We all know how ‘ bloomin amazing our nursing and midwifery colleagues are and now there’s a new way that patients and families, as well as colleagues, can recognise their work and care.
BWC has now launched the DAISY Awards, an international program that honours and celebrates the skilful and compassionate care nurses and midwives provide every day.
Anyone can make a nomination and every person nominated will be recognised with regular overall winners chosen and surprised with a special presentation for them and their colleagues.
Nominate here:
Nominations can be made via forms across our sites or by visiting the Trust’s website.
Every nominee will be recognised and we will announce a number of winners throughout the year.
Each winner will get a surprise presentation on their unit, a certificate and ‘Healer’s Touch’ statue, a DAISY pin and cinnamon rolls for them and their colleagues.
All winners are also posted on the Trust’s DAISY section of the website and have a page on the DAISY Foundation’s website.
The DAISY Award is funded by our Charity and is a recognition program to celebrate and recognise nurses and midwives, proportionally our largest professional group, by collecting nominations from patients, families, and co-workers. It is a way to thank nurses and midwives who go the extra mile and for the care and kindness they provide.
It is one part of our Trust-wide reward and recognition programme that recognises and celebrates all our colleagues through these awards, local divisional schemes, our monthly Star Awards and of course our annual BWC Spirit Awards programme.
How to nominate/criteria
You can easily nominate through our Trust website or through paper nomination forms available across all our sites. Simply fill in the form and pop it into one of the DAISY-branded nomination boxes.
We ask you to provide some simple details about the care you experienced and to describe a situation in which the nurse or midwife demonstrated compassionate care and how it impacted you. Please provide as much detail as possible!
Nominations will be reviewed by a committee of colleagues from across the Trust. When reviewing nominations, the committee will be looking at a number of criteria, they are:
Delivers compassionate patient-centred care
Above and beyond their role
Impact on you
Shares the Trust's values and upholds the standards of excellence
You - Putting the patient first, supporting their interests when planning or delivering care.
History
DAISY Awards were established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura in 1999 in the United States. During his care, they deeply appreciated not only the immense clinical skill but also the enormous compassion shown to Pat and his family by his nurses. When Pat died, they felt compelled to say, “Thank you!” to nurses in a very personal way.
Bereavement nurse Ellie nominated for compassionate care
*** Trigger Warning — Story contains references to baby loss ***
Delivering compassionate and dedicated care is always at the centre of everything our staff do.
And one family has nothing but praise for Bereavement Nurse Ellie Brewer for her warmth and understanding when they tragically lost their baby.
She is the latest winner of our coveted DAISY Award recognising the lengths she went to support the family who were cared for at our Women’s Hospital.
Nominated by the grieving couple, they said of Ellie: “When we delivered our baby boy Cohen in Abbey Suite, all the staff were so compassionate and comforting, but Ellie really stood out to us. The care and warmth she radiated to us at such a difficult time and her temperament, was unforgettable.
“She will always be so special to us, making such a heartbreaking time slightly easier with the support and understanding she gave us.
“In such a difficult time losing our baby, we were so lucky to have a good experience regarding how people were so respectful and delivered such good care to us.
“Ellie was so gentle and even went the extra mile to address baby Cohen in the cold cot each time she walked into the room.
“She should be recognised for the gift she has in fulfilling her role to be so supportive and compassionate. Thank you, Ellie
Ellie was presented with the award by Jessica Atoklo, Head of Midwifery and Associate Director of Nursing, along with Daljit Athwal, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. She received a certificate and ‘Healer’s Touch’ statue, a DAISY pin and cinnamon rolls for her team.
She said of the nomination: “This award came as a total surprise. I feel very privileged to be in a position to support families experiencing baby loss and to meet their babies is a huge honour.
“For my patient to have nominated me means the world.”
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