Clinical research nurse Judy Coyle earns plaudits for leadership, mentoring, enthusiasm and drive as she wins a prestigious award for her work in the emergency department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Jane Grove finds out about her career path so far and what the Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh team means to her

AN EYE for detail landed Judy Coyle the moniker ‘Eagle Eye’ and won her a prestigious prize. Named Scottish Clinical Research Nurse of the Year 2015, Ms Coyle has been rewarded for 20 years of pioneering work in clinical research and for her contribution to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s (RIE) emergency department (ED).