Derbyshire's school immunisation team wins national Team of the Year title
Derbyshire’s school age immunisation nursing team has been named national Team of the Year 2017 in prestigious Nursing Times Awards.A
The small team of six qualified nurses and six assistants, supported by a coordinator and two administrative assistants has been crucial in keeping school children across Derbyshire protected from illness this year.
This included delivering four different vaccinations to 45 senior schools and 235 primary schools over a distance of 1,000 square miles, amounting to over 67,000 protective vaccinations given to 5 – 19 year olds in Derbyshire in the past academic year.
The Nursing Times Awards 2017 – held at Grosvenor House Hotel, London on 2 November - recognised the huge achievement of the immunisation team, employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, in delivering such good results in a short time and their fantastic team spirit to get the job done.
Team leader Susie Scales said: “They really deserve this recognition. All the team has worked so hard and it means a lot to receive this award from our own nursing profession. We were up against 11 other exceptional finalist teams from all over the UK which makes this very special indeed.” More details on the attached press release.
Photo 1: Derbyshire’s school-age immunisation team members representing their team to pick up their Nursing Times Team of the Year 2017 Award (from left) Amy Sims (clinical team leader), Caroline Laight (immunisation administrative assistant) and Helen North (immunisation nurse).
Photo 2: Here’s Derbyshire’s triple-award winning school-age immunisation team who have just added Nursing Times Team of the Year 2017 to their plaudits! They may not be many in number but they are certainly making a huge difference, protecting children across Derbyshire from illness by administering thousands of immunisations.
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