7 September 2021

Nurse Consultant Suman Shrestha is one of this year's winners of the Human Rights and Nursing Awards following his amazing work supporting health and social care in Nepal and the UK.

Suman Shrestha is a Nurse Consultant at Frimley Health and Professional Lead for Critical Care at the Royal College of Nursing. He has contributed significantly to the development of health and social care both in Nepal and the UK. He has led on initiatives in the management of sepsis in the UK and, on a voluntary basis, spearheaded the advancement of critical care and infection control in Nepal. Suman has also played a key role in response to the pandemic through the Royal College of Nursing to support the strategic redeployment of nurses into critical care locally and nationally.

Suman says: ‘It is a great privilege and honour to receive this prestigious award. I am blessed to be working with many amazing inspirational people who motivate me to continue my work. The recognition and fund will no doubt help expand my projects particularly in developing health care in Nepal where health care professionals are working tirelessly in extremely challenging conditions with limited knowledge and resources.’

The awards are run by the Nursing Ethics journal and the award ceremony was held as part of the International Nursing Ethics Conference on 2-3 September 2021.