3M AfPP Academy winners

The Academy comprises a series of intensive and practically orientated workshops run by independent consultants. It offers expert training in skills and techniques to increase personal effectiveness, giving individuals the confidence and motivation to take their career to new levels. The programme is sponsored by 3M Health Care in conjunction with AfPP, and is aimed at advancing excellence and best practice within the perioperative profession.

Applications were of a very high standard making the selection process extremely difficult. This programme has the potential to make a real impact on the careers of individuals, the teams they manage and ultimately patient care in their work environments.

The candidates selected are: Sarah Mseka, advanced theatre practitioner, Crawley Hospital; Rodolfo Relano JR, theatre/anaesthetic nurse, University College London Hospital; Janine Fletcher, team leader, St John’s Hospital; Andrew Talbot, theatre manager, The Heart and Lung Centre, Wolverhampton; Julie Kerr, anaesthetic nurse, Western Infirmary, Glasgow; Lesley M Powell, deputy team leader, Eastbourne District General Hospital; Esther Harrisberg, senior recovery sister, Barnet Hospital; Nirmala Mistry, staff nurse, Leicester Nuffield Hospital; Kelvin Smith, senior ODP, Luton and Dunstable NHS Foundation Trust; and Victoria Chivaura, senior theatre practitioner, Harefield Hospital.