Geraldine Thompson Receives Regional Lifetime Achievement Award

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  • 14 July 2026

The Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) is delighted to congratulate Geraldine Thompson on receiving a prestigious Regional (North West) Lifetime Achievement Award from NHS England and the Academy for Healthcare Science.

The award recognises Geraldine’s outstanding contribution to healthcare and her profession over a remarkable 30-year NHS career, including 20 years serving in the North West of England at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

Speaking about the recognition, Geraldine said:

“I am proud to share I received a Regional (North West) Lifetime Achievement Award from NHS England and the Academy for Healthcare Science yesterday. Alongside other deserving colleagues, my career spans 30 years in the NHS and a profession I love and advocate for. Twenty of those years have been in the North West of England and at MFT.”

Everyone at IMI extends their warmest congratulations to Geraldine on this well-deserved recognition and thanks her for her longstanding contribution to the profession and the wider NHS community.

Congratulations, Geraldine, on this outstanding achievement.