A huge thank you and well done to everyone who took part in this year’s step challenge, a total of 194,818,734 steps were submitted as part of the challenge – an amazing 97,409 miles!  103 teams registered to participate in the challenge and 83 teams completed the challenge and submitted steps for the whole 6 weeks.

Thanks to everyone who came along to the awards presentation, where team members were presented with a step challenge mug and certficate and also a fruit basket by Helen Kelly, Director of HR.

The team who completed the most steps  are:

The Fit 5 – ICT Dept, FVRH, who notched up a  total of 3,538,335 steps – a staggering equivalent of roughly 1,769 miles! Pictured with Helen Kelly is eHealth Project Manager John Wells. Other members are Gill Inglis, Eddie Coyle, Fiona Bootie, Denise Stewart.

Two teams have been selected for continuous improvement:

Lost in pace – Stenhousemuir Health Centre. Pictured (l-r) with Helen Kelly are Mary Hair, Fiona Matheson and Wendy McDougall. Other team members are Elizabeth Ferguson and Margaret Gallacher.

Heart racers – Cardiology Dept, FVRH. Pictured with Helen Kelly is Consultant Nurse/Cardiology Department Manager, Catherine Mondoa. Other team members are Jane Blair, Evonne McLuskey, Linda McShane and Tegan Thomson.

 Best team name:

Scrambled Legs – Health Visiting Team at Kersiebank Health Centre, Grangemouth. Pictured with Helen Kelly are (l-r) Gail Timmons, Emma Edwards, Christine Fraser and Johanna McNinch. The other team member is Gail Robertson.

 Individual nominations for inspirational and motivational team members:

 Margaret Gallacher, Lost in Pace and Kirsty Barnes, Forensic Floozies. Pictured with Helen Kelly is Kirsty Barnes, Team Leader Forensic CMHS & MAPPA.

As part of the step challenge, the children’s ward at FVRH was approached to draw pictures of Easter Bunnies and to give the Bunny a name. Pictured are two of the four children who took part. Both received a book voucher. Pictured with Health Play Specialist Seonad Hopkins are Gabrielle Jackson (Aged 8) and Leyla Grubb (Aged 7).