NHS Fife has been given the royal seal of approval.
Advanced nurse practitioner Alex Bann, who specialises in frailty, represented the organisation at a reception held in Buckingham Palace.
Some 350 nursing staff from across the UK converged on the palace where Prince Charles hosted the event to thank those who were engaged in frontline nursing.
He was joined by the Countess of Wessex to speak to staff and find out more about their work.
For Alex, representing NHS Fife at the event, had been “fantastic”.
“All the nurses were from different specialties, all there for the amazing work being done across the UK,” he said.
Acknowledging the work of nurses was part of the thinking behind the event.
“Often nurses are at the forefront with things like pay issues or staffing shortages, so it was nice to have some positive exposure, “ he said.
Alex is part of the NHS Fife team “at the front door”, with acute medical admissions and the A&E department formed to improve care for older patients.
The frailty assessment service at the Victoria Hospital is the first of its kind in Scotland.
It brings together staff across a number of areas.
Specialist consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social workers work closely to identify frailty in patients at the earliest opportunity, and ensure they are given the right treatment in the best place.
Early intervention, as the team works as part of the integrated assessment team, and a holistic assessment is applied to each patient.
