 |
| Mary Spinks, Director, FNF (left) with Pam Mummery, Administrator, FNF |
Its primary concern is to ensure improvements in patient care by enriching and developing professional practice for nurses, midwives and health visitors.
The Foundation awards scholarships each year for study in the UK and abroad.
It promotes innovation in practice and enhance the special contribution of nursing to society.
This is an opportunity for you to advance your career and influence change in the delivery of nursing care.
The Foundation and You
Each scholar writes a report of their work and this is made widely available through FNF's website or through requests to the Foundaton's headquarters.
| The Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service (2007) |
 |
 |
The Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service is held each May in Westminster Abbey, London, and tickets are free. Please apply to the Foundation in March or April. Further details are available in the FNF website.
Travel Scholarships
The Foundation's Travel Scholarships are for those who want to study an aspect of nursing. midwifery, health visiting or education in the UK or overseas.
"I would encourage any nurse with any flicker of ambition or lust for innovative practice to consider applying" , says Robert Cowan, Florence Nightingale Scholar and Charge Nurse in the A&E Department of Monksland Hospital, Lanarkshire NHS Trust.
Research Scholarships
Nurses, midwives and health visitors are funded to undertake a course in research methods or undertake a research module or dissertation as part of a degree course.
According to Angela Knight Jackson, Florence Nightingale Scholar, Health Visitor, Bracknell, and lecturer in the University of Reading's Department of Health and Social Care: "Do apply for these scholarships. A Research Scholarship enabled me to develop a deeper interest in research, which I can now apply in my practice area."
Donations, legacies or sponsorships make a great difference to the achievements of the Foundation's aims and objectives.
For more information, contact:
Mary Spinks
Director
The Florence Nightingale Foundation
Suite 3
38 Ebury Street
London SW1W 0LU
United Kingdom
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Telephone 020 7730 3030
Fax: 020 7730 6262
http://www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk