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EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Ian Peate Editor Sophie Gardner sophie.gardner@markallengroup.com Chief Sub-editor Janet Perham janet.perham@markallengroup.com Sub-editors Carolyn Crawley carolyn.crawley@markallengroup.com Vicqui Stuar t-Jones vicqui.stuar t-jones@markallengroup.com Clinical Series Editor Barr y Hill Commerical Manager Nicholas Barlow nicholas.barlow@markallengroup.com Circulation Director Sally Boettcher sally.boettcher@markallengroup.com MedEd Manager Tracy Cowan tracy.cowan@markallengroup.com Production Manager Kyri Apostolou Production Assistant Larr y Oakes Designer Hal Bannister Publishing Director Andrew Iafrati andrew.iafrati@markallengroup.com Managing Director Anthony Kerr Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen UK PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Quar terly Direct Debit £47 Annual Direct Debit £184 Annual Credit Card £194 2yr Annual Credit Card £330 3yr Annual Credit Card £466 Subscribe online: www.magsubscriptions.com , Subscribe by phone: +44 (0) 1722 716997 Contact: institutions@markallengroup.com for institutional pricing Part of www.markallengroup.com British Journal of Nursing is published by MA Healthcare Ltd, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB Tel: 020 7738 5454 Editorial: 020 7501 6702 Sales: 020 7501 6732 Email: bjn@markallengroup.com Websites: www.britishjournalofnursing.com td Healthcare L 2023 MA © © MA Healthcare Ltd, 2023. 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ISSN 0966 – 0461 Print: Pensord Press Ltd, Blackwood, NP12 2YA Distribution: Comag Distribution, West Drayton, UB7 7QE Cover picture: Adobe Stock Nurses and awards Ian Peate FRCN OBE, Editor in Chief, British Journal of Nursing Very often, too often, nurses rarely consciously acknowledge the profound impact that the care they offer has on both patients and their families. The BJN sees this. The BJN Awards see and recognise this. Each year, the BJN Awards honour outstanding care and innovation. Our esteemed annual event, held this year on 24 March, was at the illustr ious Banking Hall in London and was a wonderful success. The evening was dedicated to recognising and applauding the hard work and unwaver ing commitment of nursing teams and acknowledging the significant impact they have made on the lives of patients, on all of us. The Awards acknowledge what it means to be responsive to the highly changing needs of those who are very often vulnerable and distressed. The exper iences of talented nurses across the UK are shared and celebrated, depicting creative, dynamic and innovative nurse-led activity in different fields. Our Awards showcase nurses and nursing practice, enabling us to share with everyone the amazing achievements of nurse colleagues who practise in diverse care settings, working with diverse patient groups, across the life span. Award winners are commended with acclaim to wider audiences, enabling even more people to gain an insight into what nurses are doing in their practice. Award winners inspire others and set a professional standard, inspir ing other nurses to excel in what they do and acknowledge what is exceptional in what they often think is ordinary. Highlighting what it is that nurses do, what it is that causes patients and their families to feel so completely safe in their care, is at the heart of the BJN Awards as we celebrate the extraordinary and compassionate care that nurses provide. It is the skill and proficiency of nurses that make the patient exper ience an extraordinary and positive one. This year, the Awards highlighted innovation, determination and the outstanding contr ibution nurses make to the health of the nation. This year we had 17 categor ies that showcased a wide range of nursing fields. Individuals and teams were recognised and acclaimed for being exceptional in what and how they practise. In addition to the 17 categor ies, a Nurse of the Year Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award are also made. Despite these two awards being made to individuals, it is constantly the case that recipients of these awards say that their achievement could not have been possible without the support of other colleagues (nursing and non-nursing), often accepting the award on behalf of their team. For the first time this year we included a new category – Public Health Nurse of the Year. The introduction of this new category shines a light on the role of the nurse in public health. Every nurse, not only those working in specialist public health roles, are health-promoting practitioners. They use their knowledge and skills to make a personal and professional impact and to improve the health and wellbeing of the public. Every contact counts, from a healthy start r ight through to the end of life. The Awards are open to entr ies from individual nurses and teams who deserve recognition. When the entr ies close, a panel reviews the submissions and then makes a shortlist of three finalists for each of the categor ies. As happens every year, the judges were faced with the arduous task of having to select winners from a plethora of exceptional entr ies this year. We were amazed by the outstanding quality of the submissions that we received. Although the BJN Awards recognise those who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them in their day-to-day practice, we want to say a well-deserved thank you to all nurses for all that you do in spite of the many challenges that you face as you str ive to provide the highest and safest quality of care.Your dedication and persistence, your commitment to service, very often in the face of adversity, saves countless lives on a daily basis. You ease the distress of those in need, and you continually challenge inequality and discr imination in all forms. Our nation cannot achieve real health equality without you.You really do make a difference and you are all remarkable. BJN British Journal of Nursing, 2023, Vol 32, No 8 353

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