HEALTHCARE ESTATES 2022 IHEEM AWARDS
Apprentice of the Year, Christopher Barnett, from The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, flanked (left) by TB+A’s Megan Whitbread, and Kate Richardson-Walsh.
medal playing in the same team. In a short but insightful speech, she
spoke about some of the professional challenges and achievements in her career, emphasising the value of both individual contributions and teamwork in the high-profile international women’s hockey arena. She said the same ethos and principles translated well into the business world, and that the more diverse the qualities, skills, and attributes, of the individual members of a team, the greater its overall impact would be.
The Awards It was then time for the presentation of the Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards 2022; Andy Powell explained that the evening would see awards presented awards in 12 categories, with entries from leading companies and ‘inspirational individuals working in the healthcare sector’. He firstly thanked the ‘esteemed group of judges’, whose job this year entailed sifting through a record 160 entries to try to find a winner.
Apprentice of the Year The first award to be presented was for Apprentice of the Year. Sponsored by Troup Bywaters & Anders, this is awarded to apprentices at intermediate, advanced, higher, and degree level. Megan Whitbread, an electrical engineer at TB+A, who first joined the business as an apprentice, went up to the stage, and
Anil Madan (left) of Ideal Standard International presented the Architectural Practice of the Year award to Derek Shepherd of P+HS Architects.
invited all four of the shortlisted candidates to join her, ‘in recognition of their efforts and superb submissions’. These were Christopher Barnett, Jonathan Day, Tony Reed, and Harvey Smith. She then revealed that the category winner, the 2022 Apprentice of the Year, was Christopher Barnett, from The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His entry explained: “Over the past 12 months, I have contributed to improving my hospital’s infrastructure, crucial services, and the care and experience of patients around the hospital site. I have succeeded on many external training courses, and completed my HNC in Mechanical Engineering with a Distinction Grade.” He received his award from Megan Whitbread.
Architectural Practice of the Year Andy Powell explained that the next award to be presented would be for Architectural Practice of the Year, sponsored by Armitage Shanks. The award recognises an architectural practice that has ‘demonstrated outstanding work in the healthcare sector over the last 12 months’. Schemes submitted were asked to demonstrate a commitment to being low carbon, and to have patient wellbeing at their heart. Four practices were shortlisted: Day Architectural, Frank Whittle Partnership, ONE Creative Environments, and P+HS Architects. Day Architectural was awarded a Highly
Commended, after which Andy Powell invited Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard International, to present the award to Derek Shepherd of P+HS Architects. The entry said: “This award is for our staff, who unrelentingly apply the same enthusiasm and commitment to every project, regardless of scale. Year on year they deliver volume and quality of healthcare improvements: projects that equally transform small aspirations and big visions into reality, making a tangible difference to patients and staff.”
Consultancy of the Year Kate Richardson-Walsh, who had remained on stage, explained that next award – for Consultancy of the Year, sponsored by Tilbury Douglas, recognised a multi- disciplinary consultancy or construction consultant (including building or quantity surveyors and project management companies) which has demonstrated outstanding work in the healthcare sector over the last 12 months. Shortlisted this year were: Community Ventures (Management), Currie & Brown UK; Curtins, Hive Projects, the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Green Plan, Turner & Townsend, and WSP UK. Andy Powell explained that Turner & Townsend had been awarded a Highly Commended, before welcoming to the stage Don Stewart, Business Development Director at
The Currie & Brown team (pictured with the trophy is Director of Healthcare Advisory, Martin Clark) collected its Consultancy of the Year Award from Don Stewart of Tilbury Douglas (second left).
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Bouygues Energies & Services won the Diversity & Inclusion Award – presented by IHEEM’s new President, Alison Ryan, and Sally-Ann Moss from sponsor, Armitage Shanks (pictured, back row), to several representatives from the company.
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