Is there a nurse in your team who has done exceptional work in supporting bladder cancer patients, or helping to improve their experience?
The Nurse of the Year Award is an opportunity for colleagues to nominate an individual nurse whom they think deserves a special mention. Working with bladder cancer patients, they might write a newsletter, run the support group, organise well-being events or have come up with a great idea on how to improve the patient experience.
We know the great contribution made by specialist nurses in improving both patient care and treatment pathways and we want to hear about people who have gone above and beyond. Tell us a about them and what they do for bladder cancer patients.
The deadline for 2026 ABC UK Nurse of the Year submissions has now passed.
The winner of the ABC UK Nurse of the Year Award 2026 will be announced at our annual ABC UK Nurse Education Day in September 2026, in a press release and on our social media. They will receive up to £500 value of support to go towards further education – this might be conference fees, travel, books etc (refunded on receipts). The winner will also receive a £100 shopping voucher to use however they wish – as a thank you and in recognition of their excellent work. .
We'll be asking you to nominate again next year, so please revisit this page in the early spring 2027 for more information.
The nomination process for the ABC UK Nurse of the Year is always simple: complete a simple nomination form and return to us at: info@actionbladdercanceruk.org
ABC UK Nurse of the Year Award 2026 Nomination Form.docx
ABC UK Nurse of the Year Award Guidelines 2026.pdf
Nomination forms must be countersigned by a line manager or a senior member of the team, details on the form. Nominations are for individuals only, not for a team.
The Nurse of the year was first launched in 2025 in recognition of the amazing work that they do. The winner of the very first ABC UK Nurse of the Year 2025 was Kathryn Chatterton, Bladder Cancer Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Cancer Nurse Specialist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust.
Kathryn is recognised as a skilled, innovative and compassionate bladder cancer nurse, whose influence extends nationally and internationally. A cystoscopist for over 16 years, she set up the first nurse-led flexible cystoscopy service in Australia in 2009. In the UK, she now leads the only nurse-led blue light outpatient flexible cystoscopy service, alongside nurse-led NMIBC flexible cystoscopy and intravesical treatment services.
Kathryn is co-chair of the EAUN bladder cancer special interest group, delivering education and training across Europe, including the EAUN annual flexible cystoscopy course. She has developed NMIBC training modules and has contributed to national policy and guidance (e.g. GIRFT).
Congratulations, Kathryn for a well-deserved win!
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