IHCNO 2026 DAISY Award

2026 IHCNO DAISY Nurse Leader Award: Artur Carvalhinho

 

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to nursing and patient care, Artur Jorge Dias Carvalhinho, was honoured as a DAISY Awardee in 2026. This prestigious award reflects his commitment to compassionate care, professional excellence, and leadership in transforming healthcare delivery.

As healthcare systems around the world face increasing pressures, innovative models of care are becoming more important than ever. For Artur Carvalhinho, Nurse Manager of a Hospital at Home Unit and DAISY Awardee 2026, the future of healthcare lies in bringing high-quality, person-centred care directly to patients in their own homes.

Working closely with his multidisciplinary team, Artur supports patients and families through their daily health challenges, ensuring continuity, safety, and quality of care outside the traditional hospital environment. A central focus of his work is promoting health literacy, empowering individuals to better understand and manage their health while receiving care at home.

Artur believes that Hospital at Home is more than an alternative to conventional hospitalisation—it is a fundamental pillar of future healthcare systems. By improving access to care, particularly for older adults and vulnerable populations, this model helps create a more equitable and responsive healthcare service.

Together with his team, Artur is committed to advancing home hospitalisation within his country through innovation, collaboration, and strong community partnerships. Their work demonstrates how healthcare can be delivered in a way that is not only effective and safe, but also more humane, accessible, and sustainable.

As demand for healthcare continues to grow, Hospital at Home offers a compelling vision for the future—one that places people, families, and communities at the heart of care.

           


 IHCNO DAISY Nurse Leader Award: a visionary nurse leader whose dedication, innovation, and compassion are elevating nursing practice and strengthening care for individuals and families at home in Coimbra and across Portugal.

Read Artur's nomination story here



 2026 IHCNO DAISY Nurse Leader Award: Mark Millar

The International Home Care Nurses Organization is proud to announce Mark Millar, MSc, RN, DN, QN, FHEA as the recipient of the 2026 IHCNO DAISY Nurse Leader Award. Nominated by Crystal Oldman, Mark is recognized for his exceptional leadership in community nursing education, his unwavering commitment to advancing the profession, and his dedication to supporting the next generation of nurses.
As Chair of the Association of District and Community Nurse Educators (ADNE), a role he has held since 2023, Mark has become a leading advocate for community nursing education across the United Kingdom. Through his representation of ADNE at national and government-level forums, including NHS England, he has ensured that the expertise of community nursing educators informs workforce planning and policy development, helping to strengthen the future of nursing in community settings.
Mark has played a pivotal role in advancing educational excellence. His expertise was instrumental in developing the 2024 field-specific standards for community nursing, providing universities across the UK with a robust framework for postgraduate programs preparing nurses for advanced community practice. Widely respected by academic and clinical leaders alike, he has recently been asked to serve another term as Chair of ADNE, reflecting his colleagues' confidence and esteem.
A passionate educator and lifelong learner, Mark continually seeks to advance both his own practice and his students' learning experiences. His recent master's research explored how community nurses engage with digital innovation, and he presented the findings at the 2026 Royal College of Nursing Education Conference. Through innovative program design at City St George's, University of London, he has consistently enhanced student learning, including creating opportunities for community nursing students to participate in the 2026 IHCNO/ADNE Conference as a unique international educational experience.
Beyond education, Mark's leadership has had a profound impact on the wider nursing community. He has been instrumental in planning and delivering the 2026 IHCNO/ADNE Conference, securing an outstanding central London venue through his partnership with City St George's while maximizing accessibility for delegates through exceptional stewardship of resources. His commitment extends internationally through his support of nursing colleagues in Ukraine, where he mentored academics toward their first publication in a UK journal, and in Myanmar, where he helped develop a community nursing module for student nurses whose education had been disrupted by political conflict.
Mark Millar embodies the spirit of the IHCNO DAISY Nurse Leader Award: a visionary nurse leader whose advocacy, educational leadership, innovation, and compassion are strengthening community nursing, shaping future generations of nurses, and advancing high-quality care for individuals and families at home throughout the United Kingdom and beyond.

IHCNO 2025 DAISY Awards Online Presentation Recording
Please join the IHCNO Board of Directors to celebrate the 2025 IHCNO DAISY Home Care Nurse Honorees!


Caroline Sirewu RGN, SCM, MSN, MNO
ICHNO DAISY Nurse Leader Honoree
Zimbabwe

 

 



Mariana P Ibasco BSN, RN
IHCNO DAISY Clinical Nurse Honoree
USA

 

 

 

 



Sarah Lee PhD, RN
IHCNO DAISY Clinical Nurse Honoree
USA

 

 

 


Nominate an Extraordinary Home Care Clinical Nurse, Midwife, or Nurse Leader today!
Celebrate nursing excellence and leadership in home-based nursing care with a DAISY award.

The International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO) is a Supportive Association of the DAISY (Disease Attacking the Immune System) Foundation. The DAISY Foundation’s mission is to express gratitude to nurses for their extraordinary, compassionate, skillful care provided to patients and their families. The goal of this partnership is to recognize home care clinical nurses, midwives, and nurse leaders worldwide for the extraordinary care and compassion they provide to patients living in their homes, and their families that support them.
Nominations are ongoing and can be made using the links below, or the QR codes. The selection process is a blind review and scoring of nominations against established criteria is performed by a committee of experienced home care clinical nurses.

IHCNO Extraordinary Home Care Clinical Nurse Criteria:

  • Models empathy and demonstrates a caring presence in all situations.
  • Demonstrates excellent clinical skills in the delivery of compassionate patient care.
  • Demonstrates professionalism in the work environment.
  • Establishes a special connection with the patients and families.

To nominate someone for the IHCNO DAISY Nurse Award you must use this form

IHCNO Extraordinary Nurse Leader Nomination Criteria:

  • Nurse Leader creates an environment where attributes of trust, compassion, mutual respect, continued professional development and ethical behaviors are modeled and supported.
  • Nurse Leader is accessible, available, and responsive to the needs of their team.
  • Nurse Leader uses problem-solving, encourages critical thinking and advocates for their team.
  • Nurse Leader ensures the needs of the team are communicated to organization leadership, organizes priorities and directions are communicated to their team.
  • Nurse Leader is a compassionate leader

To nominate someone for the IHCNO DAISY Nurse Leader Award you must use this form

Previous Awardees

                             
2021
Samah Abosif, RN
Saudi Arabia
               

 

 

 

  2022
 Elena Nikolaidou, MSc, BSc, Community Nurse, RGN
 Croatia

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023
Dorcas Wanjohi, BSN, RN, PHN, MHA
USA