International year of the nurse and the midwife: Rebecca O’Dwyer

December 30, 2020

This year marks International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, a campaign by the World Health Organisation in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.

Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services in our workplace. They devote their lives to caring for mothers and children; giving lifesaving immunisations and health advice; looking after older people and generally meeting everyday essential health needs. They are often the first and only point of care in their communities. Throughout the year we will be highlighting some of our nurses, HCAs and midwives who are making a difference to our patients.

Today we feature Rebecca O’Dwyer, lead nurse and joint clinical lead for critical care services/deputy group director of nursing, surgical services.

Rebecca won the special award of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife at the this year’s Star Awards. She originally started nursing in March 1990 and has worked at SWB since November 1996. She is a phenomenal nurse leader who has led her team to a CQC outstanding rating and Clinical Team of the Year at the Star Awards 2019. She has successfully led the team through the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic with professionalism and humility and has always had the welfare of the patients and colleagues foremost in her mind.