A GROUP of hardworking and "caring" nurses are the latest deserving recipients of The Mail's Bouquet of the Week.

Alfred Barrow District Nurses are tasked with visiting patients in the community and have been rewarded for their good work with the coveted flowers.

The group was nominated for the honour by their administrator Jade Oxley, who said the nurses went "above and beyond" every day.

The team are based at their Fairfield Lane office in Barrow and look after patients from five GP practices and two care homes.

Jade said: "The nurses, AKA Team Awesome, are so deserving of the flowers and their work should be recognised.

"They are faced with complex cases in the community day in and out but always use their skills to undertake these tasks with a smile on their face.

"Without the care of the district nurses and health care assistants patients would not be nursed for in the comfort of their own home.

"This year their caseload has risen to all time and they have been especially busy lately with the extra winter pressures.

"I feel that the whole team deserves praise and recognition for not only going over and above 24 hours per day, bank holidays, weekends and Christmas, but also providing exceptional service to our patients and colleagues."

The work the nurses includes palliative care provision, wound and leg ulcer management, catheter care, diabetes care and other chronic and long term conditions.

They also play in educating the next generation of nurses and educate patients on health matters.

If you know a special person or group who you think deserves to receive The Mail’s Bouquet of the Week then please send in your nominations.

You can do this by contacting reporter Dan Taylor by email on dan.taylor@newsquest.co.uk or by calling The Mail’s newsdesk on 01229 840150.

Teachers, community champions, dedicated groups and charity heroes have been just some of the many deserving recipients of the flowers, which are provided by the team at Ellie's Designer Florist at Hillfoot Garden Centre, County Road, Ulverston.

Please send in details of the person you are nominating along with your contact number.