Clatterbridge CNS shortlisted for national cancer nursing award
Posted 18th March 2024
We are delighted that our very own Claire Cadwallader, Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, has been nominated in this year’s British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards. The 2024 BJN Awards is dedicated to recognising hard work and unwavering commitment, and acknowledging the significant impact nominees have made on the lives of patients.
Aside from delivering excellent patient care herself in her clinical role, Claire has led the trust-wide project over the last 5 years to embed the AMBER care bundle in our organisation.
The AMBER care bundle aims to improve the quality of care for inpatients whose potential for recovery is uncertain and may be approaching the end of their lives despite treatment. It gives staff the opportunity to involve patients and their families in discussions about treatment and future care. Thanks to this, we now achieve patients’ preferred place of care 80% of the time from these earlier conversations compared with 8% three years ago.
Claire’s kindness and dedication doesn’t stop at the patients and staff of Clatterbridge, as she offers peer support to other centres. Clinical Nurse Specialists leading advance care planning and AMBER in other organisations frequently call upon her for advice, which she gives willingly and often goes above and beyond to support other hospitals in implementing these changes. She also delivers pastoral support to those who find the emotional burden of these conversations to be challenging.
Claire was awarded ‘Best Quality Improvement Project’ for the year 2022-23 at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre for all of her incredible work, and we wish her the best of luck that her winning streak continues at the 2024 BJN Awards on Friday 22nd March.
