Iris Care Group

20/12/2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – our Iris Care Group Staff Awards! 🎉

We had a brilliant time together at our Staff Awards this week, celebrating our colleagues for their amazing achievements in 2025, and thanking our long service staff members for their dedication over the years.

It has been a truly incredible year for our organisation, and we are all very proud of our teams, and excited for the future of Iris Care Group.

Keep an eye out for some exciting announcements from us next year, and take a look at some of the fantastic photos from the night!

19/12/2025

Celebrating Excellence in Care - Marcus Wins a National Award! 🎉

This year Marcus Allen, our Security Lead at Heatherwood Court Hospital, won the Exceptional Training and Development Programme Award at the Neurological and Complex Care Awards for his outstanding contributions to Heatherwood Court.

His dedication, compassion, and commitment to making a difference truly embodies our Iris Care Group values, and this achievement is not just a recognition of Marcus’s hard work, but a testament to the incredible impact that Marcus has had on the lives of others.

Learn more about Marcus’ award here: https://www.iriscaregroup.co.uk/blog/marcus-wins-national-award/

Please join us in congratulating Marcus on this well-deserved honour!

Learn more about Marcus Allen's award-winning training and development programme at Heatherwood Court Hospital

12/12/2025

For our final award of the night, we have the Chief Executive Officer’s Award 🎉

This new award was created to celebrate extraordinary contributions to Iris Care Group from staff members from across all of our teams and services.

This year we’re celebrating two winners – Georgia Newton and Colette Greatrex!

Congratulations to Georgia, Colette, and all of our 2025 winners!

12/12/2025

Our next award is the Chairman’s Award, a new award for 2025🎉

This award was created to recognise staff members who have truly gone above and beyond for Iris Care Group.

Our first ever Chairman’s Award winner is Rachel MacMillan - congratulations Rachel!

12/12/2025

Next up is the Active Support and Respect Award 🎉

This award recognises individuals who provide outstanding active support to the people we support, and who embody our Iris Care Group value of respect.

🥇 GOLD – Stevie Parker

🥈 SILVER - Chioma Udueze

🥉 BRONZE – Mathew Shaibu

Congratulations to our 2025 winners!

12/12/2025

Our next award is the Person-Centred Award 🎉

This award celebrates staff members who deliver excellent person-centred care to the people we support.

🥇 GOLD – Kodagoda Senanayake

🥈 SILVER - Denise Dyer

🥉 BRONZE – Judith Osuya

Congratulations!

12/12/2025

Next we have the Support Functions and Working in Partnership Award 🎉

This award recognises team members from our support and ancillary functions who have made outstanding contributions to Iris Care Group.

🥇 GOLD – Karen Meade

🥈 SILVER - Hannah Praide, Catherine Henderson, and Ollie Dobbins

🥉 BRONZE – Marcus Allen, Griff Gough, and Aaron Smith

A big congratulations to all our 2025 winners!

12/12/2025

The next award of the night is the Teams Who Lead with Compassion Award 🎉

This award celebrates teams who embody our Iris Care Group values in everything they do.

🥇 GOLD – Fieldview

🥈 SILVER - Juniper Ward (Pinetree Court Hospital)

🥉 BRONZE – Wentwood Court

Congratulations to all of our teams who lead with compassion!

12/12/2025

Our next award is the Senior Support Worker of the Year 🎉

This award recognises Senior Support Workers from across all of Iris Care Group who have made invaluable contributions to their services, as well as Iris Care Group as a whole.

🥇 GOLD – Lynne Clarke

🥈 SILVER - Gloria Alaba

🥉 BRONZE – Abidemi Omolola Adeniji

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

12/12/2025

Next up is the Managers Who Empower Teams Award🎉

This award was created to celebrate outstanding leaders across our organisation who embody one of our core values – empower.

🥇 GOLD – Debra Burnell

🥈 SILVER - Sue Lacey

🥉 BRONZE – Stephanie Agar

A big round of applause for this year’s winners!

12/12/2025

Our next award is the Learner of the Year Award 🎉

This award recognises staff members who have show incredible commitment to learning and development for both themselves, and their teams.

🥇 GOLD – Rhia Mills, Sam Evans, Melissa Griffiths

🥈 SILVER - George Cassell, Nathan Lidster

🥉 BRONZE – Malgorzata Palma

Congratulations!

12/12/2025

Next we have the Hospital Support Worker of the Year Award 🎉

This award recognises exceptional Support Workers across our specialist hospitals -Pinetree Court, Heatherwood Court, and St Peter’s Hospital.

🥇 GOLD – Ifeanyi Akwunwa

🥈 SILVER - Aastha Jain

🥉 BRONZE – Reshmamol Santhosh Kumar

Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners!