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have had the pleasure of overseeing four BJN Awards ceremonies as Editor of the Journal and we are well into the planning stages of my fifth—the BJN Awards 2015. The awards have been hosted in lavish surroundings such as the Landmark Hotel and Shakespeare’s Underglobe on London’s Southbank. We’ve had fantastic guest speakers including Dr Christian Jessen (Channel 4’s ‘Embarrassing Bodies’), Esther Rantzen and Dr Phil Hammond. Each ceremony has been deftly hosted by our beloved Editor in Chief, Professor Ian Peate, and organised by a team of event coordinators working frantically (and incredibly efficiently!) behind the scenes to put on a fantastic evening for all involved. Last year we were delighted to invite Nursing and Residential Care, a sister journal of BJN, to join us with a presentation of their own awards, recognising excellence and innovation in residential nursing. The evening is always a glitzy, glamorous affair with all guests dressed up to the nines enjoying a well-earned glass or two of champagne in stunning surroundings. However, the night goes beyond the fancy venues, the beautiful gowns and the posh dinner. The real purpose and focus of the night is the awards themselves and, ultimately, the work that has been done to receive them. In my 4 years as a judge of the BJN Awards, I have been fortunate enough to read about (and meet!) many, many nominees, shortlisted nurses and winners of these awards. They recognise clinical excellence and innovation in nursing and I am often bowled over by the lengths that nurses will go to, to improve patient care. What always rings true about the work done by shortlisted nominees is that the patient is at the centre of every decision, every change and every improvement they make. Those of you who are familiar with the awards will know that we have a plethora of categories to choose from—this is a reflection of the broad range of content published in the Journal and its educational supplements (22 issues of BJN and 15 supplements on a range of subjects each year). In 2015 we will celebrate the work of nurses in 17 different categories. These include specialist areas such as dermatology, urology and tissue viability, as well as the prestigious Nurse of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. We are also delighted to bring back the mental health and defence nursing awards this year, and add a new award in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) nursing. The judging process for the BJN Awards is designed to ensure nominations are judged fairly and winners are individuals or teams who have gone above and beyond the requirements of their job role. For each
The Awards 2015
category, judges are selected who are members of organisations that strive for excellence in that area, or come with a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience. Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity will provide judges for the DVT category, for example, and the continence award will be judged by the Association for Continence Advice. A full list of categories and judges can be found on the BJN Awards website (link below). The awards shouldn’t just be a celebration of achievements, improvements and innovations, they should be a learning tool for other nurses. Every year we produce a ‘Winners Supplement’ following the awards. This includes interviews with each nurse or team that won their category. Much can be learnt from these winners and the evidence-based work they have undertaken to improve practice. In addition to this, winners and runners up of the awards are encouraged to write in more depth about the work that led to their nomination. These are often featured in our educational supplements, and provide a platform for the individuals and teams involved to disseminate the evidence-based practice and innovations they have implemented in their own place of work. If you haven’t entered, or even considered entering the BJN Awards, why not make 2015 your year? I often speak to nurses who are doing excellent, innovative work, day in, day out. This work needs to be shared, recognised and celebrated. Look around you: have you changed your practice to improve care delivery? Have you found a way of reducing waiting times, cutting costs without affecting care provision, or identifying and rectifying weaknesses in staff training? Have you implemented a system, programme or process that could be shared with colleagues across the UK to make a positive change? I know there are nurses in every trust, community and care home doing amazing things every single day and we want to hear about them, and let others known about them too. Enter now at http://www.bjnawards.co.uk/ and BJN we may well see you on stage next year!
© 2014 MA Healthcare Ltd
Editorial Board David Aldulaimi, Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Palo Almond, Academic and Research Consultant, Anglia Ruskin University Irene Anderson, Prinicipal Lecturer and Reader in Learning and Teaching in Healthcare Practice, University of Hertfordshire Russell Ashmore, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Sheffield Hallam University Steve Ashurst, Critical Care Nurse Lecturer, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham Christopher Barber, Residential Nurse Dimitri Beeckman, Lecturer and Researcher, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, King’s College London Lizzy Bernthal, Research Fellow and Lead Nursing Lecturer, Medical Directorate, Birmingham Martyn Bradbury, Clinical Skills Network Lead, University of Plymouth Emma Collins, Senior Sister, Practice Development Lead, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Alison Coull, Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Scotland David Delaney, Charge Nurse, Clinical Research, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Jane Fox, Independent Consultant, Derbyshire Alan Glasper, Professor of Child Health Nursing, University of Southampton Angela Grainger, Assistant Director of Nursing, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London Michelle Grainger, Ward Manager, Moseley Hall Hospital, Birmingham Helen Holder, Senior Lecturer, Nursing Studies, Birmingham City University Mina Karamshi, Specialist Sister in Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead Joanne McPeake, Acute Specialist Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse in Critical Care; Honourary Lecturer/Practitioner in Critical Care, University of Glasgow Andrew McVicar, Reader, Dept of Mental Health & Learning Disabilities, Anglia Ruskin University Danny Meetoo, Lecturer in Adult Nursing, University of Salford Mervyn Morris, Director, Centre for Mental Health Policy, Birmingham City University Aru Narayanasamy, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Ann Norman, RCN Criminal Justice Services Nursing Adviser and Learning Disability Nursing Adviser Joy Notter, Professor, Birmingham City University & Saxion University of Applied Science, Netherlands Anne-Maria Olphert, Chief Nurse, Director of Quality, Erewash CCG, Derbyshire Hilary Paniagua, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Wolverhampton Ian Peate, Director of Studies, Head of School, Gibraltar Health Authority Bernadette Porter, Nurse Consultant, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH NHS Trust Angela Robinson-Jones, Consultant Nurse, Gynaecology, Liverpool Women’s Hospital John Tingle, HRS Reader in Health Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University Geoffrey Walker, Matron for Medicine, Cardiology and Specialist Nursing Services Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Catherine Whitmore, Research Nurse, Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Liverpool Jo Wilson, Director, Wilson Healthcare Services, Newcastle Cate Wood, Lecturer, Bournemouth University, PhD student at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Sue Woodward, Lecturer, Specialist and Palliative Care, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London
BJN Clinical Excellence Awards: we need you!
Julie Smith Editor, BJN @BJNursing
British Journal of Nursing, 2014, Vol 23, No 18
British Journal of Nursing. Downloaded from magonlinelibrary.com by 165.123.034.086 on December 2, 2015. For personal use only. No other uses without permission. . All rights reserved.
972
I
have had the pleasure of overseeing four BJN Awards ceremonies as Editor of the Journal and we are well into the planning stages of my fifth—the BJN Awards 2015. The awards have been hosted in lavish surroundings such as the Landmark Hotel and Shakespeare’s Underglobe on London’s Southbank. We’ve had fantastic guest speakers including Dr Christian Jessen (Channel 4’s ‘Embarrassing Bodies’), Esther Rantzen and Dr Phil Hammond. Each ceremony has been deftly hosted by our beloved Editor in Chief, Professor Ian Peate, and organised by a team of event coordinators working frantically (and incredibly efficiently!) behind the scenes to put on a fantastic evening for all involved. Last year we were delighted to invite Nursing and Residential Care, a sister journal of BJN, to join us with a presentation of their own awards, recognising excellence and innovation in residential nursing. The evening is always a glitzy, glamorous affair with all guests dressed up to the nines enjoying a well-earned glass or two of champagne in stunning surroundings. However, the night goes beyond the fancy venues, the beautiful gowns and the posh dinner. The real purpose and focus of the night is the awards themselves and, ultimately, the work that has been done to receive them. In my 4 years as a judge of the BJN Awards, I have been fortunate enough to read about (and meet!) many, many nominees, shortlisted nurses and winners of these awards. They recognise clinical excellence and innovation in nursing and I am often bowled over by the lengths that nurses will go to, to improve patient care. What always rings true about the work done by shortlisted nominees is that the patient is at the centre of every decision, every change and every improvement they make. Those of you who are familiar with the awards will know that we have a plethora of categories to choose from—this is a reflection of the broad range of content published in the Journal and its educational supplements (22 issues of BJN and 15 supplements on a range of subjects each year). In 2015 we will celebrate the work of nurses in 17 different categories. These include specialist areas such as dermatology, urology and tissue viability, as well as the prestigious Nurse of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. We are also delighted to bring back the mental health and defence nursing awards this year, and add a new award in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) nursing. The judging process for the BJN Awards is designed to ensure nominations are judged fairly and winners are individuals or teams who have gone above and beyond the requirements of their job role. For each
The Awards 2015
category, judges are selected who are members of organisations that strive for excellence in that area, or come with a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience. Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity will provide judges for the DVT category, for example, and the continence award will be judged by the Association for Continence Advice. A full list of categories and judges can be found on the BJN Awards website (link below). The awards shouldn’t just be a celebration of achievements, improvements and innovations, they should be a learning tool for other nurses. Every year we produce a ‘Winners Supplement’ following the awards. This includes interviews with each nurse or team that won their category. Much can be learnt from these winners and the evidence-based work they have undertaken to improve practice. In addition to this, winners and runners up of the awards are encouraged to write in more depth about the work that led to their nomination. These are often featured in our educational supplements, and provide a platform for the individuals and teams involved to disseminate the evidence-based practice and innovations they have implemented in their own place of work. If you haven’t entered, or even considered entering the BJN Awards, why not make 2015 your year? I often speak to nurses who are doing excellent, innovative work, day in, day out. This work needs to be shared, recognised and celebrated. Look around you: have you changed your practice to improve care delivery? Have you found a way of reducing waiting times, cutting costs without affecting care provision, or identifying and rectifying weaknesses in staff training? Have you implemented a system, programme or process that could be shared with colleagues across the UK to make a positive change? I know there are nurses in every trust, community and care home doing amazing things every single day and we want to hear about them, and let others known about them too. Enter now at http://www.bjnawards.co.uk/ and BJN we may well see you on stage next year!
© 2014 MA Healthcare Ltd
Editorial Board David Aldulaimi, Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Palo Almond, Academic and Research Consultant, Anglia Ruskin University Irene Anderson, Prinicipal Lecturer and Reader in Learning and Teaching in Healthcare Practice, University of Hertfordshire Russell Ashmore, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Sheffield Hallam University Steve Ashurst, Critical Care Nurse Lecturer, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham Christopher Barber, Residential Nurse Dimitri Beeckman, Lecturer and Researcher, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, King’s College London Lizzy Bernthal, Research Fellow and Lead Nursing Lecturer, Medical Directorate, Birmingham Martyn Bradbury, Clinical Skills Network Lead, University of Plymouth Emma Collins, Senior Sister, Practice Development Lead, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Alison Coull, Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Scotland David Delaney, Charge Nurse, Clinical Research, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Jane Fox, Independent Consultant, Derbyshire Alan Glasper, Professor of Child Health Nursing, University of Southampton Angela Grainger, Assistant Director of Nursing, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London Michelle Grainger, Ward Manager, Moseley Hall Hospital, Birmingham Helen Holder, Senior Lecturer, Nursing Studies, Birmingham City University Mina Karamshi, Specialist Sister in Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead Joanne McPeake, Acute Specialist Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse in Critical Care; Honourary Lecturer/Practitioner in Critical Care, University of Glasgow Andrew McVicar, Reader, Dept of Mental Health & Learning Disabilities, Anglia Ruskin University Danny Meetoo, Lecturer in Adult Nursing, University of Salford Mervyn Morris, Director, Centre for Mental Health Policy, Birmingham City University Aru Narayanasamy, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Ann Norman, RCN Criminal Justice Services Nursing Adviser and Learning Disability Nursing Adviser Joy Notter, Professor, Birmingham City University & Saxion University of Applied Science, Netherlands Anne-Maria Olphert, Chief Nurse, Director of Quality, Erewash CCG, Derbyshire Hilary Paniagua, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Wolverhampton Ian Peate, Director of Studies, Head of School, Gibraltar Health Authority Bernadette Porter, Nurse Consultant, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH NHS Trust Angela Robinson-Jones, Consultant Nurse, Gynaecology, Liverpool Women’s Hospital John Tingle, HRS Reader in Health Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University Geoffrey Walker, Matron for Medicine, Cardiology and Specialist Nursing Services Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Catherine Whitmore, Research Nurse, Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Liverpool Jo Wilson, Director, Wilson Healthcare Services, Newcastle Cate Wood, Lecturer, Bournemouth University, PhD student at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Sue Woodward, Lecturer, Specialist and Palliative Care, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London
BJN Clinical Excellence Awards: we need you!
Julie Smith Editor, BJN @BJNursing
British Journal of Nursing, 2014, Vol 23, No 18
British Journal of Nursing. Downloaded from magonlinelibrary.com by 165.123.034.086 on December 2, 2015. For personal use only. No other uses without permission. . All rights reserved.
