The Ellistown Ward at Coalville Community Hospital has been nominated as one of the winners of the Team of the Year Award at the NHS Leicestershire Celebrating Excellence 2020 event.

In a 'virtual' event, the Coalville team was praised in the Community Health Services section by National Health England for its work during the pandemic.

The NHS Leicestershire Partnership said: "The Ellistown Ward team has worked together flexibly and collaboratively to turn the ward into a more organised, calm environment to improve the quality of care provided.

"Every member has demonstrated their commitment to patients and to each other.

"Maria Warden (ward sister) has been singled out for her clear vision and leadership.

"The team received resounding approval of their infection prevention and control work from NHSE who said they "would have their mother on this ward!"

The other team mentioned were the Phoenix ward, Herschel Prins Centre in Leicester, and the North Charnwood health visiting team.