Heart of General Practice Award Nominees & Finalists
Meet the people whose contribution, commitment and service deserve to be celebrated.
Discover the finalists, nominees and long-service colleagues being recognised through the 2026 Heart of General Practice Awards across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Celebrating our General Practice community
Behind every number is a person, a team, a career and a contribution worth recognising.
Click or tap the medallions to reveal our 2026 awards in numberscelebrating remarkable people and teams
celebrating excellence across General Practice
represented by our 2026 Long Service recipients
being honoured for their dedication to the NHS
our highest milestone celebrated in 2026
One celebration. Countless contributions.
Celebrating excellence across General Practice
Meet the individuals and teams selected as finalists in the 2026 Heart of General Practice Awards.
Each finalist represents the dedication, compassion and commitment seen every day across General Practice in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Explore their stories and discover why their contribution deserves to be recognised.
Individual Finalists
Meet the remarkable people being celebrated through the 2026 Heart of General Practice Awards.
Embracing Workforce and Culture
Portia Bentley
Health & Wellbeing Team Manager
Hanley, Bucknall & Bentilee PCN
Matthew Edwards
Business Manager
Gordon Street Surgery
Melissa Wilshaw
Cleaner
Werrington Village Surgery
Celebrating Excellence
Matthew Edwards
Business Manager
Gordon Street Surgery
Dr Pooja Jeyakumar
GP ST3
Trent Meadows Medical Practice
Sara Pepper
ANP – Nurse Manager and CVD Lead
Brook Medical Centre
Lifetime Contribution Award
Amanda Hulson
Practice Nurse
Moorcroft Medical Centre
Kathy Lowe
Administrator
Werrington Village Surgery
Dr Vinesh Suchak
GP and Training Programme Director
Hartshill Medical Centre
Dr Jackie Wakeman
GP
The Langton Medical Group
Team Finalists
Celebrating teams whose collaboration, commitment and collective contribution make a difference every day.
Embracing Workforce and Culture
Dr Rasib and Partners Practice Team
Team Finalist
Dr Rasib and Partners
East Staffordshire Primary Care Partnership Management Team
Team Finalist
East Staffordshire Primary Care Partnership
Norfolk Street Surgery Practice Team
Team Finalist
Norfolk Street Surgery
Celebrating Excellence
Dr Rasib and Partners Practice Team
Team Finalist
Dr Rasib and Partners
East Staffordshire Primary Care Partnership Management Team
Team Finalist
East Staffordshire Primary Care Partnership
Social Prescribing Team
Team Finalist
Whitfield PCN
Meet the Judging Panel
To support a fair and transparent judging process, eligible nominations were scored blindly and independently by members of the judging panel against the agreed award criteria.
This approach helped ensure that every nomination was considered consistently and on the strength of the information submitted.
Navrose Chappell
Staffordshire Training Hub Manager
Staffordshire Training Hub
Dr Sheena Gibson
Clinical Director
Staffordshire Training Hub
Patsy Clifton
Advanced Practice Facilitator | Primary Care Workforce
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Training Hub
Individual Nominees
Select a nominee to discover more about the contribution recognised through their 2026 Heart of General Practice Award nomination.
Sarah Barlow
Practice Manager and Practice Nurse
Lucie Wedgwood Surgery
Leila Dakin
Practice Manager
Wolstanton Medical Centre
Dr Neera Jha
GP Partner
Trent Meadows Medical Practice
Amanda Kirkbride
Phlebotomist, Registrations Administrator and Workflow Administrator
The Crown Surgery
Tracey Johnson
Practice Nurse
Quinton Practice
Samantha Massey
Senior Practice Nurse
Furlong Medical Centre
Jenny Rebecca
Practice Nurse Team Lead
Madeley Surgery
Dr Tilo Scheel
GP Partner
Trent Meadows Medical Practice
Karen Shaw
Practice Manager
Dr Harbidge & Partners
Louise Scott
Associate Partner, RN, IP, PNA and Deputy Clinical Director ABC PCN
Loomer Medical Partnership
Carolyn Wilkinson
Reception Manager
Belgrave Medical Centre
Team Nominees
Discover why these teams were recognised by colleagues through the 2026 Heart of General Practice Awards.
Abbots Bromley Surgery Practice Team
Abbots Bromley Surgery
Belgrave Medical Centre Practice Team
Belgrave Medical Centre
Dr Raju and Partners Practice Team
Dr Raju and Partners
Gordon Street Surgery Nursing Team
Gordon Street Surgery
Moorcroft Medical Practice Reception Team
Moorcroft Medical Practice
Norfolk Street Surgery Pharmacy Team
Norfolk Street Surgery
Thank you to everyone who took the time to recognise a colleague or team through the 2026 Heart of General Practice Awards. Every nomination is a recognition of the difference people make across General Practice in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Celebrating years of dedication
Behind every milestone is a story of commitment, experience and service to General Practice.
Our Long Service Awards recognise colleagues who have dedicated 25 years or more to the NHS, celebrating the experience, commitment and contribution they have made throughout their careers.
25 Years of Service
Celebrating a remarkable quarter-century of commitment to the NHS.
25 Years
Rachael Brown
Research Manager
East Staffordshire Primary Care Partnership
25 Years
Dr Catherine Faarup
GP Partner
Peel Croft Surgery
25 Years
Sylvia Hodson
Reception-Administration
Blurton Medical Practice
25 Years
Dr Neera Jha
GP Partner
Trent Meadows Medical Practice
25 Years
Amanda Kirkbride
Phlebotomist, Registrations Administrator, Workflow Administrator
The Crown Surgery
25 Years
Kay Knight
Healthcare Assistant
Peel Croft Surgery
25 Years
Tracey Lewsey
Business Intelligence Officer and DTL Lead
Leek and Biddulph PCN
25 Years
Jacqueline Mountford
Receptionist
Blurton Medical Practice
25 Years
Dr Kulyadi Pai
GP Partner
Peel Croft Surgery
25 Years
Carrie Speedie
Reception Manager
Wetmore Road Surgery
25 Years
Amanda Wallace
Receptionist/Administration Clerk
Dr Raju and Partners
30 Years of Service
Celebrating three decades of dedication, experience and contribution to the NHS.
30 Years
Amanda Burdon
Senior Medical Secretary
Werrington Village Surgery
30 Years
Sharron Evans
Office Manager
Mansion House Surgery
30 Years
Dr Stephen Law
GP Partner
Wetmore Road Surgery
30 Years
Louise Lewis
ANP and STH GPNF
Riverside Surgery
30 Years
Rebecca Pallatina
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Horsefair Practice
30 Years
Laura Porter
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Potteries Medical Centre
30 Years
Helen Smith
Lead Practice Nurse
Peel Croft Surgery
30 Years
Edward Wiley
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Wetmore Road Surgery
35 Years of Service
Honouring 35 years of experience, commitment and contribution to the NHS.
35 Years
Suzanne Baldock-Grimes
GP Partner
Wetmore Road Surgery
35 Years
Anita Cartlidge
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Cumberland House
35 Years
Ian Gibson
Associate Director of Operational Services
North Staffordshire GP Federation
35 Years
Dr Sheena Gibson
Clinical Director
Staffordshire Training Hub
35 Years
Tracy Hayward
Practice Nurse
Sandylane Surgery
35 Years
Dr Tilo Scheel
GP Partner
Trent Meadows Medical Practice
35 Years
Sarah Sellars
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Blurton Medical Practice
40 Years of Service
Honouring four remarkable decades of dedication, experience and service to the NHS.
40 Years
Lesley Bailey
Reception Team Lead
Hartshill Medical Centre
40 Years
Trish Dunn
Practice Manager
Peel Croft Surgery
40 Years
Ann Eames
Care Coordinator and Community Support Practice Nurse
Wetmore Road Surgery
40 Years
Andrea Lawson
Practice Nurse
Weeping Cross Health Centre
40 Years
Pam Power
Practice Nurse
Cumberland House
45 Years of Service
Celebrating an extraordinary 45 years of dedication, experience and service to the NHS.
45 Years
Jane Bentley
Finance Manager/Practice Manager
Tean Surgery
45 Years
Jacqueline Edwards
Nurse Practitioner
Audley Health Centre
50 Years of Service
Celebrating an extraordinary half-century of dedication, compassion and service to the NHS.
50 Years
Jayne Davis
Senior Administrator
Aldergate Medical Practice
50 Years
Shirley Holdcroft
Healthcare Support Worker
Blurton Medical Practice
50 Years
Gillian Marren
Practice Nurse
Blurton Medical Practice
Every year of service tells a story
Together, our 2026 Long Service Award recipients represent decades of experience, commitment and care across the NHS. We are proud to celebrate the contribution they have made to patients, colleagues and communities throughout their careers.
Celebrating together
The Heart of General Practice Awards will bring our General Practice community together to recognise the people and teams whose dedication, compassion and contribution make a difference every day.
To everyone who has been nominated, recognised or honoured as part of the 2026 awards:
thank you for everything you bring to General Practice.Because every role matters, and every contribution counts.