and addressing health inequalities;

(c) Has developed clinical services, which meet the needs of people from BAME communities.

Judith Machiwenyika	Royal Papworth Hospital
Dr Louai Shammaa	Notts Healthcare, HMP Gartree
Dr Tipswalo Day	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Jefferson De Vera	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Dr Rajeev Vaikanthanathan	Ashgrove Medical Centre, Hywel Dda University Health Board
Shumel Rahman	North East Ambulance Service

Digital Champion

This team or person has used technology and expertise to improve access, communication or support for BAME people, staff, patients or communities.

Dr Rizwan Malik	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Chris Martin	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Ronke Adejolu Christy Varghese	NHSEI Royal Papworth Hospital
Rodaluz Trinidad	Barts Health NHS Trust
Obiora Obiagwu Engagement Diversity and Inclusion Team	Courtyard Surgery Yate North East Ambulance Service
Adnaan Qureshi	Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Michelle Creese-James	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Rida Shafqat	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Outstanding Contribution to Social Care

This special award will be presented to the individual whom the judges believe has made a long-term outstanding contribution to social care. Nominations are welcomed from across the care sector. Nominations are welcomed from across the care sector.

Adama Luca	Motor Neurone Disease Association Volunteer – currently a student at Southampton University in 5th year of becoming a Doctor
Sherifat Muhammad-Kamal	Muslimah’s Academy

Health and Wellbeing Advocate

This person or team has designed an innovative health prevention initiative or tool which is:

(a) Improving health outcomes for BAME employees, patients or communities;

(b) Increasing knowledge and awareness of health issues; or

(c) Improving access to prevention and screening services.

Atinuke Akinmolayan	Royal Free London NHS Trust
Basirat Adejumo (Bolah)	Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Faz Tahir	Welsh Ambulance Service
Luxmi Dhoonmoon	Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Jahangir Alom	NHS England and Barts Health
Dr Tahir Mehmood	NHS
Tony Kelly	NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System
Ugonna Chukwumaife	NHS & Rehoboth for Families

Workforce Innovator

This person or team has demonstrated success in addressing inequalities and improving outcomes for BAME staff, ensuring a culture where BAME staff can thrive.

Bisi Soledolu	The Shuri Network
Francis Maina	CNWL
Na’eem Ahmed	ChelWest NHS Trust

BAME Nurse of the Year

The person is considered a role model in their team or organisation in ensuring high quality and compassionate nursing practise and ensuring a proactive approach to reducing inequities in service provision for BAME patients or BAME staff development.

Graham Manyere	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Anisa Mohamed	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Jennifer Pearson	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Luckeenarain (Joe) Jaimangal	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Cynthia Ntanganika	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Samuel Jude	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Ling’s Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs Sharon Sundersingh	Luton and Dunstable NHS Hospitals Trust
Mrs Kokila Swamynathan	Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board
Mr Coumarassamy Marimouttou	British Indian Nurses Association
Louie Horne	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT)
Michelle Creese-James	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

BAME Midwife of the Year

The person is considered a role model by their team or organisation in ensuring high quality and compassionate midwifery practice and ensuring a proactive approach to reducing inequities in service provision for BAME patients or BAME staff development.

Rukeya Miah	Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust Bradford Teaching Hospitals NH Foundation Trust
Jenis Jarvis	Barts Health NHS Trust
Soffia Ashraf	Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Joyce Adu-Amankwah	St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency and Critical Care Healthcare Professional

This person has introduced a significant change to practice that improves access for patients or carers from BAME communities or improves clinical outcomes for BAME patients.

Dr Nida Suri	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Shumel Rahman	North East Ambulance Service

Outstanding Achievement of the Year

The person has produced a practice for BAME patients or carers or a development initiative for BAME staff that has gained national recognition as an example of good practice.

Rukeya Miah	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust \| Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Loveness Scott	North East Ambulance Services
Beverly Davies	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Apollo Exconde	CUH NHS
Shabnam Ahmed	London Borough of Camden
See ME First Team	Whittington Health NHS Trust

Outstanding Corporate Achievement of the Year

The organisation has launched an initiative that improves clinical outcomes for BAME patients or shows evidence of successfully supporting the career development of BAME staff.

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Jennifer Pearson, Miriam Coffie and Tom Warner

Jennifer Pearson, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Miriam Coffie and Tom Warner- NHS England & NHS Improvement Midlands

Cheryl Samuels

NHS England and NHS Improvement

Mental Health Initiative

A service intuitive that has significantly improved access by members of the BAME community with mental health issues or clinical outcomes for BAME patients currently using the service.

Dr Akhtar Khan	Hywel Dda University Health Board, Wales
Soraya Kelly	Gloves are On charity

Outstanding Technology Contribution

Technological innovation either by creation of new apparatus, digital device or software development or the innovative application of existing technology that improves access to services or clinical outcomes for BAME patients.

Maaha Suleiman	Care Matched
Sarah Chitongo	Middlesex University

Community Initiative of the Year

The service or organisation has been a key player in securing a community development beneficial to the local BAME population through working directly with other agencies.

Staff Team at the Black-E Arts Centre	The Black-E Arts Centre
Community Development Outreach Team	Hywel Dda University Health Board
Rukeya Miah	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust \| Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Positive Action Project- NEAS	North East Ambulance service NHS Trust
British Indian Nurses Association	British Association of Physicians Of Indian Origin
Society Of African and Caribbean Midwives (SoAC)	SoAC
Lynne Bromley	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Rohit Sagoo	British Sikh Nurses

The Awards Ceremony takes place in London on 9th June 2022, at The Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Pl, London NW1 4LE