Leicestershire community nursing project shortlisted for prestigious healthcare award

A Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) nursing-led project supporting people with type 2 diabetes is in the running for a prestigious Nursing Times Award.

Community nurse, Natalie Leggatt, has been shortlisted for a Nursing in the Community Award for her work helping to improve the support for adults with type 2 diabetes to become independent with insulin administration.

Her work has helped to transform the lives of people with type 2 diabetes in LLR by upskilling community nurses and developing new resources to support patients to independently manage their insulin administration.

Natalie, who was a student district nurse at the time, led a project to identify the barriers preventing people from managing their insulin.

She then addressed these by working with community nurses and people with type 2 diabetes to design new solutions and resources.

The project resulted in the development of new information leaflets, featuring pictorial and Easy Read content, and the introduction of new care plans and an insulin guidance checklist. 

The results were so successful, the materials were introduced in other teams across the Trust and the wider LLR care system, including social care, GPs and hospitals.

Natalie’s project findings will be shared at the Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference in September 2024 in Newcastle.

The full list of finalists for the Nursing Times Awards 2024 can be found at: www.awards.nursingtimes.net/2024/.

The winners will be announced during a ceremony at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London on Wednesday, October 23.