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Star Alumni Series: Ruth Wall

Ruth Wall

I’m Ruth Wall, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, and I completed the Windrush Leadership Programme. The way I heard about the programme was through one of my managers in medicine. She said, “This will be great for you, I think you should do it – I’ll be your sponsor and support you in whatever you need.”

It changed my pathway and opened my eyes. I think it was the first time I’ve been in a room with 70 people who look more like me – that doesn’t happen on training courses in organisations. There were people of all different races, religions, cultures, genders. It was very varied, and we obviously connected well with each other because we’re still connecting every day.

Nightingale Frontline services boosted for newly registered nurses and midwives

Safe Place

Home In conjunction with NHS England and NHS Improvement’s National Retention Programme, we’re increasing Nightingale Frontline services for newly registered nurses and midwives. The Covid 19 pandemic has had a huge impact on everyone who works in health care, and for newly registered nurses or midwives who have qualified during this period, it’s been immensely […]

Star Alumni Series: Dr Nikki Cotterill and Improving Confidence in Continence

Dr Nikki Cotterill

The scholarship was phenomenal from start to finish. It provided such a breadth of learning that was needed at that stage of my career.

The modules were extremely empowering, stand-out learning opportunities as they enabled an exploration of my potential to be a leader, and understand how to be effective for the benefit of patients, colleagues, and the wider system.

The ICON interview study: Stigma and Support during Covid-19

The ICON interview study: Stigma and Support during Covid-19 Home At the outset of the pandemic, the Florence Nightingale Foundation and Burdett Trust for Nursing generously pledged funding for a piece of work to examine the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on frontline nursing staff’s psychological health as a way to aid their long-term recovery. […]