Mary Seacole Awards – London winners

Published: 26 October 2012

The Mary Seacole Awards Ceremony on 16 October highlighted to those present the contribution of nurses to the advancement of care for BME people.

The awards provide winners with the opportunity to undertake a year-long project to benefit the health needs of people from BME communities. 

There are two award programmes: The Mary Seacole Leadership Awards, which are up to £12,500 each; and the Mary Seacole Development Awards, up to £6,250.

Sincere congratulations go to the London winners.

London Winners 2011

Leadership Awardee: Marsha Jones, Clinical Lead-Maternity Inpatients, Barts Health, Newham University Hospital.
Project: “Improving Postnatal Care and Experience in Hospital for Black and South Asian women by exploring health care workers capabilities.”

Development Awardee: Nana Quawson, School Health Advisor, Barts Health, Community Health Services.
Project: “Health and Wellbeing In The Family.”

2012 London Winners

(We will hear about the outcome of their work and journey, next year.)

Leadership Awardee: Fiona McGregor, Sexual and reproductive health research nurse/honorary research associate for women’s health, UCL, Central and North West London Foundation Trust.
Project: “Developing a policy based on NICE to improve sexual health outcomes for vulnerable under 18-year-old BME groups in a community reproductive sexual health service.” 

Development Awardee: Desiree Campbell-Richards, Diabetes Research Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, London.
Project: “An exploration of factors influencing diabetes outpatient attendance amongst Bengali, Pakistani and African patients in an Inner London Borough.”