Lifetime achievement award for Advanced Nurse Practitioner Andrea

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s Andrea Croft, an Anticoagulation Advanced Nurse Practitioner, has been awarded the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Thrombosis UK VTE Awards.

The VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) Awards seek to celebrate effective, embedded and sustainable practice across VTE prevention and management, placing patient-safety and outcomes at the heart of exemplary care.

Andrea is the very first person to receive the Lifetime Achievement award which is brand new to the awards programme this year. She collected her award at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament last week.

Speaking about receiving such a prestigious award Andrea said:

Receiving this award is a great honour which I would not have achieved without the love, friendship and support of my family, friends and peers I have been extremely lucky to have been able to do a job I love for the majority of my nursing career.

“Having the opportunity to influence patient safety and make a difference to people’s lives both locally and nationally has been both challenging and hugely rewarding.

“I have been fortunate to meet and work with some amazing people who share similar goals to myself and inspire others to change their ideas and working practice to benefit patient care. Ultimately the patient is at the centre of everything I do”.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises someone’s significant contributions and lasting impact throughout their career and through substantial work to establish learning, process and improvement across prevention and management of venous thromboembolism. It acknowledges dedication, hard work, and talent, and celebrates a person’s overall impact and lasting legacy to colleagues, providers, and patients.

This year, the VTE Awards welcomed many applications from across the UK, each evidencing high standards, passion to implement and determination to deliver the best.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg’s Pharmacy led Anticoagulation Service was also recognised in the awards for perioperative management of anticoagulants at Royal Glamorgan Hospital Pharmacy Department (RGH).

22/05/2025