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AfPP ETHICON Perioperative Practitioner of the Year

A generous prize of an educational bursary of £1,000 to be spent on an educational activity meeting the winner’s personal development objectives.

The award will be made to an individual who has offered an outstanding contribution and deserved achievement in delivering quality patient care in the preceding 12 months.  Nominations of individuals must be made by fellow perioperative professionals via a written testimonial.

Below is an update from 2009's award winner:

"The £1000 money awarded is being used to develop a training/resource room, which will support the continuing professional development and learning needs of the 40 theatre staff of varying grades based within theatres at Stracathro Hospital, NHS Tayside, as well as supporting the educational needs of other staff including nursing students on placement.  As well as IT facilities to access on-line learning, other learning materials will be made available to support learning, including publications, journals, learning packs, and local and national guidelines relevant to nursing and theatre practice.  The training/resource room will also be available for other educational activity, including small teaching sessions, performance reviews and meeting with mentors".

Rosanne Macqueen

Senior Charge Nurse

Theatres, Stracathro Hospital

Award details

Application deadline: 6 August 2010

Judges: A panel of judges from AfPP

Award Made: September

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