The National BAME Health & Care Awards (BAMEHCA), the annual event that recognises the hard work of BAME professionals in the UK’s health and care sectors, will run across five virtual meetings this year, starting on April 15 and finishing on May 13, 2021. The 2021 Shortlist of nominees has been revealed.

The awards that highlight the improvements made in career progression for BAME staff or the improvement of services or access to services for people from BAME communities, carry more weight this year considering the impact COVID-19 has had on community employment, business stability, and health.

Below is the shortlist of 2021’s nominees by category

BAME Midwife of the Year

Angelina Ankomah – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Fatima Ghaouch – Northampton General Hospital
Sue Alcide – Woman’s Health Midwife – University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust           
Mary Turray-Olusile – Royal London Hospital -Barts Health NHS Trust

BAME Nurse of the Year

Ann Bowrin-Soyer – Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital Trust
Asma Pandor – Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Carol Bartley – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Greylin Mabaso-Mlilo – Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Jainab Desai – Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Jose Ariel Lanada – Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Khoboso Hagura-Adichareh – Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lorna Hayles – University Hospital Bristol and Weston
Margarida Pacheco – The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Nancy Modza – Imperial college healthcare trust- St Mary’s hospital
Rexie Akwei – Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT
Rosie Taylor and Shellon Jarvis – The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Theresa Maunganidze – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Champion

Hala Kandil – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hloniphani Mpofu – The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Malar Sutharshan – Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Monica Lawrence – Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Nasaim Khan – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Rama Vancheeswaran – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Sandra Isibor – Bilborough Medical Centre
Sankara Narayanan and Shruthi Konda – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Zeenat Ahmed – Luton Children’s Community Health Services

Community Initiative of the Year

Cordelle Ofori – Manchester Health and Care Commissioning and Manchester City Council
Iris and Jasmine Midwifery Continuity of Carer Teams – Northampton General Hospital
British Islamic Medical Association – British Islamic Medical Association
Mark Johns – North East Ambulance Service
Tanisha Saboo – Dynamic Health – musculoskeletal and specialist physiotherapy
The Filipino Nurses Association UK – A Community interest Company

Compassionate and Inclusive Leader – Network

Odeth Richardson – Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Trust
Marsha Jones – West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust
Andrew Lynch – The Walton Centre NHS FT
Daisy Peets – West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust
Judith Machiwenyika – Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kathryn Singh – Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Mohamed Patel – Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Nikki Kahllon – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Race Equality Network – Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Compassionate and Inclusive Leader – Initiative

Ann Bowrin-Soyer – Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Daghni Rajasingam – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust
Francis Fernando – Filipino Nurses Association UK
Robert Goddard – Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Compassionate and Inclusive Leader – Role Model

Birju Bartoli – Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
Kokila Ramalingam – Queen Victoria Hospital NHS FT East Grinstead
Kulvant Sandhu – Leeds Community H/Care NHS Trust
Onika Patrick-Redhead – Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Subir Datta – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Tejal Vaghela – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Tricia Haastrup – Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Digital Champion

Anna Awoliyi – Kettering General Hospital
Fatimah Kah – Liverpool University Foundation Trust
Ify Odofin – Tropical Healthcare UK
The Shuri Network – Health Education England
Titi Adedeji – United Hospitals Bristol and Weston

Emergency and Critical Care Healthcare Professional

Akin Falayajo – Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Islam Faqir – Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Le’Asha Gabriel-Richards – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Rafid Aziz – HUC Herts Urgent Care
Ruksana Miah – Hillingdon Hospital
Shumel Rahman – North East Ambulance Service

Ground-breaking Researcher

Bonnie Bridgman – NHS Foundation Trust
Indi Banerjee – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Louis Palmer – Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Sharmila Gopisetti – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Summia Zaher – Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Surash Surash –The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Health and Wellbeing Advocate

Akinola Adewunmi – Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gayathri Subramanian – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Bolton Health Improvement Practitioner Service – Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Ogechi Eze – Derbyshire health United
Sasha Henriques – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
The Healthcare Team – HMP Huntercombe Practice Plus Group

Inspiring Diversity and Inclusion Lead – Initiative

Arfan Bhatti – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Beena Jhoree – East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Lomus Juggurnath – Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust
Mehvish Shaffi-Ajibola – Whittington Health NHS Trust
Rahila Razak – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Simon Cook – Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Sonali Kinra – The Redcliffe Surgery
Sun Young Sander-Jackson – Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Wendy Tangen – Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust
Yasmin Damree-Ralph – Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Inspiring Diversity and Inclusion Lead – Role Model

Asmina Islam Chowdhury – South East Coast Ambulance Service
Dee Kapfunde – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Estwar Sanichar – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Let’s Talk Enfield – Enfield and Barnet IAPT – Inclusivity & Anti-Racism Working Party
Julian Chapman – In health
Melody Potdar – University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Navjot Kalra – Swansea Bay University Health Board
Peter Sandham – Royal Berkshire Hospital
Rantimi Ayodele – Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Virginia Golding – Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Initiative

Special award to be announced

Outstanding Achievement of the Year

Delia Mills; Beverleigh Senior and Paul Attwal – Whittington Health NHS Trust
Priyanika Jesrani – Dynamic Health – musculoskeletal and specialist physiotherapy
Richard Stubbs – Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network

Outstanding Contribution to Social Care

Special award to be announced

Outstanding Corporate Achievement of the Year

Aarthi Rajendran – Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals – The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Workforce Innovator

Alfredo Thompson – North Middlesex University Hospital
Bindu Kurien – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Charlotte Felix-Otoo and Sarah Cook – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester International Fellowship Programme Team – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Nami Sajja – Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Nour Moteirek and Hafsa Atique-Ur-Rehman – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Prema Ariaratnam – NHS Digital
Sharmila Kar – Manchester Health and Care Commissioning
Tara Humphrey -THC Primary Care

To find out more about the awards, please click here.