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The highly anticipated moment for everyone in Healthcare Facilities Management has arrived—the official relaunch of the prestigious National MyPorter Awards and MyCleaning Awards. Once again, the Awards are proudly held in association with NHS England.


The Awards will take place in February, following a hugely successful fourth year, which was incredibly well attended and saw hundreds of nominations. In 2025, the occasion promises to be bigger and better than ever.


Held by GV Healthcare, the Awards will shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes within healthcare, offering the stage to some remarkable individuals and teams within healthcare portering and domestic services. Gold Sponsors, ISS and Compass Medirest, have reinforced their commitment to the Awards for 2025, demonstrating their huge appreciation of these vitally important teams.


The live events, held across two days, are to host over 300 delegates from across the UK, with a conference each day welcoming high-profile industry experts to offer exclusive insights into the latest advances in the worlds of Portering and Cleaning.


Once again, the Awards are open to all within Portering and Domestic Services from any healthcare setting across the UK (NHS or Private). There is also an International Award open to anyone within Portering or Domestic Services outside the UK, which celebrates the invaluable contributions of healthcare staff worldwide. While their roles may vary, their unwavering commitment to ensuring positive patient outcomes is universal.


The impact of previous winners goes far beyond the hospital in which they are based, with stories of extraordinary resilience, outstanding teamwork, and unparalleled patient care inspiring the judges and everyone lucky enough to hear them. So much so, for the past two years, award winners have made it onto Sky News to share more about their journeys.


Matt Wright, CEO at GV Healthcare, commented on the relaunch of the Awards:


“I am delighted that we have relaunched the MyPorter Awards and MyCleaning Awards for 2025. These are fantastic opportunities for individuals to come forward with inspiring stories of dedication, commitment and excellence within healthcare domestic services and portering teams.


“I would like to thank our partners and sponsors who have demonstrated their appreciation of those who are often unsung heroes within healthcare. They will play a huge part in ensuring the Awards truly recognise and celebrate these remarkable contributions to patient care.


“2025’s Awards are going to be the best yet! I would urge anyone to submit an entry to give someone they know the opportunity to receive the recognition they deserve.”


Phil Shelley, Senior Operational Manager at NHS England, said:


“We’re delighted to be involved in these prestigious awards once again, to highlight the fantastic work done by our Porters and our Cleaning Operatives, day in and day out, up and down the country.


“It's an honour to play a part in recognising these individuals for the praise these awards give them and have taken great personal joy in witnessing so many winners over the last few years at the live events as they continue to grow year on year.“It’s time to celebrate those deserving of higher recognition for their hard work and dedication within Portering and Domestic Services once again, so don’t hesitate: get your nominations in now.”


This is an opportunity to shine the spotlight on our incredible healthcare heroes by nominating them in one of the 14 available categories. Doing so couldn’t be easier, with an online nomination process via the GV Healthcare website. Individuals can also express interest in attending by registering online – in 2024, the guest lists were oversubscribed, so early sign up is encouraged.


To submit a nomination for, or to register interest in attending, the MyPorter Awards, visit: www.myporterlogistics.com


Nomination categories are:


MyPorter Awards-

  • MyPorter Porter of The Year Award

  • The Dennis Southern Lifetime Achievement Award – Sponsored by ISS

  • Portering Team of The Year Award

  • Leadership of The Year Award

  • MyPorter International Porter of The Year Award

  • Newcomer of The Year Award

  • Outstanding Contribution to Patient Experience Award


Helpful tips for a good nomination entry:


1. Read the criteria and ask yourself “what will impress the judges?”

2. Write the whole story – provide as much detail as possible

3. Ask your comms team to help you write your entry – this is their bread and butter, they will love to help you.


If you’re a company who would like to show your support for the event and the porters and cleaners themselves, we have various remaining sponsorship opportunities. There are limited remaining packages, so don’t hesitate if you would like to get involved.


If you are interested, please email: marketing@globalviewsystems.co.uk and a member of the team will be in touch.


The shortlists for both The National MyPorter Awards and The National MyCleaning Awards have today been announced, featuring 3 candidates for each of the twelve award categories across the two awards events – with this year seeing the awards in greater collaboration with NHS England. With just shy of 200 entries, this years’ awards are the biggest and most competitive yet in a celebration of those within Clinical Support Services – particularly Portering and Healthcare Cleaning. Live awards ceremonies in February taking place in central London across two days will see unsung heroes within healthcare have a spotlight shone on the great work they do. The first, The National MyPorter Awards, honouring the best in Portering for all the fantastic hard work and commitment they show, and then the second will see a day of celebrating the Healthcare Cleaners, Domestic teams and Auditors – for the fantastic work they do keeping patients safe by ensuring infections are kept to a minimum. Alongside the awards dinner, the first day will start with a live conference, with talks from NHS England and various Trust’s across the country, covering subjects such as Portering Standards and lobbies for recognised Portering Training and Qualifications. These will then followed up by a dedicated discussion panel with the floor. The next day will see talks NHS England Estates & Facilities’ Director & Head of Profession – Simon Corben, alongside other discussions by NHS England and AHCP-associated guests on the National Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness and Healthcare Cleaning training. A panel will then take questions from the floor. The shortlist for the six National MyPorter Awards categories are as follows – in no particular order: Newcomer of The Year Award – shortlist: Thanujan Theivanthiran - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Jack Teague - Royal Surrey County Hospital Deepak Depala - Chase Farm Hospital (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust)

Leadership of The Year Award – shortlist: Zaheer Iqbal - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Ryan Lindsay - Barnet Hospital (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust) Sue Bolt – Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Outstanding Contribution to Patient Experience Award – shortlist: Cameron Quinlan - Darent Valley Hospital (Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust) Joshua Hawkins - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Daniel Wheeler - City Hospitals Sunderland Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) Portering Team of The Year Award – shortlist:

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Darent Valley Hospital (Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust) Jemma and Danny Roscoe - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Dennis Southern Lifetime Achievement Award – shortlist: Paul MacKay – University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Robbie Graham - Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Denise Starr - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust MyPorter Porter of The Year Award – shortlist: Brendon Bielby - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Victor Adeji - Chase Farm Hospital (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust) Seamus McMahon - St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The shortlist for the six National MyCleaning Awards categories are as follows – in no particular order: Newcomer of The Year Award – shortlist: Callum Lane - Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Lisa Harry - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Evelyn Barkley - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Leadership of The Year Award – shortlist: Matthew Taylor - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Carol Birch - County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust Rachael Hutchinson - City Hospitals Sunderland Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) MyAudit Auditor of The Year Award – shortlist: Elizabeth Sanders - St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Tracy Boswell - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Amanda Grundy - East Cheshire NHS Trust Healthcare Cleaning Team of The Year Award, sponsored by GT Cleaning Machines – shortlist:

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Somerset Community – Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Numatic – shortlist: Susan Robason - City Hospitals Sunderland Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) Sue Benstead - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Doris Robinson - North Tyneside General Hospital – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust MyCleaning Domestic of The Year Award – shortlist: John Waites - County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust Geraldine Needham - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Micheal Mantle - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Congratulations to all those who have been shortlisted – Good Luck at the live finals. For any questions or queries relating to The National MyPorter Awards or The National MyCleaning Awards, please contact:

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Ever since the digitalisation of their portering system, Northampton General Hospital’s Radiology Department has seen remarkable improvements with patient throughput. Their move to digitalisation encourages better communication between the Portering and Radiology team, leading to closer collaboration between departments and overall better patient care.


Paul Barritt, Security & Portering Manager said: “It’s not just a case of ‘This is the product, there you go – just try your best and apply it to what you’ve got’ - it really can be adjusted to how your Trust is, in terms of the layout, the specialities that you’ve got, it’s a really great system that we enjoy using”, adding: “The figures that we have around are about 10-12% increase in patient flow through the portering department’s patient transfers.”


“The biggest impact MyPorter has had on Northampton General Hospital is on the Radiology Department. We’re moving a lot more patients through CTs, MRIs” Chris Hurved, Portering Co-Ordinator added.


Joshua Combs, Deputy Superintendent Radiographer said: “after three weeks, we had an 8.6% increase in throughput throughout X-rays.”


To talk to a member of the team about arranging a visit to Northampton General Hospital, please email myporter@globalviewsystems.co.uk

For more information about MyPorter, please visit www.myporterlogistics.com

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