Lauren is an amazing nurse and, in particular, is an incredible ambassador for organ and tissue donation. During her time in the Emergency Department, she quickly became a link nurse for end-of-life care, an area she clearly feels incredibly passionate about.

She subsequently became involved in the Trust's tissue donation referral project, ensuring that all adult deaths in the Emergency Department are referred for consideration of potential tissue donation. Lauren goes out of her way to support these referrals and regularly commits her own time to thinking of ways to improve this.

She always takes responsibility for when things don't go well and commits to resolving these issues at the earliest opportunity. For instance, when a recent IT glitch meant that referrals were not being received, she instantly jumped into action to correct this. Due to her passion and involvement with the tissue donation project and her interest in ensuring the highest possible quality care at the end of life, she was quickly recruited to join the Trust's Organ & Tissue Donation Committee.

She has quickly become a very active, vocal, and committed member of the committee, offering her free time and energy to support promotional work in the community and to identify other opportunities we can get involved in to really share our message. Lauren is a true role model to the colleagues that work with her, and she very much leads by example.

Her commitment, in particular, to offering the best possible care at the end of life shines through, and she is a real leader when it comes to offering organ and tissue donation as something she knows can bring comfort to bereaved relatives. She is not afraid to champion this cause and advocate for those most vulnerable patients whose own voices can sadly no longer be heard. This, for me, is the measure of a truly brilliant nurse.