HEALTH staff from Tremadog were hailed for their “inspirational” work when rugby star Rupert Moon handed them an award.

The Ysbyty Alltwen team were among 14 winners at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board achievement awards, when staff across the region were honoured for their outstanding efforts.

Among those receiving awards at the event, which also raised more than £2,000 for health charity Awyr Las, were nurses, doctors, pharmacists, therapists, porters, volunteers, specialist, secretarial and support staff , plus even a hospital chaplain.

Welsh rocker Mike Peters praised the teams who have treated him and his wife Jules for cancer, before treating the audience of more than 350 staff and VIP guests to a set of top tunes, playing alongside the Betsi Blues Band.

Former Wales scrum-half Rupert Moon dropped into the event to join nurse Beti Moyle, who has clocked up 50 years of service at Ysbyty Gwynedd, to hand over an award to the Ffordd Gwynedd Integrated Care team, based at Ysbyty Alltwen, Tremadog.

Manon Williams, Buddug Roberts and Louise Davies, who work on the hospital’s Morfa ward, were among those nominated by BCUHB locality matron Louise Davies for “thinking outside the box” to prevent unnecessary admissions and ensure patients could be discharged without any hold-ups.

The Dr E C Benn Award, which recognises long-standing professional, clinical or academic achievement and commitment, was awarded to staff nurse Emma Owen, Morfa ward.

Dolgellau outpatients department team received the Evidence into Practice award.

Read the full story in tomorrow’s north editions of the Cambrian News