The Link May 2026 - Book - Page 4
British Association of
Prosthetists and Orthotists
award for evidencing impact
and excellence in prosthetics and orthotics
Award for the best collaboration
across clinical, academia and industry
Sponsored by the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics
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British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics:
Career Outreach and Work Experience Initiative
The Career Outreach Team, British Association of
Prosthetics and Orthotics
NeuroRehabilitation OnLine (NROL): A Nationally Scalable
Digital Rehabilitation Model Enabled by Cross Sector
Collaboration
Louise Connell, Professor of Allied Health Rehabilitation
and Physiotherapist, Lancaster University and East
Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, and Adam Partington,
NROL Operational Lead, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS
Trust
OVERALL WINNER
Biomedical Scientist of the Year award
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Sponsored by the Institute of Biomedical Science
Angela Jean-Francois
Managing Director and
Biomedical Scientist,
North West London Pathology
AHP Research excellence award
Sponsored by National Institute for Health and Care Research
(NIHR)
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Echocardiographer
of the Year award
Sponsored by British Society of Echocardiography
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Leeds Community Healthcare Research Secondment
Initiative
Dr Jill Halstead-Rastrick, Clinical Research Lead,
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and the Leeds
Community NHS Research Team
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Dr. Dario Freitas
Lead Clinical Scientist for
Adult Congenital Heart
Disease, Guy’s and
St Thomas’ NHS Foundation
Trust
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