The finalists have been announced for the You're a Star Awards, which recognise the work of healthcare professionals and volunteers at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

42 finalists, across 14 categories from mental health services to children's services, are counted this year.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in October.

It will be the first such event that the Trust has held since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finalists include Tracey Barningham and Donna Smalley, in the Working Together category, for their app and digital hub, Keeping My Chest Healthy.

The app helps people with learning disabilities to look after their respiratory health.

In the Unsung Hero Corporate category, the Trust's estates and facilities business manager, Liza Pyrah, is a finalist for her work recruiting apprentices, upskilling existing staff, and developing a training and development strategy for the estates and facilities team.

Estates and facilities business manager, Liza Pyrah, is a finalist in the Unsung Hero Corporate category Estates and facilities business manager, Liza Pyrah, is a finalist in the Unsung Hero Corporate category (Image: Supplied)

Within Community Health Services, a Team of the Year nomination has been earnt by the Proactive Care Team, which works with the wider sector to reduce health inequalities in deprived areas of Bradford - and whose efforts have contributed to a 41 per cent reduction in A&E attendance.

The Proactive Care Team have also been announced as finalists in the nationwide NHS Parliamentary Awards, by MP for Bradford West Naz Shah.

The NHS Parliamentary Awards see MPs nominating NHS staff, and those working with the NHS, from their own constituencies.

Nominees are judged across a range of categories with a focus on delivering high-quality care.

The Proactive Care Team, which has contributed to a 41 per cent reduction in A&E attendance, has been nominated in the Team of the Year category for Community Health Services - and has also been nominated for a nationwide award by MP Naz ShahThe Proactive Care Team, which has contributed to a 41 per cent reduction in A&E attendance, has been nominated in the Team of the Year category for Community Health Services - and has also been nominated for a nationwide award by MP Naz Shah (Image: Supplied)

Other finalists in the You're A Star Awards include the Children in Care, Care Leavers, and Youth Justice Team, which advocates for vulnerable children; the Shipley District Nursing Team, who have demonstrated good results for leg ulcer healing and "regularly" score 100 per cent in the monthly comfort and dignity audit; pharmacy technician Patsy Bamber, who has been helping diabetics to self-administer insulin; and Lucinda Gumbrell, who led the development of Well Baby clinics in disadvantaged areas.

The Trust’s chair, Dr Linda Patterson, said: "Every year it’s both heartening and humbling to hear of the lengths to which individuals and teams go to make a difference and to support all of our services to deliver high quality care we can all be proud of."

The winners will all receive £300 to support their work, as funded by sponsors Sovereign Health Care and Rhodar Industries.