Last night saw hundreds of staff and supporters of St George’s Hospital Charity come together to celebrate the St George’s Hero Awards.

Hosted by TV presenter and friend of St George’s, Lorraine Kelly, the Hero Awards paid tribute to just some of our incredible staff who go above and beyond for their colleagues and our patients.

Our nominees were chosen from nearly 200 entries sent in by staff from across the Trust.

Thank you to St George’s Hospital Charity for supporting the awards again this year and to Pelican London Hotel & Residence and Yellow Brick Group for sponsoring the evening.

The winners were:

Team of the Year (joint winners) – Staff Flu Vaccination team and our Specialist Nurses in Organ Donation

Volunteer of the Year – Alan Bowen, St George’s Hospital Charity

Innovation of the Year – New Beginnings  

Rising Star – Stacey Lane, General Porter

Lifetime Achievement – Karen Marks, Acting Deputy Head of the South West Thames Genetics Laboratory

Inspirational Leader – Professor Asma Khalil, Consultant Obstetrician

Unsung Hero – Pearl Livingstone, Admin Co-ordinator

Lifesaver of the Year – Dr Thomas Breen, Dr Donovan Duffy, Mr Zahid Mukhtar and teams.

Congratulations again to all our winners and nominees. Visit our Facebook and Twitter pages to see images and videos from the night.