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2nd April 2024

ASiT Silver Scalpel Award Winner 2024

This year was the 48th ASiT Annual Surgical Conference which took place in Bournemouth from the 8th – 10th March. Over the past two decades the prestigious Silver Scalpel Award sponsored by Swann-Morton, has played an important role in recognising trainers who go the extra mile for their trainees and promote the highest of standards of surgical training. “Empowering Tomorrow’s Surgeons”

 The Nominees for the 2024 Association of Surgeons in Training Silver Scalpel Award were as follows:

  •  Ms Hawys Loyd-Hughes – Consultant Plastic Surgeon – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust
  •  Mr James Brewer – Consultant Upper GI Surgeon – Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust
  •  Professor Jim Khan – Consultant Colorectal Surgeon – Queen Alexandra Hospital
  •  Mr Mark Dilworth – Consultant Colorectal and Paediatric Surgeon – Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
  •  Mr Matija Krkovic – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – Addenbrooke’s Hospital
  •  Mr Nikolaos Kostoulas – Consultant Thoracic Surgeon – Golden Jubilee National Hospital

 

 

28th March 2024

Swann-Morton 2023 ODP Award - Sheffield Hallam University

Swann-Morton were delighted to congratulate and present the annual Swann-Morton Award for Academic Excellence in Operating Department Practice, in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University, to the 2023 winner Amy Bell. 

18th March 2024

30th Anniversary of JK Surgical

Chairman and Financial Director of the W. R. Swann Group, Mike Hirst, recently visited Swann-Morton's overseas subsidiary JK Surgical Sp. z o.o. and was delighted to present them with the commemorative Golden Scalpel Award to celebrate their 30th Year Anniversary. 

15th March 2023

ASiT Silver Scalpel Award Winner 2023

This year the 47th ASiT Annual Surgical Conference took place in Liverpool from the 3rd–5th March. The Nominees for the 2023 Association of Surgeons in Training Silver Scalpel Award were as follows:

Mr Adrian Harris – General Upper G.I. – Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Ms Cristina Frezzini – Oral & Maxillofacial – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Mr Nick Carleton-Bland – Neurosurgeon – Walton Centre
Mr Richard Boulton – Colorectal – Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospital 
Ms Tamara Kiernan - Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon - St. Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust – University of Liverpool
Mr Thomas Pearson – Colorectal – Broomfield Hospital

4th January 2023

Swann-Morton 2022 ODP Award - Sheffield Hallam University

Swann-Morton’s Customer Support Manager Adrian Glossop was delighted to congratulate and present the Swann-Morton Award for Academic Excellence in Operating Department Practice in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University to this year’s winner Kelly King.