“I’m really proud to be a children’s nurse – I’ve always wanted to be a nurse and work with children. My niece has medical needs that over the years have resulted in extended hospital stays and my sister needed training on her medical needs.

“It gave me a passion to do things right for children in the community so that they can stay home with their families, go to school with their friends and be able to reduce health inequities which naturally lead to long-term health problems.

“I also have two nephews with autism and I remain incredibly passionate that we remain focused on meeting the needs in terms of care offered and services available to reduce health inequalities for anyone with additional needs.”

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To be considered for the award, managers and patients provide feedback on applications, which are evaluated at the same time as their application.

She adds: “Throughout my journey, I have had many experiences, alongside the people I have met along the way, that have truly shaped my passion.

“This is the highest nursing recognition for community service, and I am incredibly proud of my long-standing commitment to children’s nursing. My mother has been one of my biggest supporters and that meant a lot to her too, because she knows how incredibly hard I worked. Tears were shed! »

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Broadoaks is a community site owned by Children and Young People’s Trust which provides community and neurodevelopmental services to children and young people in Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston, offering specialist assessment, coordination with other services and a long-term support.

Victoria said: “Working in an acute care organization as a community matron can bring a different set of challenges, because we are like a hospital without walls, and if we don’t do what we do, children will continue to get hurt. present to the emergency department.

“We have a long way to go to further strengthen our community and specialist nursing provision, but I am confident that we will work collectively together to reduce health inequalities and increase our community service provision here at LTHTR.

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