A hospital trust has earned recognition for its efforts to enhance patient safety.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Fundamentals of Care team won the continence care and promotion category at the Nursing Times Awards 2025.
The team, made up of specialist nurses and practitioners, was commended for its efforts to improve patient safety through better continence management, a key part of its wider work in falls prevention and pressure ulcer prevention.
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Katie Mashingaidze, Nurse Consultant for Continence at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are incredibly proud to receive this award, which highlights the hard work and commitment of everyone in the team, as well as the support we’ve received from our partners in primary and secondary care.
"The improvements made in continence care for stroke patients across our pathways has ultimately helped deliver safer patient care and improved outcomes, and we’re excited to build on this success to further improve our service."
Judges praised the team for its multidisciplinary approach, patient and family involvement, and focus on dignity in care.
They also recognised the team’s efforts to enhance end-of-life continence care when recovery is no longer possible.
The Nursing Times Awards received more than 750 nominations this year.
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