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Nurse of the Year Awards
RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2022
The Royal College of Nursing Wales was due to be celebrating the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards in Cardiff on Wednesday 9 November 2022, however the award ceremony has been postponed and will now be held on Thursday 29 June 2023 at City Hall, Cardiff.
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of these awards, they continue to recognise innovation and excellence in practice, acknowledging the outstanding efforts, commitment and achievements made by the whole of the nursing community across Wales.
Nominated nurses, midwives, nursing students and health care support workers have demonstrated a passion for their profession and exemplify distinction in care, leadership, service and innovation. The judging process has now concluded, and we look forward to announcing all our 2022 finalists on Thursday 29 June 2023.
Congratulations to all those that were nominated for the 2022 awards and best of luck to all our finalists!
Should you have any queries about the award ceremony please do not hesitate to contact us via NurseoftheYearAwards@rcn.org.uk or on 02920 680746.
Find out more about the 17 award categories that will be celebrated on the 29 June below.
Read about the 2021 award winners
Watch the highlights of the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2021 event
Sponsorship Opportunities
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Our Sponsors
Thank you to all our confirmed sponsors for supporting the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards
Advanced and Specialist Nursing Award
Sponsored by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
This award aims to recognise nurses undertaking advanced and specialist practice who make an outstanding contribution to patient care, including the introduction of changes that leads to innovative programmes of care.
Children and Midwifery Award
Sponsored by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife who has made an outstanding contribution to care of children, young people or the midwifery care of mothers-to-be/ parent/s.
Improving Individual and Population Health Award
Sponsored by Public Health Wales
This award aims to recognise a nurse or midwife who has made an outstanding contribution to improving individual and/or population health, including the introduction of changes that lead to innovative health improvement or health protection interventions or programmes.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
This award aims to recognise a truly exceptional Registered Nurse who is recognised as providing a lasting contribution to the nursing profession.
Primary Care Nursing Award
Sponsored by BMA Cymru Wales
This award celebrates the achievements of Registered Nurses who have made an outstanding contribution to the care of people from a primary care perspective.
Supporting Improvement through Research Award
Sponsored by Cardiff University
This award aims to recognise and reward quality in nursing and midwifery research, which may be of a preliminary nature e.g. pilot studies, clinical audit or service innovation.
Care of the Older Person Award
Sponsored by University of Wales Trinity Saint David
This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse or Health Care Support Worker who has made an outstanding contribution to the care of older people in Wales.
Community Nursing Award
Sponsored by Hywel Dda University Health Board
This award celebrates the achievements of all registrants of the NMC register who have made an outstanding contribution to the care of people in a community-based setting.
Innovation and Digitalisation in Nursing Award
Sponsored by Frontier Medical Group
This award is intended to recognise nurses and midwives who have improved the care of people through transformation to deliver and / or influence change. Nominators should provide a clear narrative explaining why and how the transformation was developed or implemented and how the change has improved the experience and outcome of care.Nurse Education Award
Sponsored by Swansea Bay University Health Board
This award recognises Registered Nurses who have made a significant difference to the development and or delivery of high quality education to those who deliver/ aim to deliver health care.Registered Nurse (Adult) Award
Sponsored by Powys Teaching Health Board
This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse who has made an outstanding contribution to the care of adults.
Suzanne Goodall Paediatric Palliative Care Nursing Award
Sponsored by Tŷ Hafan
This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse who has made an outstanding contribution to the care of children or young people with lifelong and/or life limiting illness.
Chief Nursing Officer for Wales Award
Sponsored by Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Welsh Government
This award will celebrate the contribution of an exceptional nursing or midwifery leader in Wales, who by inspiring others and demonstrating exceptional leadership, has made a significant difference to person centred holistic care.
Health Care Support Worker Award
Sponsored by Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
This award is open to any Health Care Support Worker who is delegated work directly by a Registered Nurse, Midwife or Health Visitor in any setting, who has demonstrated commitment to providing high standards of nursing and midwifery care.
Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Award
Sponsored by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
This award aims to recognise an exceptional Registered Learning Disability Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse who is being recognised for their innovative and creative approach to the care of people within these specialities.
Nursing Student Award
Sponsored by Health Education and Improvement Wales
This award aims to recognise Nursing/Midwifery students who have shown exceptional promise during their professional education and/or practice placements.
Supporting Education and Learning in Practice Award
Sponsored by University of South Wales
This award will be made to an outstanding Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife who demonstrates an innate understanding of the importance of effective supervision and assessment of students, supporting high quality learning environments, acts as a role model to and invests in existing and aspiring supervisors/assessors, and who builds and maintains relationships to enable and support this essential role.
RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Alumni Network
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Read about our inspiring previous winners!
Meet our 2019 award winners
Read about our 2018 finalists and take a look at some of the photos from the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2018 ceremony.
Read about our 2017 winners
Page last updated - 25/03/2023