A mother and daughter who have dedicated their working lives to the NHS are amongst the black and minority ethnic NHS staff who have been honoured as part of NHS England’s Windrush Awards. It also includes three Asian origin candidates in different capacities including a doctor.
Dr Sanjeev Nayak, a consultant interventional neuro-radiologist, Kashmira Sangle, a Physiotherapist and Clinical Lead and Dr Bijay Sinha, Consultant Physician are among those awarded.
More than 11,000 members of the public, patients and staff nominated NHS staff for the NHS Windrush 70 Awards which mark the 70th anniversary of the arrival of Empire Windrush and also the 70th birthday of the NHS.
In a recorded message played at the awards ceremony, Prime Minister Theresa May paid tribute to the award winners saying: “Without you, there is no NHS and we treasure you every bit as much as the NHS itself.”
This awards is a message to the Prime Minister Theresa May who has brought in several cuts and have not allowed medics of non-EU background to come to the UK over the last few years.
The ceremony also recognised the significant contribution to race equality in the NHS of three health service representatives, with Yvonne Coghill, head of the Workforce Race Equality Standard, Lord Victor Adebowale and Jane Cummings, Chief Nurse for the NHS all given special recognition honours.
Award Winners of Asian-origin:
Clinical excellence award for medics –Dr Sanjeev Nayak: Consultant Interventional Neuro-radiologist, University Hospitals of North
Clinical Excellence Award for allied health professionals –Kashmira Sangle: Physiotherapist and Clinical Lead, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
BME inspirational leader award - Dr Bijay Sinha: Consultant Physician, Barts Health NHS Trust
