RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2024
The Royal College of Nursing in Scotland is delighted to be holding its second annual RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards in May 2024.
The awards are designed to recognise, highlight, and celebrate the dedication and outstanding professional care of nursing staff across Scotland.
From rural communities to the big cities, from the NHS, care homes and others in the independent sector, we are looking for nominations that demonstrate the best of nursing – through innovation, excellence in practice, leadership, and commitment.
We’re looking to celebrate and honour the incredible work of Scotland’s nursing staff, day in, day out. We want you to share experiences of inspiring nursing practice and showcase innovative nurse-led projects that are making a difference for patients, residents, and service users.
Nominations have now closed for all 13 categories. Entries were accepted from nurses or midwives nominating themselves or their own teams or can be submitted on behalf of another nurse/midwife or nursing/midwifery team. Non-nursing colleagues such as managers or consultants could also nominate their nursing/midwifery colleagues. Entrants did not need to be a member of the RCN.
The nominations process has now closed and our finalists have been announced. Please click a category below to read about our finalists.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the awards, please get in touch by emailing scotlandnurseawards@rcn.org.uk
Click on a category below to find out more:
Adult Nursing Award
This award aims to recognise those who have succeeded in raising standards of care for their patients and service users and have made an outstanding contribution to the care of adults.
Sponsored by NHS Tayside and NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation
Care Home Nursing Award
Children's Nursing and Midwifery Award
Clinical Leadership Award
This award aims to recognise an exceptional clinical leader who, by inspiring others, has made a significant difference to service delivery and quality of care.
Sponsored by Anderson Strathern
Inspiring Excellence - Nursing Innovation and Research Award
This award aims to recognise those who have influenced change with a measurable impact on outcomes and/or experience.
Sponsored by NHS Grampian
Learning Disability Nursing Award
Learning in Practice Award
Mental Health Nursing Award
This award aims to recognise those who have succeeded in raising standards of care for their patients and clients and have made an outstanding contribution to the care of service users.
Nursing Student of the Year
Nursing Support Worker of the Year
Sponsored by NHS Golden Jubilee
Nursing Team of the Year
This award aims to recognise that great nursing is often delivered in teams and in close partnership with multidisciplinary colleagues – or even patients or stakeholders.
Sponsored by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
People's Choice Award
Patients, clients, residents or relatives can nominate a nurse, midwife or nursing support worker who they believe has made a difference and gone that extra mile to ensure the highest standards of care.
Sponsored by The Sunday Post
Outstanding / Lifetime Achievement Award
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year 2024
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Page last updated - 12/04/2024
