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REWARDING EXCELLENCE Rewarding excellence FoNS Award Winners 2006 In 2006, the Foundation of Nursing Studies Awards consisted of 4 awards. These were:
The awards were announced and presented at a ceremony at the Barber- Surgeons' Hall on 30th January 2007 by Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark. FoNS was also delighted to welcome Martha Lane Fox who spoke about her recent experiences of nursing care. Finalists for 4 awards had been selected from over 80 entries and they were invited to present a poster about their work for final judging. The judges were very impressed by the high quality of all the presentations which reflected the excellent work that nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses are doing in practice and the innovative ways they are achieving high quality care. Download a FoNS Dissemination Series report on the winning projects (PDF 529KB) Winner: Jane McKeown; Sheffield Care Trust Improving nutritional status for people with mental health needs This project saw the development and implementation of a nutritional screening tool tailored to meet the needs of people with serious mental illness. Further work to address issues of obesity is underway. Finalists: Caryl Siegertsz, Carol Lawley and Jay Grech; Werrington Youth Offenders Institute ‘Chilled to the core’: relaxation and acupuncture project Felicia Cox; Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Improving patient outcomes with thoracic analgesia – a care bundle approach
Richard Tompkins Award Winner: Enrique Castro Sanchez; Camden PCT Modernising HIV outpatient care As a result of this project, two Specialist HIV Nurses are now part of the outpatient service to manage a cohort of HIV-positive individuals with non-complex health and social care needs. Finalist: Judith Lydon; Warrington PCT Count me in: improving primary care services for homeless people and asylum applicants
Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund Award Winners: Sara Hamill and Mel Gannon; James Cook University Hospital Young people’s unit Based on the belief that young people should be nursed in a specialised area designed to meet their holistic needs, this project involved young people in the design and development of an environment specifically designed to meet their needs in relation to health, education and peer support. Finalists: Lesley Foulkes and Sarah-Louise Halcrow; Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Recovery from subarachnoid haemorrhage – a patient’s experience Rachel Webb; Devon Partnership NHS Trust The DREEM Team
Elsevier Award Winner: Angela Thompson; Addenbrooke’s Hospital Reducing healthcare associated infections using the Take Five initiative
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