Celebrating North West success at the Nursing Times Awards

Congratulations to the NHS teams across the North West who have won awards at the annual Nursing Times Awards 2023. The prestigious awards, which took place on Wednesday 25 October in London, brought together the nursing community to shine a light on the brightest talent in the profession and recognise the people and teams making nursing innovative, patient-focused and inclusive. The awards highlight innovation, perseverance and incredible work across 23 categories covering a wide range of nursing specialities mental health to social care to children’s services. The judges recognised the individuals and teams who stand out as truly exceptional and who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them in their day-to-day role.

 

Ann Shuttleworth Rising Star Award

Winner: Farrah Amjad, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Judges said Farrah is a natural leader, who is an innovative educator with a clear vision for the development of the workforce to empower care staff in providing high standards of care. An inspirational role model who has collaborated across health and social care to empower care staff to deliver delegated care as part of the nursing team. This project encapsulates how doing things differently can lead to true improvements in patient care.

Critical and Emergency Care Nursing

Winner: Introducing the pause after a death on the critical care unit, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

The judges said this project linked to the fundamentals of nursing care by providing a respectful, peaceful and compassionate closure after the death of a patient. 'The Peace' is a nurse-led initiative based on events affecting the team during the pandemic that allows relatives and staff members to join together to hold a minute of reflective silence. This initiative is not related to any particular belief or religion and is mighty transferable to all clinical areas as the only requirement is an act of kindness by honouring and paying respect to those who have been loved and cared for by those present.

HRH The Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care

Winner: Operation Provide, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The judges thought that this service demonstrated a system wide approach across organisational and professional boundaries that was having life changing impact on service users. The service helps to reach an underserved population who often don't seek healthcare.

Technology and Data in Nursing

Winner: Creation of a digital neonatal parent passport, North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network

The judges chose this winning entry because of the significant positive and lasting impact on the parents of babies at a critical time. The solution supports parents to have autonomy to provide direct care for their baby in an unexpected environment. The digital neonatal parent passport enables continuity for parents to care for their baby where there are transfer of care between neonatal units.

Theatre and Surgical Nursing

Winner: Dignifying surgery for a person with dementia and skin cancer, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The judges said dignifying surgery for the person with dementia and skin cancer was an example of exemplary nurse intuition and compassion in clinical practice. A person with dementia is at the heart of care delivery, which was reiterated by the entry's presenters who described a whole system approach that is not just based on medical oncology but a person-centred holistic dementia care approach. Judges said this was a reminder of the fundamentals of care.