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Indian origin transplant nurse honored by Health Services Journal
Dr Pradeep won the award for workforce initiative of the year and was highly commended in the NHS race equality award category.
Dr Agimol Pradeep receiving the award from Matt Lucas (left) and Sioban Melia (right) / King’s College Hospital
Indian origin Dr Agimol Pradeep, a liver transplant coordinator at King’s College Hospital, has been recognised by the prestigious Health Services Journal (HSJ) for her groundbreaking campaign work towards the betterment of the lives of health care professionals.
Dr Pradeep won the award for workforce initiative of the year and was highly commended in the NHS race equality award category, King’s College Hospital said in a media release.
Shortages in Nursing
Shortages in the nursing workforce and ethical recruitment are ongoing challenges faced by the UK healthcare system. However, there are thousands of internationally educated nurses working as unregistered practitioners in the UK who have been overlooked for more than a decade.
In order to address the issue, Dr Pradeep led a campaign to help these internationally trained nurses to complete their UK nursing registration without language tests.
Campaign
In February 2023, as a result of her campaign and public consultation, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) implemented the Supporting Information from Employer (SIFE) and around 1,000 internationally educated nurses received their NMC registration within the first five months and many more are added daily to the nursing workforce, the release mentioned.
The HSJ awards panel were impressed with the way that this work disrupted outdated policy to create real change, benefiting colleagues and changing processes on a larger scale.
Following the awards ceremony, Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council tweeted “I could not be more happy for Agimol and Dilla winning the Health Service Award for Workforce Initiative of the Year. They challenged the Nursing and Midwifery Council with a clear evidence base & compassion and have changed people’s lives forever. Congratulations”.
I could not be more happy for @agimol & @dilla_davis winning #HSJAwards @HSJ_Awards for the Workforce Initiative of the Year.
They challenged @nmcnews with a clear evidence base & compassion and have changed people’s lives for ever. CongratulationsCongratulating Agimol Professor Irene Higginson, executive dean, faculty of nursing, midwifery and palliative care said: “We are hugely proud of Dr Dilla Davis and Dr Agimol Pradeep for winning this award and for the groundbreaking work they have done to champion internationally trained nurses across the UK.
“By combining evidence, research, education and perseverance with building a community of international nurses, they have helped to support a more inclusive NHS workforce and to address nursing workforce shortages. This is a vital contribution to the NHS long term workforce plan, to help alleviate some of the workforce challenges and ensure we have skilled and dedicated healthcare practitioners,” she said.
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