A MENTAL health practitioner from Worcestershire has received the prestigious ‘Barry Reynolds Award’ for her delivery of ‘life changing’ mental health treatment.
Kay Fisher, Lead Practitioner and registered Operating Department Practitioner (RODP) at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the delivery of electroconvulsive therapy by colleagues and members of professional forums, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists ECT Accreditation Service and National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT.
Created in memory of Barry Reynolds, a celebrated and highly regarded clinician in the field of ECT, the award recognises the outstanding contribution of practitioners and their commitment to delivering ECT to the highest possible standards of patient experience and safety.
Together with a team of specialist anaesthetists and psychiatrists, Kay provides ECT to patients from across Worcestershire who are experiencing severe mental ill health.
The treatment is most often offered to patients with severe depression, where medication may not have been effective, and where often their illness is having significant adverse impacts on their quality of life.
“I have been privileged to work with and learn from many excellent clinicians from across the country and adopt those best practices here in Worcestershire, with the support of my team to provide the best care for our patients,” Kay said.
“It is lovely to receive recognition for this.
In addition to their recent Patient Choice nomination, the service has also been accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Electroconvulsive Therapy Accreditation Service (ECTAS) for their commitment to meeting and exceeding best practice for the delivery of ECT.
