The leader of the winning team in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 community nursing category describes how the experience enhanced her project’s approach to redressing health inequalities among men in rural areas

All projects require feedback to be effective, and the RCNi Nurse Awards are the ultimate feedback. The initiatives are scrutinised and judged by experts in the field against peers who are also making a difference to their patients and communities. Even to be shortlisted is evidence that our strategy to reduce inequalities in men’s health in rural communities is acceptable, appropriate and effective.