Rewarding excellence: Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley presented the Clinical Practice and Management Training Awards to Claire Breslin(pictured above) and 11 other finalists at a special luncheon in London this week. The Awards, a joint initiative between the Royal College of Nursing, Smith& Nephew Medical andNursing Standard include a week long tailor made management course at Sundridge Park in Kent for all the whining nurses. Further details in our special supplement on page 49.