FNF Policy and Influence Think Tank

Bringing the Nursing and Midwifery Voice to Policy and Research

The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is a trusted and independent voice for nursing and midwifery across the UK. 

We work with nurses and midwives at every career stage, enabling them to stay, thrive, lead and transform health and care. Through our leadership programmes, policy work, member engagement and alumni network, we have built one of the UK’s most influential nursing and midwifery communities. 

Our community spans all four UK nations and every sector of health and care, from early career professionals to executive leaders, Chief Nurses and national policymakers. This unique reach enables us to bring diverse perspectives and insights to policy development, research and system change.

Access to the nursing and midwifery perspective 

FNF provides access to a highly engaged community of nurses and midwives who are passionate about shaping the future of health and care. Our members and alumni actively contribute to policy discussions, research projects and initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for patients, populations and the workforce. 

We have extensive experience in convening and engaging nurses and midwives from across the profession, ensuring that policy and research are informed by credible frontline insight as well as strategic leadership perspectives. 

Bring the nursing and midwifery experience to the major health and care issues of the day

FNF’s expert and agile policy team works with organisations across the health, care, academic and policy sectors to bring nursing and midwifery expertise into research, engagement and policymaking. 

Drawing on our experience of leading and delivering policy projects (Policy Projects – Florence Nightingale Foundation ), we can support your work through: 

• Convening roundtables, workshops and stakeholder engagement events, both virtual and in person  
• Designing and delivering surveys, including analysis and reporting
• Facilitating focus groups and in-depth interviews
• Providing access to specialist nursing and midwifery panels and networks
• Supporting co-design and stakeholder engagement approaches
• Partnering on research projects and evidence generation
• Producing insight reports, recommendations and policy outputs 

Whether you are exploring a new research question, testing policy proposals or seeking to understand workforce experiences, we can help ensure nursing and midwifery voices are meaningfully represented.  

Our principles 

As an independent charitable organisation, FNF is committed to maintaining an objective and evidence-informed approach to all policy and research activity. 

We are trusted by nurses, midwives and healthcare leaders because we champion the interests of the professions while remaining politically independent and committed to improving health and care outcomes. 

We work collaboratively with professional bodies, academic institutions, think tanks, charities and healthcare organisations where there is a shared commitment to evidence, integrity and meaningful engagement.