Look at you! Lorraine Kelly salutes NHS heroes as she helps launch awards to find Scotland’s very best nurses
Post readers urged to help find the People’s Choice
They are all care-giving, life-saving NHS heroes but Lorraine Kelly today launches the search for Scotland’s best nurses.
The TV presenter hailed the work of nurses to help open nominations for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland’s annual awards. She said: “To be honest, I think every single one of you deserves an award for the astonishing sacrifices that you have made and your sheer hard work, especially during the pandemic.
“We will never ever forget it. A massive thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you do to keep us safe and to keep us healthy.
“You are all incredible and I honestly don’t know where we would be without you.”
The nursing awards celebrate those who have gone above and beyond and, for the first time, our readers are being asked to help find a winner for The Sunday Post People’s Choice category.
We want you to nominate a nurse, midwife or nursing support worker who has delivered some extra-special care to you, your family, friends or community.
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Alan Cumming added his appreciation of the professionalism and grit shown every day by nurses.
“I want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of Scotland’s nurses, in all areas of health and social care. You are doing such an incredible job,” he said.“obviously during the pandemic you felt that love but I want to tell you that you are loved all the time. I send you great thanks, great love and great admiration.”
The RCN Scotland is opening the awards to nurses, midwives, nursing support workers, nursing students and nursing teams. The Post’s People’s Choice Award is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to thank a nurse, midwife or nursing support worker who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to improve a patient’s life and care.
Julie Lamberth, RCN Scotland board chair, said: “Our awards are going to be a fantastic celebration.
“I know the process itself will shine a light on the best of nursing in Scotland.
“All the nominations that we receive will demonstrate how nursing staff go the extra mile to provide high-quality nursing care, day in day out, for the people of Scotland.”
Colin Poolman, RCN Scotland director sees the awards as an opportunity for well-deserved and longoverdue recognition for nurses in Scotland: “We urge RCN nurse, nursing support workers and student members to join us in promoting the awards far and wide, and encourage nursing staff to make nominations or nominate themselves and colleagues.”
Nominations will be accepted over the summer and are also open to nurses who are not members of the college. The glittering awards ceremony will take place in the Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland on November 30.