Proud of your team? Proud of your work?

Looking for an opportunity to share your expertise and innovative ideas with other primary care specialists across the UK and the chance to win £500 and attend our awards lunch on 19 November 2008 at the NEC in Birmingham?

We want to hear from anyone who has made a difference to their practice...does this sound like you or one of your colleagues?

There is so much good work being carried out in the world of primary care and community nursing, work that often goes unrecognised and unrewarded.  Well, Nursing in Practice Awards wants to hear about it!

The Nursing in Practice Awards 2008 will reward best practice in a variety of clinical areas, and are designed to recognise excellence and innovation in the primary care setting. Applications are invited from individual nurses or teams of primary healthcare professionals who have undertaken projects to improve the quality of care for groups of patients in the following clinical areas:

Cardiac care
Childhood immunisation
Dermatology
Diabetes
Mental health including dual diagnosis
Obesity
Respiratory care
Sexual health
Travel health
Team of the year

With prizes of £500 for category winners it really is worth taking a few minutes to enter the 2008 NiP awards. The deadline is looming so don't miss out.

We want to hear from anyone who has made a difference to their practice, either by introducing a new protocol or strategy, finding a new way of delivering care to their patients, or even by providing years of high-quality service despite the pressures of constant change and uncertainty. We invite all primary care nurses and teams working in a primary care setting to submit a small report outlining their work.

Reports or outlines should only be between 300 to 1,500 words and should be submitted with a cover sheet to nip@campden.com before 5.30pm on 23 May 2008.

A panel of judges made up of key experts in each clinical area has been assembled. The panel will review all projects submitted in time – and personal and practice details will be removed to ensure fairness.

The top five projects in each award category will be invited to an interview in person or by conference call with the prestigious panel judges. The top three projects in each award category will be invited to the awards ceremony and lunch on 19 November 2008 at the NEC in Birmingham, where the winners will be announced.

Top nominees will also be given the opportunity to showcase their work in Nursing in Practice magazine and on www.nursinginpractice.com, and the winners will be invited to talk about their work at a future Nursing in Practice Event of their choice.

The top three projects will also be presented with a certificate of achievement at our awards ceremony taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 19 November 2008.

CLICK HERE FOR A PROJECT COVER SHEET