Awards for nursing team dubbed ‘angels’
NHS Grampian, along with healthcare facilities around the world, is a partner of the Daisy Foundation, a charity which helps recognise the exceptional care and compassion given to patients by nurses and midwives.
The critical care team yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of this partnership – which has seen more than 1000 nominations so far – by remembering a patient whose last wish was to make sure the nurses who cared for him were nominated for an award.
William “Wullie” Walker was in the care of Ward 201 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for a week before he passed away last October.
His friend Louise Christie agreed to pass on the names of all the nurses to be nominated, along with Wullie’s words: “The time, dedication and care all of these nurses gave me, in my last few days, was admirable. They are all angels in my eyes. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for keeping me comfortable.”
Senior charge nurse Louise Wilson submitted the nomination on Wullie’s behalf with Christie’s help. She said she felt a sense of pride as she put forward the names of staff nurses Laura Caul, Amber O’Brien, Mia Feeney, Suzie Milne, Molly Hay, Holly Gray, and Paula Close, and senior staff nurse Pamela Montgomery.
Wilson said: “We were very touched by Wullie’s request and very grateful he wanted to recognise our team members who work so hard.
“It’s nice to be reminded that we can make a difference to someone even in their darkest of days. We have a fantastic team and Wullie was an extraordinary man who we’re pleased to remember.”