St Matthews Healthcare Ltd

UK Adult Mental Health and Social Care provider of in-patient and rehab care with step down and nursing care.

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SMHC 2023 Employee Awards Evening

This week we hosted a glittering Awards Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Northampton to announce both the National and Corporate Employee Awards. It was a wonderful opportunity for teams across the organisation to get together, face-to-face and acknowledge our superstars both at a regional and corporate level.

The 4 national winners selected from across the 10 regional units in these categories included:

  • Lovedeep Banger from Broomhill, National Behind the Scenes Award
  • Deana Coughlan from The Avenue, National Caring Excellence Award
  • Maria del Carmen Moral Perez from St Matthews Unit, National Clinical Excellence Award
  • Sukhbir Singh from Maple Leaf, NationalRising Star Award

Across the corporate teams the following team members were awarded prizes:

  • Tomy Abrahams, Regional Manager, All Rounder of the Year
  • Louise Darby, Medical Secretary, Behind the Scenes Award
  • Kelly Mulhern, Chief Nurse, Leader of the Year Award
  • Hayley Crosbie, Safeguarding and Patient Safety Lead, Star of the Year Award
  • Dr Farha Omer, Associate Medical Director, Team Player of the Year

Lastly the ‘Team of the Year’ award went to the team that added the most value to the organisation. From the three shortlisted teams the Finance team took home the ‘SMHC 2023 Team of the Year’ cup.

Well done to the winners – well deserved accolades!

SMHC Strengthens the Board of Directors

We are delighted to announce two new promotions within our Medical team at St Matthews Healthcare in Northampton. Consultant Psychiatrists, Dr Shahid Latif, moves up to the Medical Director role, while Dr Farha Omer moves up to the Associate Medical Director role.

These two important promotions strengthen our Board of Directors, by not only adding additional experience and clinical knowledge, but also by bringing a caring, deep-rooted service user first approach.

Congratulations to both team members – these are both well-deserved promotions.

SMHC Regional Employee Awards Celebrated

As part of our ‘putting people first’ ethos here at SMHC, we are delighted to have relaunched our in-person Employee Awards over the summer to show our colleagues we value them and the contributions they make to the success of their teams and the company.

The award ceremonies were held during a summer party hosted by each setting. It was a wonderful opportunity for colleagues, service users, families, and guardians to come together for food, fun and games in the sunshine.

Congratulations to all these the worthy winners who were nominated by their peers and will go on to represent their settings at the national awards dinner in September.

St Matthews Hospital Award Winners:

  • Alice Parr, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Haytham Yafaie, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Grace Agyemang, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Nicola Clarke, Behind the Scenes Award 2023


Hawthorne House Winners:

  • Michelle Eddy, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Aneesa Butt, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Robin Anthony, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Bayan Shareef, Behind the Scenes Award 2023


St Matthews Unit Award Winners:

  • Iwona Bialecki, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Maria del Carmen Moral Perez, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Anita Begum, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Linda Billington, Behind the Scenes Award 2023

Maple Leaf House Award Winners:

  • Aileen Finnie, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Gladys Besa, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Sukhbir Singh, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Rinku Singh, Behind the Scenes Award 2023

Kingsthorpe Grange Award Winners:

  • Sunil Mathew, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Nicoleti Isopescu, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Meenu Mehta, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Sultan Habeeb, Behind the Scenes Award 2023


Broomhill Hospital Award Winners:

  • Afrin Sha, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Julie Smith, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Priscilla Manya, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Lovedeep Banger, Behind the Scenes Award 2023


The Avenue Award Winners:

  • Deana Coughlan, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Alexandra Golding, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Manisha Koli, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Jollymon Pappachan, Behind the Scenes Award 2023


The Dallingtons Awards Winners:

  • Gyorgy Nagy, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Viorica Nicolaescu, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Liam Whitehead, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Christopher Papworth, Behind the Scenes Award 2023

Willowbrook House Awards Winners

  • Tolulope Esther Akinbola, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Roshni Varghese, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Akamsha Nair, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Helen Iwanoff, Behind the Scenes Award 2023


Moreton Centre Award Winners

  • Benjamin Benitez Fernandez, Caring Excellence Award 2023
  • Tawona Banda, Clinical Excellence Award 2023
  • Leon Hillier, Rising Star Award 2023
  • Mason Shane, Behind the Scenes Award 2023

Communicator of the Year Nomination for Dr Shahid Latif

Congratulations to Dr Shahid Latif, Deputy Medical Director, who has been nominated in the 2023 RCPsych Communicator of the Year Award category. A well-deserved achievement!

Shahid is a mental health professional whose passion for communicating in a clear, accessible way via his radio show and many media appearances through the BBC Asian Networks’ mental health expert panel makes an impact on all those he engages with. He has received numerous clinical excellence awards and is also the Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Trent Division and the British Pakistani Psychiatrists Association.

We wish Dr Shahid Latif the best of luck for the Awards ceremony in November 2023.

South East Asian Heritage Event Success

To kickstart Asian Heritage Month we hosted a South East Asian luncheon event yesterday in the newly refurbished conference centre at Broomhill Hospital in Northamptonshire. We were honoured to have the esteemed Prof JS Bamrah CBE, renowned consultant psychiatrist, author, and researcher provide the keynote address.

Prof JS Bamrah, spoke engagingly about ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’. His enlightening presentation was well received and provided much food for thought and lots of discussion during the Q&A session.

This was followed by delicious Indian lunch and then an informal panel discussion. The panel comprising of Prof JS Bamrah, SMHC’s Head of Psychology, Dr Mayuri Senapati, Trust Grade Doctor, Dr Ifrah Ali and CEO, Dr Imran Malik. This frank and open discussion touched on lived experiences and sharing learnings and was expertly facilitated by SMHC’s Deputy Medical Director, Dr Shahid Latif.

Dr Latif summed up: It was a wonderful opportunity to come together and not only celebrate how South East Asians have enriched the UK but also acknowledge and discuss the continuing discrimination in the healthcare sector.

And the Winner is ….Wincent Kordula

He won! We are immensely proud to announce that Wincent Kordula (left), our Chief Financial Officer, has won the prestigious EMFA Finance Leader of the Year Award hosted by Distinct in Nottingham.

This achievement shines a light on Wincent’s extensive financial prowess, exceptional managerial know how and unwavering commitment to building a fiscally responsible organisation.  

The judges said that their decision was unanimous. Adding Wincent demonstrated an instrumental, positive impact on the business, and had a fundamental role in the turnaround and success of SMHC.

Dr Imran Malik, SMHC CEO and Medical Director says:

‘Congratulations to Wincent for this well-deserved accolade. Wincent is a valuable member of the board and credit to the SMHC whose integrity and innate sense of fairness align so well with our organisational values.’