A Mansfield doctor won an outstanding achievement award at a national awards ceremony for his work supporting people with learning disability.

Dr Enrique Bonell (above) is consultant psychiatrist at Cygnet Sherwood Lodge, a specialist inpatient service for men with learning disabilities.

He received a Swan lifetime achievement award at the Cygnet Annual Psychiatrists Conference and National Awards 2023 for his dedication to supporting service users on their recovery journey over the past 20 years.

Organised by Cygnet Health Care, one of the UK’s largest independent providers of specialised mental health services for the NHS and local authorities, the awards recognise excellence in the healthcare industry.

He said: “I feel highly honoured. To be recognised for doing a good job and providing service users with the highest level of support is a privilege.

“At Sherwood Lodge, we try to make a difference to the lives of those we support and, without the clinical team, support staff, and hospital manager this would not be possible.

“For me, the best parts of my job are being part of a fantastic team and seeing our service users moving on with their lives”

Dr Tony Romero, chief executive of Cygnet Health Care, added: “He is one of the most knowledgeable doctors in the field of learning disabilities and yet one of the most humble. He is very much an unsung hero and I would like to say thank you for all your years of dedication.

“This accolade is testament to the hard work, commitment, and dedication of Enrique.

“At Cygnet Group, we strive to provide the highest quality and standard of care and always put our service users at the heart of what we do. This is demonstrated impeccably by Enrique.”