Sue Hartley, Executive Director of Nursing, said:
“Katy is quite simply amazing. She brings inspiration and hope to others in their recovery and helps to challenge stigma, through sharing her own experience of serious mental illness both within the Trust and more widely, including in the media. She has also been involved in developing training and services with the needs of service users at their heart. We are very fortunate to have Katy in the Trust and particularly proud that she has used her volunteering experience to gain the confidence to get back into paid work within mental health following her illness.”
Katy’s nomination was put forward by no less than three local MPs - Steve McCabe MP (Selly Oak), Jess Phillips MP (Yardley) and Dame Caroline Spelman MP (Meriden)
The national awards ceremony takes place on Wednesday 10 July.
Katy recently made a film with NHS England and NHS Improvement to raise awareness of postpartum psychosis, which you can view here
