Trust apprentice wins top award for improving patient experience

Nov 29, 2024 | News

Mel Mason, assessor trainer coach with winner Laura Blake
A mum-of-two who began her NHS career as an apprentice is celebrating after winning a top award for new Black Country talent in healthcare.

Laura Blake, who started as a neurophysiology receptionist apprentice at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust in 2022, won the award for Health, Education & Care Apprentice of the Year at the Ladder for the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2024, which took place at The Hawthorns football stadium in West Bromwich.

She was nominated by her apprenticeship trainer and assessor for coming up with a greener and more efficient way to process patient appointments, which has helped to reduce waiting lists, saving the neurophysiology department money and improving the experience of patients.

Read the story on Expressandstar.com here.

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