
The Nurse Awards 2013: celebrating excellence in nursing
With categories covering all aspects of care, The Nurse Awards covers the entire spectrum of nursing.
Do you know a nurse, midwife, health visitor or healthcare assistant who you feel has made a real difference to either your health care or that of a loved one?
Say thank you by nominating them for The Claire Rayner Patient’s Choice Award.
Come and support your colleague, friend or loved one by buying a ticket to The Nurse Awards 2013 ceremony. Book your ticket today. Find out more about the awards venue and accommodation.
Johanne Tomlinson, staff nurse, HMP Stafford, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust, won the Nurse of the Year Award 2012.
Find out more about Johanne’s work and and the work of the category winners.
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Named after the late Claire Rayner, the well known nurse, agony aunt, writer, broadcaster and patients' champion, this special award allows members of the public to thank a nurse* who has made a real difference to their or a loved one's healthcare.
Ellie Hodge, Chemotheraphy Nurse
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ellie was announced as the Patient's Choice Nurse 2013 at an inspirational awards ceremony hosted by TV presenter, broadcaster and journalist Fiona Phillips on Tuesday 12th March at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Adam Rayner, son of the late Claire Rayner helped present the award.
Photo left to right: Adam Rayner, Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, Ellie Hodge, Chemotherapy Nurse, York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Fiona Phillips, Host