A hospital CEO\u2019s passion for healthcare has been recognised during International Midwives and Nurses Week.<\/p>\n
Alice Webster says she was surprised at Lynn\u2019s Queen Elizabeth Hospital Trust\u2019s Long Service Awards when interim chair Andy Wood presented her with the NHS Long Service Award.<\/p>\n
The registered nurse and former midwife began her career more than 38 years ago as a healthcare assistant, and received the honour for her contribution to patient care and leadership – as well as her continued work in frontline nursing.<\/p>\n
Interim chair Andy Wood with CEO Alice Webster. Picture: QEH Trust<\/p>\n
Throughout her career, Ms Webster has worked in a variety of roles, including as a theatre nurse, midwife and health visitor. During Covid, she lived away from her family to support the services.<\/p>\n
She eventually joined the QEH in 2021 as chief nurse and became CEO the following year.<\/p>\n
Mr Wood said: \u201cAlice is an exceptional leader, but first and foremost, she is a nurse.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer commitment to delivering outstanding care is inspiring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis award is a small way to thank her for the decades of care, courage and leadership she has shown both at the QEH and across the NHS.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the demands of her role, many say they still see Ms Webster on the wards speaking with patients, supporting staff, and stepping in when needed.<\/p>\n
One example is when she helped a woman in labour in the hospital car park, and followed up the next day to check on the baby\u2019s safe arrival.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was completely stunned to receive the award,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s such a privilege to be part of the NHS and team QEH.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing a nurse and a midwife has shaped who I am, and I still feel incredibly proud every time I put on a uniform.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople aren\u2019t numbers, every person deserves the very best care, and most importantly, our time and attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
The accolade came around the same time as the International Day of the Midwife, Monday, May 5, and International Nurses Day, Monday, May 12.<\/p>\n
Pippa Street, chief nurse at the hospital, said: \u201cAlice\u2019s story is a reminder of the difference nurses and midwives can make in every role and at every level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank all of our incredible nursing and midwifery colleagues across the trust.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour expertise, kindness and commitment to our patients and their families are the reason we\u2019re able to deliver high-quality care, day in and day out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis celebration week is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A hospital CEO\u2019s passion for healthcare has been recognised during International Midwives and Nurses Week. Alice Webster says…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4316],"tags":[105,4348,7388,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-89471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-kings-lynn","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114482326019644123","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}