IHEEM WALES 2024 AWARDS
with great commitment, and all at Velindre NHS Trust are proud of his commitment and thank him very much.” The award was presented to him by Chris Edmonds, AECOM Regional Operations Director for South Wales. The citation explained that Nigel Hill had
A team from Hywel Dda University Health Board was presented with the Estates and Facilities team of the Year Award by ModuleCo Healthcare MD, Alan Wilson (centre).
this category is a young lady who has progressed from the administrative side of healthcare into the Estates Department. She’s been employed as an Assistant Project Manager in the Capital Estates team, and has been heavily involved within schemes within Powys Teaching Health Board, as well as successfully completing her first year at university.” The 2024 winner in this category was named as Megan Thomas. As she was unable to attend, Adam Mierzejewski, Regional director of AECOM, accepted the award on her behalf from Simon Russell, Deputy Director at NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. The citation said: “In four years, Megan’s ambition and hard work has led to her being appointed as an Assistant Project Manager in the Capital Estates Team, and successfully completing her first year at university. Megan developed rapidly and became a rising star in the organisation she worked in. She is highly professional, eager to learn, and always happy to help and assist. Meg supported on the Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital redevelopment
scheme, which was hugely complex, and involved coordination and communication with numerous stakeholders. This included organising, and taking part in, several workshops with the local community, in which Meg was also able to be a key translator/communicator for groups wishing to communicate in Welsh.
n Estates Champion of Champions The evening’s second award was for Estates Champion of Champions, sponsored by Tilbury Douglas. There were four nominations: Julian Weaver-Jones, Discretional Capital Projects Manager, Hywel Dda University Health Board; Louise Morris and Kevin Francis, Powys Teaching Health Board; Lloyd Morgan of Powys Teaching Health Board, and Nigel Hill, Mechanical Estates Officer and Authorised Person, Velindre NHS Trust. John Prendergast explained that the winner was Nigel Hill, who he explained had worked in in the NHS for 45 years. He said: “He’s worked off the tools, into the Estates Officer role, and he’s fulfilled that
started his career as an apprentice in the old South Glamorgan Health Authority, then working as a technician for over 35 years, and as a Mechanical Estates Officer for four. It said: “He has been integral to reaching the substantial assurance levels in water safety as deputy RP for the past two years from Shared Service Partners, and his decision to retire and return shows his commitment to the Trust. At 60 years’ old he is always happy to support the service out of hours and at weekends, where many tasks are especially difficult to complete in a busy operational environment at Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. Nigel has gone above and beyond to support the estates services across the Trust, and is truly an exemplar of a true estates professional.”
n Estates and Facilities Team of the Year
The third award was for Estates and Facilities Team of the Year, sponsored by ModuleCo Healthcare. John Prendergast said there had been two nominations – for the Velindre NHS Trust Estates Team, and the Hywel Dda University Health Board Estates, Facilities, and Capital team. He said: “The award was given to this particular nominee because during the past 12 months, they’ve had unprecedented issues across the board, particularly at Withybush Hospital.” Team members from the winning organisation, Hywel Dda University Health Board, came up to the stage to receive the Award from ModuleCo Healthcare MD, Alan Wilson. The citation said: “The team at Hywel Dda UHB have provided leadership, management, and essential direct support to all clinical departments during intensive RAAC plank survey and remedial works. A key part of this was the support
Carl Knight from Fulton Boiler Works (GB) (centre) receives the Award for the Best Exhibition Stand (pictured, inset) from IHEEM Wales Branch Secretary, Peter Davies.
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from NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Specialist Estate Services and Welsh Government in securing substantial capital funding to deliver the extensive survey, temporary propping, and remedial works necessary. The team has also carried out significant repurposing works at Withybush Hospital and South Pembrokeshire Hospital to maintain business continuity there. Estates, Facilities, and Capital personnel at Hywel Dda University Health Board, with substantial support from colleagues at NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, have undertaken the rigorous task of keeping a large regional acute hospital safe, compliant, and operational, while addressing this significant RAAC challenge.”
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