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.
DAISY Award for deserving Ola
Congratulations to Ola Bello from our Women’s Hospital who has recently been awarded the internationally recognised DAISY Award.
Ola, a Midwife who works in our Ward One team, was nominated by a family for her positivity and kindness during the birth of their child on our Delivery Suite.
They told us that when they needed support, reassurance and, importantly, some smiles, Ola shined and was by their side brilliantly.
Dad explained: “Sadly, our baby’s heart rate dropped and an emergency C-section was called. Ola took control of the situation. Helped me get all of our belongings to the Recovery Room and got myself some scrubs also. In the operating theatre, while they prepped my wife, she sat me by my wife's side and just talked to us both. Keeping our minds off of the situation and thinking positively and laughing.”
After their son was born they were taken to our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for care.
Dad said: “Again, Olo was absolutely amazing.
“She took photos of my son whilst I got to hold him for the first time.
“She also bounced between my wife and I to make sure that we were both okay. She kept my wife updated in the recovery room on everything. She took the photos to my wife as well, so that she could she her newly born son.
“Honestly, Ola went more than an extra mile to make sure that during a stressful and emotional day, my wife and I stayed sane and positive. We can't thank her enough.”
Congratulations Ola and thank you for your ambition, bravery and compassion.
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