CHIEF Executive of the Western Trust Elaine Way CBE has been given the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Healthcare People Management Association Excellence in HRM awards.
Elaine has been Chief Executive since 2006 when the Western Trust was set up – now one of the largest and most complex public sector organisations in the UK.
As a Director of Human Resources and President of the Association of Healthcare Human Resource Management (AHHRM) from 2002–2004, when the name changed to Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA), Elaine has brought HR front and centre.
Using her considerable energy and influence, she toured the UK to speak at conferences as well as introduced the HR awards and much of this legacy shapes how HR is today.
Andrew Foster, Chief Executive at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust said: “As Workforce Director at the Department of Health from 2001 to 2006, I was fortunate enough to see at first hand, the enormous contribution made by Elaine Way to HR in the NHS. I can think of no-one more deserving than her to be recognised by the HPMA for her lifetime achievement. “
Tracy Myhill, Chief Executive at the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, added: “Whenever I am asked to identify role models who have influenced me through my career Elaine is always the person I mention.
“Her warm engaging style has enabled people at all levels and from all professions to relate to her.”
The awards were held on 22 June 2017 at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London, hosted by Simon Fanshawe, Diversity by Design.
Over 500 guests gathered to celebrate some of the inspiring achievements of HR teams across the UK and praise their hard work and commitment to making the NHS a great place to work.
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