A Twickenham School nurse has been awarded the prestigious Queens Nurse Award.

Charlotte Pratten, works as a school nurse at various Twickenham Schools, including St Richard Reynolds and St Stephens School.

She was awarded it 'in recognition of commitment to high standards of patient care and continually improving practice'.

The award is given by The Queen's Nursing Institute and was awarded to 564 nurses, after a rigorous application process.

The Queen's Nurse programme is wholly supported by the National Garden Scheme and there are now almost 2500 Queen's Nurses working in every community nursing specialism and in every part of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Island and the Isle of Man.