On 23 September, the Launch of the Royal Society for Public Health was twinned with the awards ceremony for our Prize winners for 2008. Prizes were given for our large spectrum of qualifications including the categories of Food Safety, Nutrition, HACCP, Health and Safety, Salon Hygiene and Anatomical Pathology Technology.

The list of prize winners for 2008 and their trainers are listed below. Awards were also given to Barnet and Young Carers and Siblings for the Young Person’s Award, Pc Marc Griffin was given the Local Community Innovation award and NHS Plymouth, NHS Rotherham, Sefton Partnership, North East Essex PCT and NHS North Lancashire were all awarded the Health Promotion and Community Well-Being Organisation and Partnership Awards. The Music and Health Award was present to the Chelsea Community Music Project, Nordoff Robbins Centre for Music Therapy.

Prize winners 2008

Food Safety Awards:

• RSH Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering – Joint 1st Paul Halliwell and Jill Bowen both trained by Highfield
• RSH Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering – Jo Buchanan trained by Corinna Kamp at STS Solutions
• RIPH Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety – Jonathan Ayres-Donnelly trained in-house by Sodhexo
• RIPH Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering – Joanne Knight trained by Verner Wheelock Associates

Nutrition Awards:

• RSH Intermediate Certificate in Nutrition – Helen Stanton trained in-house at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
• RSH Advanced Diploma in Nutrition – Susan Patterson trained by Mabel Blades
• RIPH Certificate in Nutrition and Health – Janet Harding trained by Verner Wheelock Associates
• RIPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health – Lucine Techer trained by Laura Robertson at the Nutrition Training Company

HACCP Awards:

• RIPH Intermediate Certificate in Applied HACCP Principles – Sarah Entwistle trained by Russell Parry at Myerscough College
• RIPH Advanced Certificate in Applied HACCP Principles – Chris Robinson trained by Verner Wheelock Associates

Salon Hygiene Awards:

• RIPH Level 2 Certificate in Salon Hygiene (Hairdressing) 1st Prize Joanne Gas trained in-house at Calderdale College, 2nd Prize Karen Carne trained by West Sussex College
• RIPH Level 2 Certificate in Salon Hygiene (Beauty Therapy) – Julia Moulds trained by East Riding College

Anatomical Pathology Technology Awards:

• RIPH Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology – Gemma Halliwell trained by Dr Frank Rooney at Manchester College
• RIPH Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology – Joe Ogle trained by the National Bereavement partnership

Also:

• RSH Level 4 Certificate in Ensuring Buildings/ Amenities are Inclusive Environments – Anthony Bird trained by the University of Salford
• RSH Level 3 Certificate in Asbestos Inspection Procedures – Geoff Fish trained by Satish Patel from the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association
• RSH/ BPCA Level 2 Certificate in Pest Control – Eden Percy trained in-house at Prokill
• RSH Advanced Diploma in Health and Safety in the Workplace – John Hall trained by Food Alert Ltd.
  (Please note: Prizes were awarded for the highest achievers in examinations taken in 2007)