North Ronaldsay nurse practitioner Bernie Holbrook in running for award 25 November 2013 Last updated at 00:35 A nurse practitioner working in one of Orkney's smallest island communities will find if she has won a major national award this week. Bernie Holbrook has been providing health care for about 70 people in North Ronaldsay for the past three years. Her role means dealing with aches and pains to life-threatening emergencies. She has been shortlisted for the UK-wide 2013 Nurse of the Year in General Practice and Primary Care. She said: "As a nurse practitioner in a remote island setting, my job is to provide primary health care, unscheduled out of hours care, and community care to the island population, which has no resident GP." Her previous post was at a busy hospital in Essex. The award recognises the work done by the finalists in improving access to care for patients. The Nurse of the Year awards take place this Wednesday in London.