MORE than 130 members of NHS Ayrshire and Arran staff, volunteers and members of the public attended this year’s Ayrshire Achieves awards.

Winners, announced on the night, were the health workers and volunteers who had gone the extra mile and voted for by colleagues and those who have benefitted from their dedication.

Chairman’s AWARD: Catering Production and Services Team .

BEHIND THE SCENES - sponsored by UNISON: Catriona McMurdo, Speech and Language Therapy Assistant .

Jim Kelly, Nursing Assistant — for always being ready to support not only his patients and their relatives, but his colleagues too.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS - sponsored by Unite: Heartstart.

CARING FOR OUR STAFF-sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing: Sandra Hodgson, Postgraduate and Foundation Administrator .

CARING FOR PEOPLE, incorporating the ISABELLA KIMMETT AWARD-sponsored by NHS Credit Union: Ayrshire Maternity Unit Bereavement Team .

LEADING BY EXAMPLE: Lisa Black, Consultant in Emergency Medicine .

LIGHT BULB MOMENTS - sponsored by UNISON: Geetika Kumar and Christine Findlay from the Paediatric Team .

TEAM OF THE YEAR - sponsored by UNISON: Ward 3, Woodland View — for their person-centred approach in caring for patients with dementia.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: John and Sheena Thomson, Cardiac rehabilitation volunteers.

YOUNG EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR - sponsored by UNISON: Cameron Todd, Project Search Intern.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: Elspeth Holden, District Nurse — loved by colleagues and patients alike.

John Burns, chief executive, said: “It was great to see so many staff, volunteers and members of the public, and there was a real buzz about the place.”

“I would also like to thank everyone who entered or nominated someone for this year’s Ayrshire Achieves."