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DAISY Awards

Want to Say Thank You To Your Nurse or Midwife? Please share your story

The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition programme that honours and celebrates the skilful, compassionate care nurses & midwives provide every day. The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died from complications of the auto-immune disease ITP in 1999. During his hospitalisation, they deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown to Patrick and his entire family. When he died, they felt compelled to say “thank you” to nurses in a very public way.

Each DAISY Award Hounoree will be recognised at a ceremony in their ward or department.

Nominate for a nurse for a DAISY Award

If you would like to nominate one of our nurses or midwives for providing excellent care to you or a loved one, you can nominate them for a DAISY Award.

To nominate a nurse or midwife, please:

Complete the online DAISY nomination form
Complete and submit/post the nomination forms found on our wards – ask staff for the ‘DAISY station’

Our recent DAISY Honourees:

Rosa Trepiccione

Emily Arnold

Tracey Rowe

Tracey Davies

Patience Ebi

Cinderella Dutiro

Leila Walker

Remy Alimpungat

Hannah Board

Akhila Mol Babu

Liz Lees

Sue Collins

Sana Hussain

Angela Luke

DAISY Honourees archive

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.