Worries and Concerns: FNF study highlights importance of authentic leadership
Worries and Concerns: FNF study highlights importance of authentic leadership Home The early recognition and treatment of deterioration in patients in clinical settings can help reduce avoidable deaths. NHS England recently commissioned Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) to examine the barriers which prevent worries and concerns being raised about a deteriorating patient. Evidence suggests that organisational […]
Star Alumni Series: Christabel Chinonso U. and career progression in social care
Home Star Alumni Series “When I first came into social care I didn’t understand the role very well and so I felt stampeded, I wasn’t able to be effective. I was in a hurry to run away but going through this course I had a big change of mind. I wish I’d done it earlier […]
UK’s largest home builder supporting FNF for NHS 75th anniversary
UK’s largest home builder supporting FNF for NHS 75th anniversary Home The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is delighted to be a recipient of a donation from Barratt Developments. This support, marking the 75th anniversary of the NHS, means we can further strengthen the support and development opportunities that we offer to nurses and midwives, in […]
Star Alumni Series: Walter Chikanya on giving a voice to social care nurses
Home Star Alumni Series “#TheFuseHasBeenLit. We know what we want to achieve, but we’re still figuring out how to get there and ensure that our sector is contributing to the discussion – we not only want to be heard, we also want to be involved. As social care professionals, we stand as valuable partners on […]
FNF unites with the historical Nightingale Fund
FNF unites with the historical Nightingale Fund Home On June 30th the Nightingale Fund and the Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) became one charity. The union will strengthen the FNF’s objective to provide support to nurses and midwives, to improve care and save lives, whilst honouring Florence Nightingale’s legacy. FNF is a UK-based charity, with a […]
NHS 75th Anniversary
Celebrating our NHS at 75 Home The 75th anniversary of the NHS marks a huge milestone in the history of healthcare in the UK. All of us at some point in our lives will have benefitted from this important institution. Hear from FNF CEO Professor Greta Westwood on her reflections on the NHS, and also […]
NHS 75th Anniversary Poem
Our NHS – a Poem by Gemma Stacey Home Read also the blog by Florence Nightingale Foundation’s CEO, Professor Greta Westwood CBE: her reflections on the NHS 75th anniversary.
FNF at ICN Congress: Nurses Together – a Force for Global Health
FNF at ICN Congress: Nurses Together – A Force for Global Health Home The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is at the International Council of Nurses Congress event this week. A meeting up of over 7,000 other nurses and midwives from all around the world provides an opportunity for learning, sharing and taking forward FNF Global. […]
“A setback is just a setup for something greater”
“A setback is just a setup for something greater” Home Holly Spencer is a sonographer and one of our second cohort of Clinical Education Improvement Fellows (CEIF), working across clinical practice and healthcare education, developing system-level skills, supporting students and healthcare staff in a variety of settings. Holly began her career as a diagnostic radiographer […]
NHS England Workforce Plan: FNF response
NHS England Workforce Plan: FNF response Home Responding to the publication of NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan, Chief Executive Officer of the Florence Nightingale Foundation Professor Greta Westwood CBE said: ‘As a charity dedicated to supporting and developing nurses and midwives to improve care and save lives, the Florence Nightingale Foundation welcomes the publication […]