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.
Danielle wins DAISY for showing compassion to parents
A Neonatal Surgical Ward (NSW) nurse has won the prestigious DAISY Award for showing care and compassion to recently bereaved parents.
Danielle Parnell, Staff Nurse, went the extra mile to make sure that the family’s wishes were met and end of life care was organised.
Her nomination said: “Danielle looked after a baby that was end of life on NSW on the day that she sadly passed away. The care and compassion that Danielle showed was second to none. Danielle was having difficult conversations with the family, she organised end of life care, helped to coordinate family's wishes, accommodated the visiting family, ensuring that they were all comfortable and had everything that they needed.
“Danielle gave emotional care and support to mom and the baby's siblings. She was professional throughout. Considering this was her first experience with palliative care and a baby who had passed away, she was a shining example of how to deliver care during this time. She has made the ward very proud, and I know that the family will never forget what she did for them.”
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Daljit Athwal, Tammy Davies, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer and Natalie Edwards, Associate Director of Nursing (Surgery) surprised Danielle on the ward with her trophy and cinnamon bun treats for her colleagues.
Danielle said: “It feels amazing to receive this award, especially as it was completely unexpected. It feels good to know that our hard work is recognised and appreciated not only by our patients, but the people we work with too.”
Very well-deserved Danielle.
You can nominate a nurse or a midwife for a DAISY award on our website now - nominations are always open.
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