A number of our staff at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are eagerly waiting to discover if they have been successful in the East Midlands NHS Leadership Awards.

Five people have been shortlisted in the regional heat of the national award scheme, for the work they do to inspire and support work which takes place in the Trust.

Clare Sutherland, Advanced Clinical Practice Lead, is up for the development champion award; Neil Radford, Associate Director of Operations, has been nominated for the collaborative leadership award; Jenny Sidle, Lead Nurse for Operations, is in line for the inspirational leader award; James Mayne, Procurement Manager, has been shortlisted in the innovator category; and Sam Walker, Enhanced Discharge Lead Nurse, is up for the mentor/coach award.

The winners are due to be announced in a ceremony in Melton Mowbray on 3 December.