Students from the School of Health Sciences have won three prestigious awards at this year’s Student Nursing Times Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of the nurse-training sector.
The School’s BME Student Network won the Mary Seacole Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Rachel Dakin won the ‘Student Nurse of the Year: Children’ award, and 26-year-old Phoebe Miles won the award for ‘Learner of the Year: Post-registration'.
The Student Nursing Times Awards are hosted by the Nursing Times and were presented at a gala ceremony in London. This national event celebrates the achievements of the student nursing community.
Reacting to their win, Kudzai Muganhiri from the School’s BME Student Network, said: “As the co-founder and leader of the BME network, I am very proud to be the first to win a Mary Seacole Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion. This year has been phenomenal as we aimed and succeeded in merging with our trust partners to not only work together in improving BME student experiences but also to uplift student engagement across the board.”
Commenting on her win as Student Nurse of the Year: Children, Rachel Dakin said: “I am absolutely elated to have won this national award out of so many talented future children's nurses across the UK. I would like to thank members of staff in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust for their tremendous support, encouragement and dedication to my learning.”
Winner of the Learner of the Year: Post-registration award, Phoebe Miles, said: “I’m really thrilled to have won this award; it feels incredible to be recognised for academic achievements alongside celebrating the fantastic work of nurses. I hope that my successes along with the other winners in Nottingham can inspire future nurses to undertake post-registration learning so that we can continue to advance patient care.”
The University of Nottingham extends its congratulations to all winners and nominees of The Student Nursing Times Awards.
Posted on Wednesday 1st May 2019