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Overall Regional Health Advocate of the Year Winner for 2025

 

Danielle Lavery, Sunderland GP Alliance

 

 

 

Health Advocate of the Year Award Winners 2025

 

County Durham: Sandie Buxton, HMP Frankland

 

Gateshead: Paula Marrs, Citizens Advice Gateshead

 

Middlesbrough: Kellie Joyce, Tees Valley Hospital

 

Newcastle: Claire Hopkins, BEL Engineering

 

Primary Care: Danielle Lavery, Sunderland GP Alliance

 

Redcar and Cleveland: Emma Robinson, Beyond Housing

 

South Tyneside: Lauren Hugo, Sea Change Cafe & Arts Venue

 

Stockton: Ellie Russell, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

 

SUNDERLAND: Michael Emmet, Stagecoach Sunderland

Special Recognition Award

Winners 2025

 

County Durham: The Banks Group

 

Gateshead: Elodie McGee, AkzoNobel

 

South Tyneside: Andrea Collin, Northern Rights

 

Stockton: Samantha Bolton, Queensway Dental

 

"The programme encourages organisations to look at prioritising the physical and mental health of employees.  

Using the Better Health at Work programme, structure and guidance, the organisation has introduced a number of ways to improve individuals’ physical and mental health; whilst encouraging employees to take responsibility themselves".

 

- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, Newcastle, Silver Level achieved 2024

"Our employees are our biggest asset, and we wanted to offer something that made a positive difference to their health and wellbeing.

 

The Award benefits businesses of any size. The structure it provides means employee wellbeing becomes embedded in your business as you work through the award levels.

 

Employees notice the improvements. Training and networking opportunities give great ideas for campaigns. And it is free!"

 

- Newcastle Carers, Newcastle, Maintaining Excellence Level achieved 2024

We participated to provide a further structure, focus and sustainable framework to our wellbeing programme.

The Award offers full support in terms of co-ordinator and resource information including best practice ideas and structured targets to aim for  – it feels like we’re working together rather than in a silo!

- Northern Housing Consortium Limited, Sunderland

Our Hospice values the health and wellbeing of our staff and volunteers and the award is a fantastic way to be able to formalise our approach and provide a structure and focus to delivering health and wellbeing campaigns to our workforce.

The award has helped us to plan and focus more strategically on our priorities for campaigns and events with regards to health and wellbeing, following the structure provided by the award and with support from our workplace health lead.

- St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham

"We recognise the importance of prioritising employee health and wellbeing, not just as a responsibility but as a core part of our culture and values. 

The Award has really helped us to move from ad-hoc initiatives to a more strategic, proactive and sustainable approach to supporting our people and wider communities. We particularly like the sense of community and shared learning with the Award coordinators and other workplaces who make wellbeing a workplace priority". 

 

- END. Sunderland, Maintaining Excellence Level achieved 2024

We wanted to be able to share wellbeing initiatives we were proud of but at the same time receive feedback on anything that was missing or could be enhanced.

Love being part of the Award process - gives structure to our wellbeing plans for the year and showcases the amazing work our people do to support each other and our teams.

- EDF Energy, Sunderland
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