More than 200 staff from Darent Valley Hospital attended a glittering black-tie awards night to mark individuals, teams and innovation.

The fourth Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Awards celebrated staff and volunteers at Friday night's ceremony held at Brands Hatch Thistle Hotel.

The evening, hosted by chief executive Mark Devlin, saw awards presented in 14 categories ranging from Outstanding Achievement to Volunteer of the Year.

Mr Devlin, accompanied by the Executive Management Team, praised staff and volunteers for their dedication and devotion to the Trust and, most importantly, its patients.

Full story in this week's Gravesend and Dartford Messengers, out Thursday.

The winners:

Outstanding Achievement (team)

The Chestnut Coronary Care Unit

Runner-up: The Pre-operative Assessment Team

Outstanding Achievement (individual)

Charlie Johnson, nurse endoscopist/nurse specialist

Runner-up: Julia Twaits, HR officer

Team Innovation

The Breast Unit

Runner-up: The Hospital at Home Team

Individual Innovation

Trish Mugwangi, midwife

Mentorship

Roger Baker, ambulatory care and non-medical prescribing lead pharmacist

Excellence in Partnership Working

The Stroke Thrombolysis Team

Putting Patients First

The Ultrasonography Team

Runner-up: The Privacy and Dignity Project Team

Lifetime Achievement

Jean Douglas, junior sister Juniper ward and Dr Haas Patel, consultant paediatrician

The Public's Award

Nicole Eaglestone, HCA paediatric A&E

Area commander's Certificates of Merit

Naz Chokoury and Sonja Stevens

Chief Executive's Special Award

The Hospital at Home Team and Theatre Scheduling Team

Volunteerof the Year

The Ward Feeding Team

Employeeof the Year

Roger Baker, lead pharmacist

Team of the Year

The Breast Unit