Longfield’s ‘passionate’ Specialist nurse wins Queen’s Nurse Award
Longfield Community Hospice Specialist Nurse Bev Hall has been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).
The title is not an award for past service but indicates a commitment to high standards of patient care, learning and leadership.
Nurses who hold the title benefit from developmental workshops, bursaries, networking opportunities, and a shared professional identity.
Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, Chief Executive of the QNI said: ”On behalf of the QNI I would like to congratulate Bev and welcome her as a Queen’s Nurse.
“Queen’s Nurses serve as leaders and role models in community nursing, delivering high quality health care across the country. The application and assessment process to become a Queen’s Nurse is rigorous and requires clear commitment to improving care for patients, their families and carers. We look forward to working with Bev and all other new Queen’s Nurses who have received the title this year.”
Clare Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Longfield Community Hospice, said: “We are delighted for Bev on achieving this recognition. It is testimony to the hard work and commitment of Bev as one of our growing Hospice at Home team here at Longfield. We wish her all the best in her ongoing learning and the benefit she will gain and apply to her work with us.”
Specialist Nurse Bev said of her award: “Prior to my nurse training, I worked in the community HCA setting for almost 20 years, from then I completed my BSc Adult nursing, which for me is my biggest achievement in life, I never dreamed I could become a qualified nurse and my passion from the beginning was to work in the community.
“Working as a community nurse for nine years built my confidence in end of life and palliative care and I knew that is where I wanted to focus my career. So having the opportunity to become a specialist nurse with Longfield Hospice At Home has inspired me to identify that there are many areas for self-improvement.
“I am passionate about end-of-life care and feel privileged to work with patients and families in their moments of need. I am committed to providing the highest level of patient-centred care.
“My role requires me to constantly innovate and push the barriers often associated with end-of-life care; in the main, to remove the stigma and fear often associated with the process.
“Becoming a Queens Nurse has given me the confidence to ensure that I am achieving a long-term vision, my vision is to provide free specialist nursing care to provide support and advice to the patients and families. I will continue to develop and deliver so patients with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers have the highest level of patient-centred care. I will deliver this in partnership with the NHS, other health, and social care providers.
“To share and collaborate my specialist knowledge with other Queens’ nurses I believe this will benefit to improve the private sector and improve the integration of the NHS.”
Find out more about our Specialist Nurses and Hospice at Home https://longfield.org.uk/our-services/hospice-at-home/