Lorraine Allchurch
A DEDICATED support worker at Dudley's hospital trust has been named a 'rising star' at a national healthcare awards ceremony.
Assistant therapy practitioner Lorraine Allchurch, the lead AHP (allied health professionals) support worker at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, picked up the award at the virtual Advancing Healthcare Awards 2021.
She was also in the final three of the NHS Employers Award for Outstanding Achievement by an AHP or healthcare science apprentice, support worker or technician.
There are 152,000 AHPs working across all health and social care settings nationally, and they are the third largest workforce in the NHS.