Eye specialist is nominated for national award (From Your Local Guardian)

Sutton Hosptial eye specialist is nominated for national award

2:00pm Saturday 28th July 2012 in Top stories By Hannah Williamson

Anjali Praveen has worked at Sutton Hospital for nine years

An eye specialist from Sutton Hospital has been nominated for a national award following outstanding patient praise.

Anjali Praveen, a clinical nurse specialist in Sutton Hospital’s dedicated eye unit, is in the running for the Clinical Service of the Year award.

She was nominated by a relative of a patient in the unit, in recognition of her exceptionally good practice in the care of people with macular disease – a condition which affects the central vision and is the most common cause of sight loss in the UK.

Ms Praveen who has worked at the hospital for nine years, said: "I am absolutely delighted to have been nominated for this award.

"Although I wasn’t expecting a nomination, it was a very pleasant surprise."

The winners will be decided by judges who will present them with their awards at the Macular Disease Society's annual conference on September 22.