15 October 2024
We're delighted that voting is open for the Reader’s Choice Award as part of Scotland’s Health Awards 2024.
There are ten finalists from across NHS Scotland including our very own Joan Rutherford, Community Clinical Nurse Manager and Gemma Burdett, Senior Addiction Nurse.
Speaking about her nomination, Joan Rutherford said: “I’m really honoured and humbled by this nomination. It’s been over 44 years since I started my nursing journey, and it has been an absolute privilege to have supported and cared for so many individuals and families during sickness, health, joy, sadness and, at times, unbelievable tragedy.”
Gemma Burdett added: “It is an honour and a privilege to be nominated as a finalist for the Reader’s Choice Award. I love my job, and I am proud of the innovative work we routinely deliver as a team. During my 15 years working as a nurse, I have always been extremely passionate about ensuring that those affected by substance use have the same access and rights to healthcare as anybody else. We do still sometimes come across perceived barriers and reluctance to access support, which as a team we are trying to address as much as possible.”
You can help us celebrate these truly incredible people whose hard work, commitment and dedication deserves recognition. Please vote online via the Scotland’s Health Awards website by Friday 25 October 2024.
All winners across the sixteen categories of Scotland’s Health Awards, including the Reader’s Choice Award, will be announced on Thursday 7 November at an awards ceremony in Edinburgh.