'I feel really proud to achieve something so big so early in career'

'COMPASSIONATE' HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT, 19, RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

- By SOFIE JACKSON

Harry Ross receives his award from Victoria Bagshaw

A HEALTH Care Assistant at Hull Royal Infirmary has received a national award from England's top nurse for showing "warmth and dignity" towards patients. Harry Ross, 19, was praised for his "incredible compassion.

Harry works on Ward 500 in the tower block and received the Chief Nursing Officer Support Worker Excellence Award. Nursing Associate Educator Annemarie Flood nominated him for his "compassion, initiative and unwavering commitment to person-centred care".

Victoria Bagshaw, Deputy Director of Workforce and Education at NHS England, presented him with the award on Wednesday, November 19. Victoria said Harry was one of fewer than 100 health care support workers to receive an award from a workforce of around 27,500 staff in the North-East, Yorkshire and Cumbria, underlining his exceptional achievement.

After receiving his award, Harry said: "The award makes me feel really proud of myself that I can achieve something so big at such a young age, so early into my career. It also makes me feel overjoyed that I have accomplished something like this."