21 August 2018

For immediate publication

Striving to be the best in Milton Keynes

A CNWL Consultant Community Paediatrician is in the running for a prestigious Milton Keynes award.

Dr Chinwe Osuchukwu has been shortlisted in Professional Services category of this year's Women Leaders MK Awards and is hoping she'll be able to go one better and win the category having been a finalist in 2015's Public Services category.

Dr Osuchukwu, who specialises in the care of children with complex, neuro developmental needs, has been nominated for two main reasons.

Firstly, in helping her department see patients quicker by reorganising the skill mix within the team so staff were able to do more but quicker, even though the team remained the same size.

The waiting time for assessment is now significantly below the national six month standard and means this group of children are able to get the support they need more quickly.

Secondly, for making sure that medical education standards within CNWL Milton Keynes remain high through her role of Acting Deputy Director of Medical Education (Milton Keynes).

However, Dr Osuchukwu is far more than just the day job.

She is the Oxford representative for the British Academy of Childhood Disability, through which she conducts research; is a Trustee of the overseas disability charity - the Christian Blind Mission and is actively involved in helping out at Winter Night Shelter Milton Keynes - this year she is coordinating one of the centres - and served as international chair for the Rotary Club of the Brickhills, co-ordinating its international activities.

Alongside this she is a mother to three children.

She said: "I want other women to be inspired and motivated by my nomination, to be the best they can, to take on leadership as part of their goal and to make a difference. This is how I live my life.

"I do all I do because I feel I've got to give something back. I love Milton Keynes and I want to make a big difference here. I'm also very fortunate and privileged to have colleagues who are very supportive of what I do. They are phenomenal and I couldn't have done all this without having them in my life."

Dr Osuchukwu was nominated by her predecessor and colleague Dr Haido Vlachos - now Associate Dean - Professional Support at Health Education England.

Women Leaders MK is a prestigious awards event that recognises the talents and achievements of women living or working in the Milton Keynes postcode area.

For details: https://www.womenleadersmk.co.uk/

She'll find out whether she's won or not on 12 October at Doubletree Stadium MK.

For more details:

Contact: Senior Communications Officer Jeremy Dunning on 0203 214 5756 or emailJeremy.dunning@nhs.net.

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