“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 […]
Windrush anniversary- celebrating authenticity and diversity
Windrush anniversary – celebrating authenticity and diversity in our workforce Home This year is the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948 from the Caribbean. Many of those on board came to work in the newly formed NHS. They were, and continue to be, the talent in […]
FNF members awarded DAISY Nurse Leader Award at international conference
FNF members awarded DAISY Nurse Leader Award at international conference Home We are delighted to announce today the awardees of the FNF/DAISY Nurse Leader Awards to nurses from two of our member organisations. Maria Dark, from Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Mitch Clarke, from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, both received the prestigious DAISY […]
Star Alumni Series: Mauvena Rowe-Mason reflects on the FNF Green Leadership Programme
Home Star Alumni Series “The day with RADA was one of the most memorable parts of the programme. I looked at the way I perceived myself versus how others perceive me, and focused on the way I present myself. It really opened my eyes, helped me think about giving solutions to problems, not just sharing […]
Attending the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service and FNF Students Day 2023
Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service and Students Day 2023 Home Karolina Bielinska is a third-year student nurse. She is studying adult nursing at New Buckinghamshire University. Karolina is a member of the Frimley ICS Student Council. In this blog, she talks about her recent attendance at the FNF Students Day and the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service. […]
Opportunities and Shadowing at Frimley Health
Opportunities and Shadowing at Frimley Health Home Eleanor Di Biase is a first-year student working on the Frimley student councils programme, in this blog, Eleanor talks about her experience to date. “As a first-year student working on the Frimley student councils programme run by Florence Nightingale Foundation; I have been offered many interesting and career […]
Sustainability: our commitment and actions
Sustainability: our commitment and actions Home As outlined in our 5-year strategy FNF is committed to creating an environmentally sustainable future. This World Environment Day we are sharing with you what this actually means, our achievements so far and our upcoming plans. We are also launching our broader Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) statement today. […]
Clinical Education Improvement Projects – Month 8!
Clinical Education Improvement Project – Month 8! Home Over a period of 12 months, NHS England South East, Canterbury Christ Church University and the Florence Nightingale Foundation are supporting 10 professionals already working in the South East region who are completing this fellowship opportunity. Gemma New, is one of the current cohort of Clinical Education […]
FNF hosts poignant Commemoration Service to celebrate and thank nurses and midwives
FNF hosts poignant Commemoration Service to celebrate and thank nurses and midwives Home The Florence Nightingale Foundation was honoured to host the 58th Florence Nightingale annual service for nurses and midwives around the world who continue Florence’s legacy today. On 16 May we welcomed UK and global representatives from across all nursing and midwifery organisations […]