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Nutrition Nurse Specialist Shortlisted In The British Journal Of Nursing Awards

An Isle of Wight NHS Trust nurse has been shortlisted in the specialist nutrition category of this year's British Journal of Nursing Awards.

Nutrition Nurse Specialist Tracy Cloke, who retired at the end of last year, worked at St Mary's Hospital and within the Community Nutrition Service for four years.

As part of her role, she helped raise the profile of nutrition, working tirelessly to improve the knowledge and skills of the multidisciplinary teams who care for patients requiring PEG treatment and to embed nutrition assessment as an essential consideration when delivering care. 

Tracy’s outstanding work led to improved assessments and counselling and in working closely with consultants, she helped to cut delays to referrals for key procedures such as PEG insertion for hospital and community patients.

She said:

"I feel very honoured and proud to be firstly nominated then shortlisted for this award for doing the job I love.

"For me nursing is the best job ever and I have thoroughly enjoyed being the nutrition nurse for the Island over the past seven years.

“No one works in isolation, and we are all stronger when we work together and support each other, I have been so lucky to have had such a great bunch of people across all healthcare settings and disciplines, working with me."

Tracy is one of three nurses shortlisted for Nutrition Nurse of the Year 2022.

The ceremony takes place later today (Friday). The full shortlist is available on the BJN Awards website.

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