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.
Beth wins DAISY Award for supporting mum through two pregnancies
Beth Phillips, Diabetic Specialist Midwife, is our latest DAISY Award winner and was surprised with the award on her ward recently.
Beth was nominated by a family after helping a mum through two pregnancies after she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
The family said: “ I've had both my babies at the Women's Hospital and during both pregnancies I developed Gestational Diabetes. During both my pregnancies, Beth provided exceptional care and support to me.
“She treated me with kindness, care and practical advice making managing these diagnoses seem less daunting and that made me feel I could actually do it!
“ I couldn't manage my diabetes with my diet alone and was on insulin 4 times a day which was constantly increasing as my pregnancy progressed.
“Beth gave me reassurance on what I needed to do and that it wasn't my fault when I needed to increase my insulin and that I was doing everything possible to control what I could, which is exactly what I needed to hear.
“Beth has an incredible amount of knowledge on Gestational Diabetes, what it practically means to women who suffer with it and what is within and outside your control which I was so impressed with.
“I will forever be grateful to her for helping me through both my pregnancies and helping get my daughters here safely! She is a credit to the Women's Hospital.”
Beth was surprised and presented with the award by Louisa Davidson, Director of Midwifery and Daljit Athwal, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, where she received a certificate and ‘Healer’s Touch’ statue, a DAISY pin and cinnamon rolls for her colleagues.
Beth commented: “I’m both delighted and honoured to win the Daisy Award following a very unexpected but special patient nomination.
“My case load consists of caring for women who develop diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes.
“This can be a very complex and challenging time for our women; hearing how I helped and supported this patient through her journey really means the world to me.
“I would like to personally thank my lovely patient for this award.”
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