28 November 2025
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board colleagues have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to patient care and service development at the Advancing Healthcare Awards Cymru 2025.
Each year, the awards aim to share examples of impactful work led by healthcare scientists and allied health professionals across Wales. The awards focus on evidence-based projects which are transferrable and show leadership and creativity in their field.
Congratulations to all nominees and winners of the 2025 awards, especially the following Cardiff and Vale colleagues.
Winners
In the diagnostics category, the Clinical Neurophysiology and Intensive Care Unit collaborative team were awarded for their work implementing continuous EEG monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit at the University Hospital of Wales. The initiative has enhanced the efficacy of seizure treatment, both in terms of improved neurological outcomes and shorter hospital admissions.
Winner
Lois Attewell, Head of Respiratory Physiology Services, received the Award for outstanding leadership. Lois prioritises the wellbeing of her colleagues, the continual improvement of the service and creates an enriching learning environment for her team, whilst delivering optimal patient care.
Finalists
Cardiff’s National Organ Retrieval Service and Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) Team was nominated as a finalist for providing NRP technology to deceased organ donors across the UK, increasing the availability and viability of organs for transplant and saving lives.
Finalists
Esther Goodhew, Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Katie Earing and Anna Kissick, Senior Lecturers and Speech and Language Therapists, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Vicky Guise, Neurological Music Therapist, Chroma, were nominated for the Creative Communicators initiative.
The group-based collaboration between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Chroma was nominated for it’s work empowering individuals living with communication impairments from neurological conditions, by supporting their communication and overall wellbeing.
A huge congratulations to all teams involved in these projects, whose dedication continues to improve the care we can provide across Cardiff and the Vale, and further afield.
More information about the awards can be found here: Advancing Healthcare Awards Cymru - Advancing Healthcare Awards
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