{"id":163369,"date":"2025-09-27T08:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/163369\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T08:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:14:19","slug":"royal-preston-hospital-healthcare-assistant-wins-national-award-blog-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/163369\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Preston Hospital healthcare assistant wins national award \u2013 Blog Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Health care assistant has been named Health Support Worker of the Year.<\/p>\n

Oluchi Okororafor received Health Support Worker of the Year at the recent Black Healthcare Awards at the Park Plaza in Westminster.<\/p>\n

In a response to her award, Oluchi said: \u201cHonestly, I was in shock! At previous awards, I had been shortlisted but didn\u2019t win, so I\u2019d told myself that even if I lost again, it would be a learning experience. <\/p>\n

\u201cI prayed for strength, but when my name was called, I threw off my blazer, ran up, and knelt on the stage crying \u2013 the staff helped me up, and then I collected the award. It was such a powerful moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: NHS league tables judge Royal Preston Hospital as one of worst in England<\/a><\/p>\n

This award was the more remarkable considering the challenges Oluchi has faced, since her daughter Miracle, was on life support at Royal Preston Hospital.<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite her scare, Oluchi has excelled academically. She has achieved distinctions across all modules and gained recognition for her clinical placements, receiving consecutive certificates for excellent care delivery.<\/p>\n

Already securing a post in respiratory care to her training trust, Oluchi\u2019s success has been recognised through additionally being shortlisted for the Student Nurse of the Year and Adult category and the Mary Seacole Award.<\/p>\n

Coming to the UK from Nigeria in 2016, Oluchi mentioned her passion for nursing when her child was born prematurely.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised nursing was my calling,\u201d she says. \u201cBut my background in media and communications is still useful \u2013 especially in health communication. I\u2019d love to combine the two one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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