Louise Duffy, a Nurse Clerk at the University of Warwick Health Centre has won a ‘Practice Hero’ award. The competition was set up by www.medical-supermarket.com to celebrate the unsung heroes of GP Practices across the UK. Louise has worked at the Health Centre for eight years and wins a trophy and lunch for her whole team at the surgery.
Speaking about the award, Linda Mizen, Practice Manager, said: “Louise has a number of key roles that help keep the practice running smoothly. She’s a Nurse Clerk as well as Administrator and Receptionist. Louise is responsible for making sure we have all the essential supplies we need, she does a terrific job.”
Udhi Silva, Director at www.medical-supermarket.com said: “It’s great to be able to announce that Louise is our latest Practice Hero award winner. We set up the awards to recognise those individuals that that keep the UK’s GP practices running smoothly. It’s often a thankless task, so congratulations to Louise and the team at University of Warwick Health Centre.”
Linda added: “We have around 16,000 patients to look after at the practice, it’s one of the largest in the area. Keeping everything running smoothly is a big challenge so it’s great to see Louise’s hard work recognised – she’s a real Practice Hero!”
Practice Heroes is a monthly competition organised by www.medical-supermarket.com. Nominations are now open for March’s award. So if a member of your staff is a Practice Hero, simply email nick.coleman@procurehealth.co.uk with your nomination and a brief sentence as to why they should be considered.