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Lewisham face-to-face PLT on 12th February 2026

This PLT will be held at The Broadway Theatre, Catford

The focus for this session is Frailty. Full details and booking information will become available in December. 

 

Lewisham General Practice Excellence Awards 2025/26

23 January 2026

7.00pm - late

Venue: The Rivoli Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2BY

These Awards are organised by Lewisham CEPN Training Hub with colleagues and leads from Lewisham ICB and will recognise the outstanding contribution of staff working in general practice in Lewisham and are an exciting opportunity to celebrate with colleagues, as well as showcase and award teams and individuals

Full details and booking link for the event are available under our  Events Page

 

Nominations for the Lewisham General Practice Excellence Awards 2025/26 

Nominations for the 2025/26 categories below have now been announced: 

• GP Practice of the Year
• GP of the Year
• Practice Manager of the Year
• Practice Nurse of the Year
• Receptionist/Administrator of the Year
• Extended Practice Team Member of the Year (ARRS Roles)
• Innovation in Health Award (Project)
• System Collaboration Award (Project)

And new for 2025/26 we will are awarding an Inspiring Leader Award. This is for someone who has demonstrated exceptional leadership that motivates and empowers others to achieve their best. The award recognises not just results but how those results are achieved - through vision, empathy, integrity and the ability to inspire positive change.

We also have a People’s Choice Award, for nominations made directly by the public.

Nominations will be assessed based on impact, quality, improved patient experience and innovation.

The judging panel for the awards is as follows; 

• Ann Hooper - SEL ICB, lay member for Lewisham
• Andrew Cook - Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, General Manager, Lewisham Community Services
• Ashley O'Shaughnessy - SEL ICB , Associate Director of Primary Care and Community Based Care

For a full list of nominees, please email Lewisham CEPN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lewisham General Practice Excellence Awards for 2024

Many congratulations to all our winners detailed below:

 

GP Practice of the Year

Amersham Vale Training Practice

 

GP of the Year

Dr Bnar Raheem, Triangle Group Practice

 

Practice Manager of the Year

Veeru Rajamuthiah, The Lewisham Care Partnership

 

Practice Nurse of the Year

Barbara Abotsi, Wells Park Practice

 

Administrator of the Year

Avis Longhurst, Sydenham Green Group Practice

 

Extended Practice Team Member of the Year

Sneha Kerker, Social Prescriber, Sevenfields PCN

 

The People's Choice Award

Elena Mitova, Health & Wellbeing Coach,

Sevenfields PCN

 

Innovation in Health Award

Blood Pressure Control, The Lewisham Care Partnership

 

System Collaboration Award

Health Equity Fellows across all PCNs

 

Joint Winners of PCN of the Year

Modality PCN and North Lewisham PCN

 

Thanks to all who made the night a success including our amazing magician Simon, delicious food from Taste Like Home in Catford, DJ Dave, the generous hospitality once again of all at the Rivoli Ballroom and of course those of you who supported and attended the event!

 

We hope everyone who attended enjoyed the evening and we look forward to seeing you all again next year! 

 

 

 

 

Debbie Brown - MBE

2024 New Year's Honours List

 

Many congratulations to Debbie Brown, SELWDH's Director of Nursing and our very own incredible Clinical Director, for her well-deserved spot on the 2024 MBE Honours List. 

 

This is an enormous and much deserved achievement in recognition of Debbie's outstanding service to general practice nursing.

 

Debbie is an experienced nurse of over 47 years, almost 30 of which have been spent in primary care, within general practice as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

 

Debbie founded Lewisham CEPN Training Hub in 2017 to provide a range of training and development opportunities for all staff groups.

 

Debbie was born and raised in Lewisham, trained at Lewisham Hospital, continues to work in Lewisham and is passionate about the borough and the people who live and work here.

 

Debbie is shown on the right, following receiving her MBE from Princess Anne on Wednesday 17th April 2024. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lewisham General Practice Excellence Awards for 2023

Award Category Nominees and Winners detailed below 

Many congratulations to all our nominees and our overall winners.

In addition, Dr Yog Malik and practice nurse, Anne-Marie Brennan, were recognised for their long service in the NHS and Dr Yog Malik also in relation to his long service specifically to Lewisham. We celebrate and thank them for their dedication.

We hope everyone who attended the event enjoyed the evening and we look forward to seeing you all again next year! 

 

 

 

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