Lead Professional Development Nurse wins 2022 Shiela Lorimer Award

including Claire Chambers, Socorro Rosaupan, Keeley Hopcraft, Tracy Ranford, Odeena Gregory, Cheryl Shepherd and Kerry Winter.

Christina Ronayne, Lead Professional Development Nurse in acute medicine, has been recognised for her nursing clinical excellence by winning the 2022 Shiela Lorimer award.

The awards ceremony was hosted our ambulatory medical assessment area at City Hospital a little later than usual this year due to pressures across the NHS, however this didn’t take away from the significance of winning such an accolade.

The prestigious award itself was launched to commemorate Shiela Lorimer, who was an acute medicine nurse practitioner and worked for the Trust for over two decades. Shiela was a pioneer in her field as she was the first nurse to successfully implement nurse led discharge which has led to advanced nurses discharging patients our of hours on all medical wards which resulted in a vastly improved patient journey and experience.

Congratulating Christina on her award, Claire Obiakor, Senior Sister in Acute Medicine said, “Christina joins an illustrious group of winners back dating to 2015

“She is truly deserving of this special award and I’m certain everybody across the Trust will agree with me on this.”

Dr Sarbjit Clare, Deputy Medical Director and Consultant Physician in acute medicine echoes these thoughts and said: “The Shiela Lorimer award is awarded every year in memory of Shiela who was passionate about teaching and education and was one of the first people to set up nurse led discharge in the UK.

“Christina was unanimously voted by both medical and nursing teams as her passion to teaching is truly humbling. She is thoughtful, kind and understands everyone learns and acquires knowledge in different ways. Her work on AMU has not only improved the care we provide but created a culture of safety, openness and proactive learning. She inspires all to be the best they can be. We are very lucky to have her.”

Christina joined SWB in 2020 as a band 6 but has recently progressed on to a band 7.

When asked about how she felt about winning the award she said: “I must say I felt stunned but honoured at the same time. I always try to do my best and I firmly believe that education can help patient care.”