A Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust staff member has been honoured in a national awards ceremony that recognises the work of inspirational individuals and innovative organisations.
Nicola Flecknell, a deputy sister working within the Trust’s acute paediatric services, was selected from over 34,000 WOW! Awards nomination entries, taking home the ‘Inspirational Individual Award’ at a spectacular WOW! Awards ceremony hosted in November.
The accolade, awarded to Nicola for demonstrating outstanding passion, dedication and commitment to patients, followed a heart-warming nomination shared by a family of a 10-week old paediatric patient who passed away in 2022.
Speaking shortly after receiving her award, Nicola said: “I am incredibly proud to receive this award for the palliative care I provided to a special baby girl and her family on the neonatal unit at Basingstoke Hospital. I am humbled by the kind words written in the nomination and grateful that I was able to provide an opportunity for a family to create lasting memories with their precious daughter.”
Alex Whitfield, chief executive at Hampshire Hospitals, said: “We are very proud of Nicola and are delighted for her in winning an award at the national ceremony – she is an inspiration to all.
“Outstanding patient care takes place at Hampshire Hospitals every day, and it’s wonderful to see this recognised on a national stage. The challenges associated with providing acute paediatric care cannot be overestimated; it takes someone very special to carry out this work – something exemplified by Nicola.”
All WOW! Awards ceremony nominees and winners were chosen by an independent panel of customer experience experts with a wealth of knowledge and experience, hand-picked by the WOW! Awards Team. 
The WOW! Awards play an important role in celebrating colleagues and showing recognition to the staff who make such a difference to patient care at Hampshire Hospitals, with over 30,000 Hampshire Hospitals nominations received since the initiative was launched in 2009.
You can nominate a member of staff at Hampshire Hospitals all year round, with nominated colleagues recognised locally every month. Visit hampshire.thewowawards.co.uk to submit a nomination.
