AWARDS have been given to two Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) staff members.

Dave Hill, fleet ancillary services manager, and Alistair Gunn, planning and development manager, were honoured at the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives’ Ambulance Leadership Forum.

Dave received the Support Services award for his efforts with the department which cleans vehicles, equipment and premises.

Alistair has been recognised for promoting good practice around diversity and inclusion. He is chairman the YAS LGBT Network and National Ambulance LGBT Network.

He has worked hard to raise the profile of LGBT issues by improving the information and support which is available to LGBT employees.

His work has also enabled ambulance services across the UK to understand and respond to the needs of LGBT patients.

Alistair, who lives in Doncaster, said: “Over the past three years, the National Ambulance LGBT Network has grown and is now reaching out to more and more people. It has been down to the determination of those involved to make this happen and, for me, there’s nothing like getting a group of people together and harnessing their energy to develop the network and influence cultural change in the ambulance service. I am very proud of the fact we now have an established organisation, and to receive an award for my part in this is really the icing on the cake.”