BIOS Annual Awards

For members of the orthoptic workforce who have tackled new or longstanding problems in creative ways.

Winner:

Upskilling Project – Orthoptic Support Workers
Aisha Raja, Louise Surridge and Alice Dawes, Bedfordshire Community Health Services

Nominees:

Acute eye emergency pathway for children 
Paediatric Eye Emergency Team (Rahilah Bukhari, Alan Lok, Silvy John, Sam Tomkins, Amber Preston, Jayna Mistry, Charlotte Calcott, Imran Khan) at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

Orthoptist-led Paediatric Diagnostic Clinic  
Paediatric Ophthalmology Diagnostic Team (Claire Critchley, Bridie Bukorovic and Rida Khalid) at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals

Visual screening for stroke inpatients  
Rebecca Pinches, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Orthoptist-led glaucoma clinic 
Neda Qurashi, James Cook University Hospital

Training for squint surgery consenting and theatre assistant roles 
Pamela Anketell and Ciara McAtamney, Strabismus Team at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Orthoptic-led myasthenia gravis (MG) service 
Abbie Ewart, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Biometry service
Ava Mary McWilliams Maguire, University Hospital Coventry

Orthoptic First Assistant role in theatre
Giles Pullan and Eve Lynch, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Enganced glaucoma care project 
Iulia Truscai, King’s College NHS Trust

You can find further details on all of the projects submitted here

For excellence in a clinic tutor or educator role within an HEI or clinical placement environment.

Winner:

Hannah Harwood
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals

Nominees:

Alina Ramji and Harpreet Mulla
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Deborah Lewis
Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Emma Rowett
Warrington and Halton Hospitals

Gemma Arblaster
University of Sheffield

Mel Riley
Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals

For non-registered support workers or assistants working within orthoptics making a positive contribution to patient outcomes and the teams they work in.

Winner:

Paul Austin, Paula Catley, Ella Guzman and Hayley Haines
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Nominees:

Kate Kemp
Newcastle Eye Centre

Tatjana Volkova
Moorfields Eye Hospital

For excellence in an early career environment.

Winner:

Trudi Logan
Borders General Hospital

Nominees:

Eden Nabiyou
King’s College Hospital

Eleanor Kelly
Moorfields Eye Hospital

Jack Ellis
Newcastle Eye Centre

Mahruk Ahmed
Moorfields Eye Hospital

Hana Abukar
Royal Free Hospital

For services to BIOS within the wider scope of our public work.

Winner:

Michelle Brown
Gibraltar Health Authority

Nominees:

Alis Sejourne
Royal London Hospital

Aylsha Budd
Warrington and Halton Hospitals

Asad Atiq & Jenna Wall
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Lesley-Anne Baxter
BIOS Retirement Association

Liz Tomlin
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Marian Owoniyi
BIOS EDI Lead

Neda Qurashi
James Cook University Hospital

Sqn Ldr Bonnie Posselt
RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine

Alicia Thompson
Association of British Dispensing Opticians

For contributions to the profession through research and audit.

Winner:

Lowri Jones
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Nominees:

Henrietta Holmes-Smith
Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Laura England
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

Rebecca Pinches
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

For orthoptists at any stage in their career who demonstrate effective clinical leadership in their role and the ability to inspire, improving patient care through their leadership.

Winner:

Julie Dowdney
Chair of LOOP

Nominees:

Bhavini Gohil
Royal Free Hospital

Claire Critchley
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals

Martin Rhodes
Sheffield Teaching Hospital Trust

Sue Elliott
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Recognising the outstanding contribution of a local, regional or national British Orthoptic Society Trade Union (BOSTU) representative.

Winner:

Roshni Pancholi
University Hospitals of Leicester

Nominees:

Roshni Pancholi
University Hospitals of Leicester

Sam Green
BOSTU Lead Regional officer for the South