JUNIOR doctors from across Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were celebrated at an annual awards ceremony.

The event took place on Thursday, July 10, and included awards Aspiring Leader and Caring Colleague categories, were a chance to acknowledge the vital contribution of HHFT's 400 plus junior doctors.

These medical professionals have graduated from medical school, but are not yet consultants or GPs.

Some are in their first year of working, while others have many years of experience.

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This year, more than 90 nominations were submitted, leading to a shortlist of winners and runners-up.

The winners were unveiled at simultaneous ceremonies at Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, linked by a live stream for attendees at both locations.

Sunyoung Choi and Omar Elhalwagy were among the winners, both obtaining the patient care award for a joint project.

Their ground-breaking effort developing an algorithm to spot areas of disparity in patient care.

They liaised with several consultants and specialist teams, and have presented their findings both locally and nationally.

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Other winners included Stephen Poole who received the clinical teacher award, Alex Nowak with the trainee advocate award, Ivan Aganin honoured with the aspiring leader award, and Ishita Handa grabbing the caring colleague award.

The awards were presented by various senior members of the Trust, including Deputy Chief People Officer Rupert Goodman, Chief Executive Alex Whitfield, and Chief Medical Officer Ruth Williamson.

They were joined by director of medical education Fatima El Bakri.

Alex Whitfield, chief executive for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "It is fantastic to have this opportunity to celebrate all that our junior doctors do, and we are really grateful that they are here at Hampshire Hospitals.

"Our junior doctors work incredibly hard to deliver outstanding care to our patients, and the nominations we received for this year's awards show just how much their contributions mean to both patients, colleagues and our community. A huge congratulations to our winners and all those nominated."