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Award-winning projects

Explore this page to find out more about some of the inspiring nurse-led projects, initiatives and innovations that have won a Nursing Times Award. For more information on the awards themselves and how to enter, visit the Nursing Times Awards website.

Awards 2023

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Using an electronic tool to screen patients’ eligibility for clinical trials

Taking the lead: nurses collaborating to improve acute oncology services

Rethinking surgical approaches for patients with dementia and skin cancer

Tackling pseudomonas infections with a water safety initiative

Using digital parent passports in neonatal units to standardise care

Nurses on Tour introduced with student-led health roadshows

Eye envoys: a training mission to upskill community nursing staff

Improving bowel management in adults with intellectual disability

Nurse-led treatment follow-up for prostate cancer patients

Introducing the pause after the death of a patient in critical care

End-of-life care for children: making it possible to die at home

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Awards 2022

The IV therapy passport: a digital solution for training

Trauma-informed care at a forensic mental health ward

How personal health budgets benefit end-of-life patients and their families

Reducing central venous catheter-associated infections in critical care

Developing a nurse-led allergy service to improve access to expert care

Using joint roles to maximise research opportunities for patients and staff

Recovery Riders: a cycling project for patients in psychiatric intensive care

How introducing a higher observation bay improved service provision

Supporting homeless people with collaborative palliative and end of life care

A weight-management programme for adults with acquired brain injury

A urinary incontinence service for patients with chronic cough

A frailty service to improve older people’s engagement and wellbeing

Improving the care and management of patients with alcohol dependency in the emergency department

Awards 2021

Introducing ultrasound-guided intravenous cannulation to a service

Improving outcomes for children and young people with sickle cell disease

Providing home haemodialysis for a young adult with learning disabilities

Sexual health provision for young people in the community during lockdown

Infection control in high-risk community settings during Covid-19

Treating nasal symptoms in patients with refractory breathlessness

A new community thoracic specialist nurse role for post-operative care

Providing non-invasive ventilation outside of critical care

Profound and multiple learning disabilities: setting standards of care

A weight management service for children with severe obesity

CONfidence: developing an app to promote bladder and bowel health

Improving the experience of young people in mental health crisis

Using QR codes on plaster casts: empowering patients to self-manage

Drive-through HPV vaccination for school-age children during Covid-19

ROAM: an online platform that links patients and clinicians with research

Awards 2020

A resource on domestic abuse for people with learning disabilities

Engaging staff in clinical research to tackle the coronavirus pandemic

ChatHealth: developing a secure messaging service for young people

A ‘super green’ primary care clinic for shielding patients during Covid-19

Ensuring access to staff with advanced respiratory skills during Covid-19

Creating a guide for managing bladder and bowel conditions in schools

Supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse in health settings

Awards 2019

Teaching patients self-catheterisation in an emergency department

Increasing staff engagement and patient participation in research

Providing group consultations for children with viral-induced wheeze

A programme to smooth the transition from student to newly qualified nurse

Reducing suicides in people arrested for crimes involving children

Developing a patient-centred cancer pathway to encourage self management

Awards 2018

Improving safety with nasogastric tubes: a whole-system approach

Creating a nurse-led community osteoporosis service

Bringing care closer to home for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Improving venous leg ulcer care in community services

Offering recent UK migrants tests for tuberculosis in primary care

Reducing stress and anxiety in perioperative patients and families

Using digital tools to improve staff rostering and patient flow

An alternative to mental health ward admission for the over-65s

Establishing a nurse-led sacral nerve stimulation service

Training students to care for people with learning disabilities

Helping young adults get back on track after cancer treatment

Enhancing dignity with a private space for patients and families

Helping care home residents and staff to participate in clinical research

A rapid-access diagnostic pathway in suspected pancreatic cancer

Awards 2017

On-site haemodialysis for prisoners with end-stage kidney disease

A ‘VIP pathway’ for vulnerable people receiving elective surgery

Enhancing leadership in infection prevention through training

Educating and supporting patients awaiting elective cardiac surgery

Providing integrated ear care and audiology as a community service

Technology helps young people take control of their mental health

A video to help parents and GPs manage childhood constipation

Asthma bus touring schools improves pupils’ symptom control

No Force First: eliminating restraint in a mental health trust

Tai chi classes to help people cope with long-term health issues

Strengthening the research team to increase patient participation

Creating guidelines for managing the side-effects of immunotherapy

Awards 2016

Developing a nurse-led service to reduce alcohol-related harm

Using specialist teams to diagnose breathlessness in primary care

Developing a model of care to improve mental health crisis response

Reducing unplanned admissions to hospital from care homes

Multi-agency care for people with alcohol-related long-term conditions

Improving access to mental health care in general practice

Using on-call research nurses to boost recruitment to clinical trials

Providing effective asthma care to people with learning disabilities

Developing a resource to help parents explain cancer to their children

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