Cork Charity Wins Prestigious International Nursing Award
Cork’s Crann Centre wins Continence Nurse of the Year at the British Journal of Nursing Awards in London, recognising excellence in neurogenic continence care.
A Cork-based charity has been recognised at a prestigious international nursing ceremony, bringing home a top honour from London.
The Crann Centre has been awarded “Continence Nurse of the Year” for 2026 at the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards, held in London on Friday, 20th March.
The awards are open to nominations across the UK and Ireland and celebrate excellence in research and practice while recognising outstanding achievements across the nursing community.
The Continence Team at the Crann Centre provides Ireland’s only nurse-led, community-based specialist continence clinic for children, adults and their families living with neuro-physical disabilities, with a focus on neurogenic care.
The team also delivers dedicated training courses for healthcare professionals, including public health nurses and special needs assistants in schools, covering clean intermittent catheterisation, trans-anal irrigation training and disability awareness. Over 450 professionals have been trained over the last five years.
Eimear Daly, Head of Services at the Crann Centre, said:
“This recognition highlights the team’s commitment to supporting client families, promoting best practice, and delivering high‑quality continence care.
Huge congratulations to our incredible colleagues Caroline Buckley and Edel Hill - we are so proud! It also speaks to Crann’s dedication to providing a service to families living with neuro-physical disabilities ensuring that continence care is accessible, timely and responsive to their needs.
It also ensures that people do not face barriers that impact on their day-to-day lives and delivers improved health and wellbeing outcomes, increased participation and feelings of empowerment.”
The Crann Centre welcomed 234 additional families in 2025, a 37% growth on the previous year, and has now supported more than 900 families living with neuro-physical disabilities across Cork and the wider Munster region.
The charity’s 2Generation model of care provides whole family support, recognising that disability impacts the fabric of the family.
Through six key service themes, supported by a dedicated client liaison team, each family receives coordinated, personalised wraparound care.
