The neonatal team at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Princess Royal Maternity (PRM) Unit are celebrating after being named the best in Scotland.
Staff at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary-based site were named the Team of the Year by the Scottish Neonatal Nurses Group at an event last week.
Each year the group name their top team at their annual conference, with the ongoing work of the PRM team to provide the highest-standard of patient-centred care recognised.
Senior Charge Nurse Susan Heron said: “We’re all blown away by it all, but I’m so pleased for the whole team here, they deserve it for all of their hard work, especially over the last few years with the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“To be named the best team in Scotland by our peers means so much too, it means a lot that they recognise the work that’s going on here at the PRM to look after not only the babies in our care, but their families too. The team are so proud and I’m proud of them.
“This award is for our ongoing work around patient and family centred care, it’s a recognition of the culture we have created here and the amazing feedback we have been getting from families.”
The news comes after the Glasgow Royal Infirmary was named as Scotland’s top ranked hospital in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals league table.
Mandy Meechan, Chief Nurse for NHSGGC, said: “I was absolutely delighted to hear that our neonatal team at the Princess Royal Maternity Unit have been recognised by their peers in this way. They have continually demonstrated our family-centred care approach and have received positive feedback from families.
“The PRM provides state-of-the-art equipment for mothers, babies and families and dedicated team across all departments work extremely hard to provide the highest standard of family-centred care possible. The work of the neonatal team encapsulates this approach perfectly and we are very proud of each staff member.”
