Wales Care Awards 2008

Above: Beatrix Coetzee with her award.

Below: Dipawatie Chawbnaraine with her award.

The Hallmark Healthcare team scooped a trio of wins at the Wales Care Awards this November in Cardiff.

Beatrix Coetzee, a Registered General Nurse at Greenhill Manor in Merthyr Tydfil, was presented with a gold award for Excellence in Dementia Care and Mental Health after beating off competition from around the country to scoop the coveted prize.

Her colleague, Dipawatie Chawbnaraine, also known as Dip, from Bryn Celyn care home in Maesteg, was also presented with a silver award in the Nurse of the Year category.

Sonia Morgan, the cook from Bryn Celyn, was also awarded highly commended in the Catering in Care category.

The presentations were made by the Welsh Assembly Government Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, in front of a sell out crowd of 500 people.

Beatrix, originally from South Africa, was shortlisted for the award because since arriving at Greenhill Manor earlier this year, her professionalism and dedication has made a huge impression on residents and other members of staff at the care home.

Marie Regan, manager of the general nursing unit at Greenhill Manor said: "Beatrix is an outstanding member of staff at Greenhill and everyone at Hallmark Healthcare is extremely proud of her. She has a fantastic rapport with the residents, has excellent clinical skills, is extremely organised and is a fast learner."

Beatrix said: "I am very honoured to receive such a prestigious award. To be recognised by Care Forum Wales for my work at Greenhill Manor is an incredible achievement for me and I feel very privileged."

The Care Forum Wales award is the second accolade Dip has scooped this year after being named nurse of the year by her employers, Hallmark Healthcare, at the company’s own awards ceremony in September.

Originally from Guyana, Dip is described as 'the epitome of all that the word nurse implies’ by the home manager of Bryn Celyn, Carol Baker.

Avnish Goyal, managing director of Hallmark Healthcare, said: "It is a real pleasure to be in the company of such achievers at the Wales Care Awards. To see members of our own team do so well on such an important evening is immensely rewarding. I am very proud of them all."

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