Plenty of upcoming events and updates this month 📅
Dear <<First Name>>
FNF has had an action-packed October with our incredible scholar conference and 2022 scholar application submissions.
We had the most amazing attendance at our 2019/2020 Scholars Conference with almost 200 people attending the event on 11th October. You can access the videos of our guest speakers and read Professor Gemma Stacey’s reflective piece on the links in the news section.
This month we welcomed Bupa Cromwell Hospital and Virgin Care to our Academy membership. Our membership has now grown to 55 organisations and now includes Integrated Care systems, individual and soon Higher Education Institutions.
For further details please visit our website for costs and benefits on this link.
We are very proud to announce that some of our FNF scholars were winners at the recent 2021 Nursing Times awards ceremony. These were Nikki Cotterill, Carole Young, Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi and Laura Serrant. Josh Hammond was also shortlisted.
With very best wishes,
Adam Rabinowitz
Alumni and Membership Manager
In Other News...
Scholars Conference
We had the most amazing turnout for our delayed 2019/2020 FNF Scholars
Conference with almost 200 people attending at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists attending the event on 11th October. Please see the videos of our guest speakers and read Professor Gemma Stacey’s reflective piece on the event, on the links below.
We are very proud to announce that some of our FNF scholars were winners at the recent 2021 Nursing Times awards ceremony.
These were Nikki Cotterill, Carole Young, Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi and Laura Serrant.
Josh Hammond was also shortlisted.
Greta Westwood CBE CEO Marathon run!
Our CEO, Great Westwood CBE had the most amazing marathon run. An enormous thank you to everyone who supported her through their donations and on the day in person.
Read more on the link below:
On 20th October the Health Education England South East (HEE SE) Student Council Members met for the first time for their induction day. Student nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and trainee nursing associates converged to learn more about the position of influence they will hold for the next 12 months within their Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and the South East region as a whole.
The induction day, facilitated by Student Councils Project Lead Jess Sainsbury, included sessions from the HEE SE Workforce Transformation Team on the role of HEE and ICS's, an authentic hopes and fears discussion and an introduction to the use of social media as a healthcare professional.
The six ICS Student Councils will be meeting in mid-November to set objectives for the next six months in partnership with key stakeholders in their ICS. If you work in the South East region of England and would like to get involved or find out more information, please contact Jess on Jessica@florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk .
Access to Resources on Loss, Dying, Death and Grief during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Erica Borgstrom and Sharon Mallon have recently edited a collection of short narratives about loss, dying, death and grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection contains 30 contributions, which were invited from OU students, staff, alumni, and honorary fellows. Not only does the book showcase people’s writing, it has offered – and now with its publication continues to provide – a space within the university to acknowledge and share people’s profound experiences around loss, grief and death during the pandemic so far.
Here is a brief overview of book:
“…remarkable collection of short essays, which captures a moment in the Covid pandemic in intimate and profound terms…” Tim Blackman, Vice-Chancellor of The Open University
The pandemic has brought losses, death, and changes to everyday life on a global scale. For many, fears that had previously been the stuff of nightmares, or tales they thought were confined to the history books, and science fiction horror films were becoming reality. We have all been altered by the events of the last two years. In this book, narrative responses in the form of essays, poems, and reflections from Open University students, staff, and alumni across the UK and beyond are brought together, to document a powerful reflection of the impact of COVID on individuals and wider society.
Although this started primarily as a way of collating narratives from across the UK and beyond, what has emerged is much more than just some words on a page in a book. This edited collection captures a moment in time, highlighting some of the many different experiences that arose from individual circumstances. The experiences shared here will resonate beyond The Open University and the UK. Collectively, it provides an important space for alternative voices and shared grief, while simultaneously allowing readers to process emotions related to the impact the pandemic has had on many.
This book is suitable for personal reading, teaching, and academic research.
Our very own Claire Henry who works as an FNF associate has contributed to this book.
FNF Global Update
Power of Partnerships
This month FNF Global Team joined the global health community at this year’s Tropical Health Medical Training (THET) conference. The conference was poignant and timely as the global nursing and midwifery community reflected the challenges of the global pandemic on health care systems and workforce. The conference was graced with esteemed guests such as Elizabeth Iro, Chief Nurse at WHO and Dr Tedros Director General at WHO both who praised the resilience and solidarity witnessed among health care workers and the community.
The conference praised the contribution of nurses and midwives working in low resourced countries, often with poor access to PPE, vaccinations and poor pay who soldiered on always prioritizing their patients, a timely discussion as FNF is looking to expand its leadership program to nurses and midwives around the world. FNF is proud to be exploring partnership opportunities with THET as we collectively push for greater inclusion and better access to health care for all.
Dorcas Gwata, Head of Global Partnerships at FNF said, ‘Around the world nurses and midwives are facing the greatest challenge of our time, health partnerships provide solid foundations for cross cultural learning with shared objectives. There are many benefits to all not least to the NHS. The Foundation is proud to jointly recognise and validate the contribution of diaspora nurses to the NHS, we are thrilled to be championing THET’s report ‘Experts in Our Midst’ as we seek to disseminate its important findings’
Dorcas Gwata, Head of Global Programmes
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