From nursing lecturer to social care nursing leader, our podcast guests nominate the people who they think have made the working lives of nurses a little easier

One nursing hero has made ‘a profound difference to the profession’

Who is your unsung nursing hero of 2025, that person you work with who has your back and deserves recognition?

In the final Nursing Standard podcast episode of 2025, previous guests including Queen’s Nurse Caron Sanders-Crook and RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Kirsty Cartin tell us who they think should be applauded for the work they have done over the past 12 months.

From the nursing lecturer who is ‘a prime example of what a mental health nurse should be’, to the social care nursing leader who has made ‘a profound difference to the profession’, their nominees have all made the working lives of nurses a little easier.

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