Top award for Nuffield nurse (From Somerset County Gazette)

Top award for Nuffield nurse

11:00am Wednesday 17th October 2012 in Taunton

ABBIE Terrett, a staff nurse at the Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital, has won a prestigious prize for showing compassion and skill when working with patients with long-term care needs.

Abbie was nominated for the award by her lecturers at Plymouth University, from where she graduated.

She said “It was a surprise, but also really rewarding.

“I enjoyed the course and worked hard, but it’s great to now be on the ward at the Nuffield helping patients.

“There’s a really good team here and I’m continuing to learn a lot.”

Joy Dyer, matron at the Nuffield, said: “We’re all very proud of Abbie.

“As well as successfully completing her nursing course she has done incredibly well to get this award.”