12 May 2017
Bristol Cathedral to host first city-wide thanksgiving service to celebrate International Nurses Day
A thanksgiving service will be held in Bristol Cathedral to
celebrate nursing past, present and future across the city.
It is the first time such an event will be held in Bristol to
honour all nursing staff and student nurses.
Thanksgiving for Nursing in the City of Bristol: a celebration
of service, past, present and future is being held on Friday, May
12 - International Nurses Day - and is co-hosted by North Bristol
NHS Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
It will include an address from NHS England's Chief Nursing
Officer, Professor Jane Cummings - who did her nurse training in
Bristol at Southmead Hospital - and readings and addresses from
representatives of the three organisations.
International Nurses Day is held on the anniversary of the birth
of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
The thanksgiving celebration at Bristol Cathedral is the
culmination of events throughout the day.
At North Bristol NHS Trust nurses, health care assistants and
midwives from across the organisation will be honoured in the
Director of Nursing Awards, supported by Southmead Hospital
Charity.
Director
of Nursing for Leadership at NHS Improvement, Jacqueline McKenna,
will be returning to Southmead Hospital, where she was previously a
director.
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is also
marking the day with a staff awards ceremony, supported by hospital
charity Above & Beyond.
The Trust also launched a long-service badge for staff honouring
five, 10, 20 and 30 years of service.
The celebration at Bristol Cathedral is open to nurses from
across the city and family members.
Sue Jones,
Director of Nursing and Quality at North Bristol NHS Trust said:
"Florence Nightingale's Birthday - International Nurses day is an
important day where we celebrate and thank our nursing staff for
their care, compassion and commitment every day. This year we
are really pleased to be giving thanks together across Bristol.
"We would like to thank Bristol Cathedral for honouring nursing
in this way as we open up our celebrations with a service of
thanksgiving for nurses across the city."
Carolyn Mills, chief
nurse of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation
Trust, said: "This is a great opportunity for students and
registered nurses and midwives to celebrate together being part of
the nursing profession and to acknowledge and say thank you to all
our nurses and midwives who are at the heart of providing
healthcare to a patients and their families in Bristol and
beyond."
Sarah Green, Head of Nursing and Midwifery at UWE Bristol, said:
"The celebration reflects the department's strong
partnership with our local communities and offers an opportunity
for us to collectively raise the profile of nursing and share
what an amazing profession nursing is."
The celebration takes place at 5pm on Friday (May 12). The
service is open to all nurses if you don't yet have a ticket please
bring your work identification badge. Family members are
welcome.
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