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Star Alumni

The impact of the Florence Nightingale Foundation is powerfully represented by our Star Alumni who share their experience of undertaking their development programme. Find out more about just some of our incredible Star Alumni here.

Michalae Thompson

Group Quality & Governance Manager, Senior Nurse at Forest Healthcare | Established Leaders Programme Alumna

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Adesola Oriola

Deputy Sister at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Emerging Leaders Programme Alumna

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Ralph Lauren T. Figueroa

Head of the Critical Care Units and Specialty Centers at Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC), Philippines | Global Scholar Alumnus

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Aine Buller

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Keystone Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | Leadership Development Programme for Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses Alumna

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Margaret Kariuki

Maternity Charge Nurse, Hola Hospital, Tana River County, Kenya | Kenya Leadership Programme Alumna

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Benedict Ssentume

Clinical Practice Educator -Suicide Prevention at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | Scholar Alumnus

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Suzanne McFarlane

Paediatric Practice Development Nurse at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | Mary Seacole Leadership Development Programme Alumna

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Lucie Planner

CYP lead nurse, NHS England | Empowering Sustainable Leaders Programme Alumna

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Matt Brayford

Mental Health Leadership and Succession Programme Manager at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) | Digital Scholar Alumnus

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Funke Adewoye

Practice Educator with the Student Support Team, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust | Windrush Leadership Programme Alumna

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Christabel Chinonso U

Specialist Diabetes Nurse | Leadership Programme for Social Care Nurses from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds Alumna

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Walter Chikanya

Head of Care Quality at the Royal Star & Garter Charity | Leadership Programme Alumnus

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Mauvena Rowe-Mason

Duty Manager Nurse, HCA Healthcare UK at London Bridge Hospital | Green Leadership programme Alumna

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Alison Bunce

Director of Care at Ardgowan Hospice | Scholar Alumna

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