Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

A doctor at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is one of six in Yorkshire recognised for top teaching skills.

Bryony Greenwood specialises in elderly medicine at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary where she has worked for nine years.

She teaches junior doctors, and medical students from Leeds University.

Her senior colleague Paul Jarvis, the Trust’s undergraduate clinical lead, said: “Bryony is an excellent, inspiring and committed doctor who excels at passing on her enthusiasm to younger upcoming colleagues. She is a very worthy winner. Teaching the next generations is a very important area of work for this Trust and we are delighted to have her on board.”

Bryony, also teaches on Advanced Life Support courses and runs the annual falls study day, and has revamped the teaching programme in elderly care at Huddersfield.

She said: “I am absolutely delighted to be honoured in this way, but it is important to remember that the positive feedback from the students is the result of the hard work of the whole team in the Elderly Care department.  I’ve always loved teaching, and do relish a new challenge.  Taking on the responsibility for the third year students has been extremely rewarding.”

The judging panel said Bryony was: “Overall clearly very committed to teaching learning with good support from others and student feedback positive in a difficult area.”

The teaching awards are presented by the Leeds Institute of Medical Education to doctors teaching Leeds medical students. A presentation will be made at Weetwood Hall in the city on March 20^th.

They were assessed for individual excellence, for their work raising the profile of excellence and for developing excellence.

Dr Greenwood wins an award of £2,000 to be invested in more education work such as conferences, courses or for the development of teaching materials including hardware and software. The money does not go to the individual but is held in a university account for the candidates who submit expenses in support of their spending.