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News | Caroline Kalu | 30 October 2023

North London Partners Shared Services staff awards 2023

A large group of people holding their awards and certificates

Around 100 staff gathered to recognise the outstanding efforts of their colleagues in our corporate shared services partnership at Enfield Civic Centre on Tuesday 24 October.


Staff were nominated by members of their own departments across 10 categories in the first-time awards, which are to become an annual event.

The awards were hosted by Robert Prince, managing director for North London Partners Shared Services (NLPSS). Before announcing the winners, he told staff: “It is wonderful to be here today to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our staff. We had over 100 nominations from across all the teams, which is an incredible number, and whether you win today or not, you should all be proud of your hard work over the last year.”

Team of the year award went to the hiring team who were chosen for their collaborative working and the positive impact they have had on the experience of NLPSS partners and colleagues, whilst improving the performance of the service. Runners-up were the occupational health team.

Taking the accolade of employee of the year was Charlie Yazgan for exceeding what would normally be expected of him in his role, in particular helping to reduce the Royal Free London’s nursing vacancy rate and reducing time to hire candidates by more than 50%. The runner-up was Irina Ilieva.

Congratulations to all the winners as follows:

Team of the Year
Winner: Hiring team
Runner-up: Occupational health team

Employee of the Year
Winner: Charlie Yazgan
Runner-up: Irina Ilieva

Lightbulb award (the most innovative person)
Winner: Sylwia Misko
Runner-up: Ian Gibbs

Celebrity award (the most social and friendly person)
Winner: Enver Huseyin
Runner-up: Alison Anderson

Alexa award (the most helpful and knowledgeable person)
Winner: Diana Papamichael
Runner-up: Ross Foley

Managing director’s leadership award
For exceptional leadership and improved service performance because of their talent, dedication and teamwork.

Winner: Saadia Taimoor
Runner-up: Danielle Sooruth

People whisperer award (for the person who can always defuse a situation)
Winner: Lena Gunnarsson
Runner-up: Zara Airey

Code red award (for the person that knows how to fix a sticky situation)
Winner: Anne Ormiston
Runner-up: Joan Adenije

Anne Ormiston with her certificate and award

Silver lining award (for the person who always manages to keep positive)
Winner: Ivy Dixon
Runner-up: Bethany Sizer

Mountain mover award (for achieving the toughest of the tough targets with their hard work and dedication)
Winner: Dzesika Valeckaite
Runner-up: Farzana Parkar

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