FNF Good Ideas Lab: an Innovation Initiative for Nurses and Midwives
Home Are you a nurse or midwife who would like get involved in exploring innovative solutions in healthcare? Do you have an idea you want to develop? Florence Nightingale Foundation’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Subject Expert Group (SEG) is offering nurses and midwives a dynamic platform to explore innovative solutions in healthcare. This ‘Good Ideas Lab’ will […]
FNF’s Equity, Impact and Assessment Group
Home Orion Barker, is FNF’s LMS Academy Coordinator, he is also a member of the Equity, Impact and Assessment group. In this blog, Orion talks – as a disabled person himself – about being part of the group and how it makes a difference to everyone at FNF. Image: Visually Safe/Updated Disability Pride Flag created […]
Innovation: Ideas and a Place to Grow
Home Paul Regan works at FNF Academy member organisation Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and is also a member of FNF’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship SEG. He shares with us the importance of innovation in nursing and midwifery and why nurses and midwives should consider applying for FNF’s new ‘Good ideas Lab’! “As a Team […]
Disability and Me
Home Teresa Callaghan, is FNF’s Company Secretary and Executive Assistant. In this blog she talks about being part of the disabled community, and how proud it makes her, not just in Disability Pride month, but every month. “When I started working for FNF in September 2021, I will admit that disability, being disabled and disability […]
Star Alumni Series: Suzanne McFarlane
Home Star Alumni Series The FNF leadership programme allowed me to reflect on my story and self, my career journey. ‘Self’ as my focus. Self-awareness made me delve into what was missing, what makes me unique, what makes me qualify for my next opportunity, my greatest career achievements, what motivates me, the value I bring, […]
Shine a Light on FNF Students Day
Home Every year we hold our #FNFStudents Day, bringing together a select number of nursing and midwifery students for a day packed full of networking and learning. Find out more about the 2024 event from some of the participants, including our first ever student Co-Chairs. Over 100 students spent the day networking with peers and […]
Student Day Blog: A Hairs Stand On End Experience
Home Sarah Seal is an apprentice nurse associate at The University of Chichester. She recently attended the FNF Students Day 2024 and in this blog she shares her experience of being part of the event. “I currently work for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. (SCFT) and I am based at Bognor Memorial Hospital . I […]
What are the manifestos saying about healthcare sustainability?
Home Author: Lisa Plotkin, FNF Head of Policy, on behalf of FNF Sustainability Subject Expert Group Last week, most of the UK’s major political parties unveiled their manifestos. While the Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) scrutinised each one, our focus was also drawn to a different manifesto: the Manifesto by Nurses. Published by the Nursing Times, […]
Shine a Light on Mental Health Nurses
Shine a Light on Mental Health Nurses Home This Mental Health Awareness week we are shining light on mental health nursing, through two of our mental health ‘Star Alumni’ nurses. Randy and Hayley are both graduates from the FNF Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses Leadership Programme. Hear from them about why they chose mental […]
FNF hosts annual Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service
FNF hosts 59th Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service Home In its 90th anniversary year, FNF hosted the 59th annual Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service in Westminster Abbey, to give thanks and to celebrate nurses and midwives everywhere who continue Florence Nightingale’s legacy today. On 15 May we welcomed over 2000 guests to the abbey. UK and globally […]