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As well as winning two awards Courtney was runner-up in the Unsung Hero category. She said it had been an incredibly challenging year. “We were contacted by more and more families who were struggling with food, laptops, plus a big increase in people who were shielding and isolated. Not only was the immediate issue physical items, but an increase in the decline on mental health - particularly in the older age group. Part of giving the weekly food boxes was an opportunity to check in on those people. Even a five-minute chat made such a difference.” Courtney, who lives in Didcot with partner Pedro, a neo-natal intensive care nurse, said: “I won’t lie, the past 12 months have been busy and very emotional at times. I am driven always by the spirit of my great-grandmother Elsie who the charity was founded in memory of, and her motto of ‘the gift of giving’.”
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IN just two short weeks the finalists of the Oxfordshire Health & Social Care Awards will be revealed. Our judges are currently hard at work narrowing down their shortlist. The three finalists in every category will be announced in a special supplement later this month, profiling each hopeful and their efforts in the fight against coronavirus. While we eagerly await the panel’s decision, this week we’re turning the spotlight once again on some of the incredible healthcare teams, frontline workers and volunteers currently in the running for an accolade. Chantal Nicolau, a devoted live-in carer with Oxford Aunts, who went as far as preparing champagne dinners for her 100-year-old client to keep her in good spirits throughout the pandemic, is one of the unsung heroes nominated in the Domiciliary Care Worker category. She was put forward for the award by Shila Odedra-Silvera, head of business development at Oxford Aunts.
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