TWO long-serving nurses have been recognised for their dedication and impact.
Janet Davenport and Anne Ollerton were honoured at a special celebration by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) during an event marking International Day of the Nurse and Midwife.
Held at Wigan and Leigh College on May 15, the event celebrated nursing and midwifery staff across the trust.
Janet Davenport, practice development lead for district nursing, and Anne Ollerton, diabetes specialist nurse manager, received lifetime achievement awards recognising more than 100 years of combined service to the NHS.
Ms Davenport has worked in the NHS for nearly 52 years, having started as a cadet nurse at WWL at age 16.
She said: "I was pleasantly surprised, humbled, and genuinely honoured to be the recipient of the lifetime achievement award at WWL, and on my 68th birthday!
"I have enjoyed working in the Wigan borough every day of my nursing career and believe it to be an honour and a privilege to be a nurse and District Nurse (DN) Practice Development Lead in the DN service."
Ms Ollerton, who began her career in 1972 and has 54 years of nursing experience, also expressed gratitude for the award.
She said: "It was an honour to receive the award, especially being among so many other worthy winners.
"I can honestly say I have enjoyed every day of my working life at WWL."
Kev Parker-Evans, chief nursing officer at WWL, said: "To celebrate the dedication that both Janet and Anne have shown to WWL, and to the NHS, is the least we can do – especially when they have worked for more than 100 years between them.
"I’m so proud to be part of an organisation where staff choose to stay for such a long period of time, and Janet and Anne are prime examples of why these celebration events are so important."
The ceremony also recognised other staff members with awards for innovation, leadership, and patient care.
Guest speakers included Stephanie Lawrence, chief executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing, and motivational speaker Graham Prestwich.
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