Nurses from across the UK awarded honours including CBE, OBE, MBE and BEM in the King's new year honours list, for their outstanding leadership, clinical care and commitment to patients and the profession. Those recognised include the founder of the British Indian Nurses Association, an Admiral Nurse, a nurse leader in sickle cell care, a nurse consultant, a champion of equity and inclusion in nursing and healthcare, and a former chief nursing officer for Scotland. The RCN president says those recognised represent ‘the very best of the profession’.