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Radiography Awards 2023 winners announced

Celebrating the achievements of SoR members

The Radiography Awards 2023 will be taking place on World Radiography Day (WRD) and will celebrate the outstanding professional achievements of our members.

On Wednesday 8 November at the iconic 6 Hamilton Place venue in London’s Mayfair, the Radiography Awards will celebrate the individuals, teams, representatives, and students from across the UK who have made an impact on radiography, from patient care to academic excellence.

Sponsored by global leader in health technology Philips, the Radiography Awards will feature a welcome address from Philips’ lead for community diagnostics and director of the independent sector, Jeevan Gunaratnam, who will also be presenting the awards.

Paul Novak of the TUC and president of UKIO Dr Emma Hyde will also be appearing as guest speakers, and will be awarding the Representative of the Year and the Radiography Professional of the Year awards respectively.

The regional winners of Radiography Professional of the Year awards, the Representative of the Year awards, and the Team of the Year awards have already been announced, with winners officially receiving their awards during the ceremony, alongside the Student of the Year winners in the diagnostic and therapeutic categories.

Winner of the Patient Choice Awards, and the overall winners of the Radiography Professional, Representative, and Team awards will all be announced at the live event.

Representative of the Year (Winners)

Gemma Bourne | Therapeutic Radiographer, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Eastern Region)
David Morris | King's College Hospital (London Region)
Zoe Hunt | Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound, Birmingham City university (Midlands Region)
Claudia Hemissi-Liu | Senior Radiographer, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (North West Region)
Eloise Collings | Radiology South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT Trust (Northern Region)
Joanne Clayton | CT Radiographer, The Ulster Hospital (Northern Ireland)
Kelly Gun | Caithness General Hospital (Scotland)
Maggie Fricker | Senior Radiographer, Southampton General Hospital (South East Region)
Lillie Marshall | Radiographer, Torbay Hospital (South West Region)
Alexandra Hatfield | Senior Diagnostic Radiographer, Bronglais Hospital (Wales)
Christopher Rigby | CT and GI Radiographer, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (Yorkshire and North Trent Region)

Radiography Professional of the Year (Winners)

Amy Bellamy | Advanced Practitioner Radiographer, James Cook University Hospital (Northern Region)
Lucy Buckley | Therapeutic Radiographer, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (North West Region)
Leah Cox | Lead Review Radiographer (Wales)
Rejosh George | MRI Superintendent, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (South East Region)
Sarah Gower | Lead Superintendent Radiographer, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (London Region)
Florence Hammond | Advanced Practice Radiographer (GI), Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Eastern Region)
Emily McElwaine | Practice Educator, Somerset Foundation Trust (South West Region)
Joanna McNamara | Senior Lecturer Radiotherapy and Oncology, Sheffield Hallam University (Yorkshire and North Trent Region)
Sean O Conaire | Imaging Service Manager and Sites Co-Ordinator, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)
Eva Starkey Lecturer, Robert Gordon University | (Scotland)

Team of the Year (Winners)

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiography Course Team | University of Suffolk (Eastern Region)
Reporting Radiographer Team | Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (London Region)
Ultrasound Team | Birmingham City University (Midlands Region)
MRI Department | Wirral University Teaching Hospital (North West Region)
Breast Screening Team | Royal Victoria Infirmary (Northern Region)
Cath Lab and Fluoroscopy Radiographers | Altnagelvin Area Hospital (Northern Ireland)
Cardiac CT Radiographers | NHS Western Isles (Scotland)
Therapeutic Radiographers | Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (South East Region)
PET/CT Department | Cobalt Imaging (South West)
Radiology Reporting Team | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (Wales)
Interventional Radiology and Cardiology | Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust (Yorkshire and North Trent)

Student Radiographers of the Year (Winners)

Raymond Amoako | Radiotherapy and Oncology Student, Sheffield Hallam University
Samantha Pilkington | Diagnostic Radiography Student, University of the West of England

Former society president turns 100

Gwendoline McCullough, president of the SoR for the year 1976-77, last month turned 100, bringing well wishes and warm memories from those who knew and worked with her.

On 14 July, 1976, Gwendoline was unanimously elected to the office of the President, where she was greeted with “congratulations and good wishes” for her presidential year by the members of the Society.

Her election coincided with the 21st anniversary of the Northern Ireland Branch, of which Gwendoline was a founding member. Her presidency was also “particularly remarkable” as it saw the agreement by members to register the SoR as a trade union and the formation of the College of Radiographers as a subsidiary company.

Gwendoline began her radiographic training in 1947 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast – prior to which she had been a member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, the Wrens, serving both in England and Australia as a radio mechanic.

Read more about Gwendoline's career here.

Adele Lyons

Adele Lyons retires from Varian after 25 years

Long-standing SoR member Adele Lyons has announced her retirement from Varian Medical Systems after more than 25 years with the company.

Adele, a former therapeutic radiographer and now Great Britain & Ireland zone head for Varian, is retiring in December after a varied career in radiography.

Having provided vital expertise in creating cutting-edge radiotherapy equipment and supported radiographers across the country in its use with Varian, Adele has also been a member of the SoR for the entirety of her career.

She started her career as a radiographer after her father met the head of the school of radiography at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle on a train.

On her retirement, Adele admitted she is nervous to be leaving the workplace but has plans to take a holiday before spending more time with family, catching up with friends, travel, and enjoying her hobbies. She also intends to continue supporting the work of charity Radiotherapy UK.

Read more about Adele here.

Laura Charlesworth

Laura Charlesworth joins SoR’s professional and educational team

Laura Charlesworth will be joining the Society of Radiographers as Professional Officer for Education and Accreditation from early November.

Ms Charlesworth, who will be joining from her previous role as head of health research at independent think tank New Local, will be working alongside Kathryn Wiliamson and Amy Robertson in the Professional and Educational team.

Charlotte Beardmore, Executive Director of Professional Policy for the Society, said: “I am really pleased to announce that Laura Charlesworth will be joining the team and working alongside Kathryn Williamson and Amy Robertson.

“This is a new post to support the increasing education work within the College of Radiographers related to programme approvals and accreditations. We look forward to Laura joining the team in early November.”

Previously Laura was employed as an associate professor for allied health professions at the University of Lincoln, a technical adviser for Public Health England, and allied health professions public health clinical adviser.

Society announces cohort for leadership mentorship programme

The Society of Radiographers has announced the cohort for its leadership mentorship programme.

The SoR’s latest Leadership Mentorship Scheme was launched in October, aiming to help 10 members with ambitions to move into leadership roles.

The scheme helps equip mentees with leadership and management skills, increased personal and professional confidence, and professional networking.

Mentors in the scheme are all volunteers with a variety of radiography backgrounds.

See the full list of mentees for the schemes below:

Lucy Aitken
Operational Lead Radiographer | Northern Centre for Cancer Care
Hannah Brown
Interventional lead radiographer | Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Marie Gibson
Lead reporting radiographer | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Antony McClafferty
Lead radiographer (nuclear medicine) | Glan Clwyd Hospital, Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board
Kirsty Farnan
Principal radiographer – Technical | NHS Tayside
Laura Russell
Lead dosimetrist |Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Nneka Smith
Clinical educational lead: Non-Medical | Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust
Louise Taylor
Radiotherapy treatment floor specialist | University Hospital North Midlands
Jamie Beck
Assistant professor | University of Bradford
Florence Martin
CT team lead | Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

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