19 July 2019
UH Bristol doctor wins award for embodying NHS values
Dr Layth Tameem, anaesthesia registrar at UH Bristol, has won
the Trainee/Student Educator Award at an annual awards ceremony run
by Health Education England.
The annual Healthcare Education and Training (HEAT) Awards, run
by Health Education England (HEE), aim to celebrate the very best
of education and training in the NHS workforce and help foster an
environment of compassionate, high-quality care.
The awards are held annually, with winners and finalists coming
from all over the NHS.
Layth's award submission said:
"His commitment to maintaining his own high standards in
training, and his boundless enthusiasm in supporting his colleagues
to do the same, makes him a truly inspirational educator of
trainees and worthy of this nomination".
As well as his role as anaesthesia registrar at UH
Bristol, Layth is also founder and director of welldoctors.org and
the Well and Resilient Doctors (WARD) group. He co-founded WARD
with the aim of encouraging open conversation about mental
health.
Speaking about the award, Layth said:
"I was absolutely thrilled to receive this award. I'm proud of
all my colleagues in the WARD group and what we're achieving in
trying to improve the working lives of junior doctors."
Entrants were nominated by colleagues with the winners chosen
after three rounds of judging. Winners were announced at a ceremony
on 18 July at the Royal College of Physicians in London, at the
culmination of NHS Values Week. Values Week seeks to encourage
staff to think about and share how they put the values of the NHS
into practice, helping to make the NHS the very best place to
work.
To find out more about the Healthcare Education and Training
Awards, or about NHS Values Week, visit the Health Education England
website.
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