Sir Robert Peel Consultant nominated for inaugural Award

A popular Neurology Consultant from Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital has been nominated by his patients and colleagues for the Patients’ Choice – Quality and Excellence Awards, organised by South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT).

[UKPRwire, Thu Aug 27 2009] Dr Imad Soryal qualified as a doctor over 25 years ago and became a consultant in 1992. Learning about the short listing this week, Dr Soryal said: “This means a great deal to me. I feel very humbled and honoured to be nominated by my patients and colleagues.

“My patients are my key priority and it is a privilege to know that vulnerable people put their trust and faith in me and the team to look after them whilst they are in hospital.

“For me it is very often the little things that we can do for patients that make the most difference.”

South Staffordshire PCT launched the Patients’ Choice – Quality and Excellence Awards in April and received nearly 100 nominations from patients and the public in South Staffordshire who had identified quality of care and sheer excellence of service and wanted to recognise this by nominating staff, carers and members of the public who have contributed to health and social care locally.

A panel of judges consisting of 5 independent representatives had the difficult job of selecting the shortlist within the six categories which will now go forward to the Awards ceremony in September.

The ceremony will be held on September 9 at the Staffordshire County Showground in Stafford.