THE dedication shown by a healthcare assistant has been celebrated during a special WOW!

Awards lunch hosted by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Judit Grill, who works in the antenatal clinic at Basingstoke Hospital, was called in to help translate when a Hungarian woman in labour was having difficulty communicating with midwives on the labour ward.

Without hesitation, Judit helped out to ensure the woman understood vital information about procedures and pain relief.

Judit said: “I was just pleased to be able to help the lady in any way I could because she was a bit anxious. She was really grateful when I saw her again after she had given birth and it was nice to know that I had made a difference for her.

“I was really surprised when I heard I had been nominated for a WOW! Award, so I really couldn’t believe it when I was told that I had won.”

Judit was one of many WOW! award winners honoured for their hard work, dedication and care during the lunch event.

Other winners included the safeguarding children team, who were nominated for their hard work on a particularly challenging case .

Kim Leitch, from the WOW! awards, was on hand to present staff with their certificates.

Hospital staff canbenominated for a WOW! Award by colleagues, patients or visitors throughout the year, with a handful of winners selected by the trust’s public governors each month.

Speaking at the lunch, Elizabeth Padmore, chairman of Hampshire Hospitals, said: “I’m so incredibly proud of all of you.

"I know a lot of you say that you are just doing your jobs, but it is doing your jobs so well that makes a massive difference to our patients”