Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Fundamentals of Care team have received a prestigious award at the Nursing Times Awards 2025, recognising their work to improve patient safety.
The Fundamentals of Care team consists of specialist nurses and practitioners who play a crucial role in various aspects of patient care at Hampshire Hospitals, including falls prevention, continence management, and pressure ulcer prevention.
They were selected as winners in the ‘continence care and promotion’ category at the national Nursing Times event, recognising the positive impact of their improvements to patient safety, particularly within continence management. 
The team’s award-winning work was praised by the judges for its impact in “promoting multidisciplinary working and collaboration, keeping dignity and continence outcomes central to the service”. They were particularly impressed by the measurable data presented on safety and sustainability, and “clear evidence of collaboration with patients and families”.
Alongside proactive continence promotion, as part of the submission the team also demonstrated improved end-of-life continence care when recovery was not possible.
The Nursing Times Awards shine a light on the brightest talent in the nursing profession, recognising teams and organisations making nursing innovative, patient-focused and inclusive. This year, the Awards received more than 750 nominations, with just 25 winners selected by a panel of expert judges.
Katie Mashingaidze, Nurse Consultant for Continence at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are incredibly proud to receive this award, which highlights the hard work and commitment of everyone in the team, as well as the support we’ve received from our partners in primary and secondary care. The improvements made in continence care for stroke patients across our pathways has ultimately helped deliver safer patient care and improved outcomes, and we’re excited to build on this success to further improve our service.”
