Annual Report 2008

 CHAIRMAN’S FORWARD FOR 2008

I feel immensely privileged to be asked to become Chairman of the Foundation especially at a time when our inspiration, Florence Nightingale, will be so much in the news as we celebrate the centenary of her death in 2010.   In these difficult economic times the core values which she personified: care, duty and professionalism;  are even more important than usual.  We can all take pride in the support we provide for nurses through the work of the Foundation.

A huge vote of thanks must go to my predecessor, Maureen Acland, whose commitment, energy and expertise have provided leadership to the Trustees for no less than twenty one years.   I know she will continue to take a keen interest in our progress as I attempt to take on the daunting task of following in her footsteps.   Fortunately I will have the support of the Director, Mary Spinks, and the Administrator, Pam Mummery, whose hard work and unflagging enthusiasm is at the heart of all our endeavours.

One of the great rewards of involvement with the Foundation is the chance to meet so many scholars and Fellows drawn from the profession around the country.   They are the reason I have chosen to work with this particular charity and I would like to take this opportunity of registering my admiration for them and the work they perform.   I shall do whatever I can to ensure they receive the recognition they deserve.

Bryan K Sanderson CBE
Chairman
January 2009

 DIRECTOR’S REPORT FOR 2008

This has being a year of changes in both the structure of the Foundation and in its Honorary Officers. In line with Charity Commission guidelines, it was decided to review the structure of the organisation, to dissolve the Council and to increase the number and role of Trustees on the Executive making the organisation more fit for purpose, following a review of the skills required for the future.

A new Chairman, Bryan Sanderson, was appointed in June following the retirement of Mrs Maureen Acland.  The Foundation is extremely grateful and appreciative of Mrs Acland for her continuous guidance and commitment over 21 years. Her fundraising event in April resulted in the Foundation being in a better financial situation during a challenging financial period.

Bryan brings to the organisation a wealth of experience and expertise. Having been Chairman of BUPA, he is well versed in the changing health care agenda. His business acumen comes from his years as Chief Executive of BP and his Chairmanship of Standard Chartered Bank. His commitment to continuous education, training and development is apparent after his Chairmanship of the Learning and Skills Committee. He has contributed greatly to the success of our Leadership Development Scholarships since their inception.

The structure of the Foundation now has Trustees who represent the many skills and expertise required for the future. Details of all the Trustees are available in this report.

Our Scholarship programmes continue to attract a great number of committed and inspirational nurses and midwives, seeking to improve patient and client care in a wide range of specialities.

The highest number of applications, 56, was received this year for our Research Scholarships. Of these 32 were short listed and 19 Scholarships were awarded.  The Foundation is extremely grateful to the Band Trust and the University College Hospital League of Nurses who generously fund these Scholarships.

There are always those for whom sufficient funding is not available to award them a research scholarship, so we are delighted to announce that the General Nursing Council for England and Wales Trust has awarded a sum of £20,000 to be used for research scholarships in the future, thus allowing us to fund more research to ensure evidence based practice in more areas of patient care.

Twenty-two travel scholarships were awarded to be undertaken in 2009. The standard of applicant was extremely high making the work of the selection panel extremely difficult. Subjects to be investigated in other countries are single room accommodation and its effect on patient care and transient care for those leaving paediatric services and entering adult care.

In November, four Leadership Development Scholarships were awarded to nurses at Board level to help them to improve their skills and expertise in a more competitive and business orientated National Health Service and to prepare them for more senior posts. We are indebted to The Burdett Trust for Nursing who fund these important scholarships.

The outcome of the innovative studies undertaken by all Florence Nightingale Foundation scholars was shared and celebrated at the Presentation of Certificates Ceremony held in October. This bi- yearly event was held at the magnificent Girdlers’ Hall and the Foundation is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Worshipful Company of Girdlers, who host the event and provide us with excellent food and drink to mark the occasion.  The Scholars gave a short presentation on how their studies have improved the patient services that they deliver and how their success has been shared with others in the same speciality of care.

The Certificates were presented by David Benton, a Scholar and Fellow of the Foundation, who is now Chief Executive of the International Council of Nurses in Geneva.

All the excellent work undertaken by our Scholars would not be possible without the sponsors who fund our scholarships programmes. Without their support, our core function would not exist and the Foundation remains greatly appreciative and grateful to them.

Our thanks are also due to the dedicated members of the selection panels who give so generously of their time and expertise to undertake this process that continues to be more and more challenging each year.

In May, another successful Students’ Day was held at St. Thomas’ Hospital attended by 70 students from all over the UK and visiting student nurses from Europe. We are grateful to The Girdlers’ Company for its continuing support for this event.

The Students’ Day was followed, in the evening, by the annual Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service, held at Westminster Abbey. This Service is a celebration of nursing as well as celebrating the legacy of Florence Nightingale and as always the Abbey was full. The Lamp was carried by the Scholar, Comfort Momoh, a Clinical Nurse Specialist at St. Thomas’ Hospital who has done some groundbreaking work in the field of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and was escorted by University of Wales Student Nurses from the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, Wrexham.

The Service was supported by BUPA, whose continuing generosity is greatly appreciated at a time when yields from investments are insufficient to meet our running costs.

The Florence Nightingale Foundation will continue to promote the special contribution of nursing to society and to the health of the population thanks to the support of many people and organisations.
 

 
Mary Spinks

Director

December 2008

 TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION

(Executive Committee)

The Trustees are responsible for the direction and performance of the Foundation:  their role is to monitor, promote and control the activities of the Foundation to ensure its aims are met.

Our Trustees are unpaid volunteers whose detailed responsibilities include: supervision of investments, accounting processes, budgeting, financial controls and systems, and the management of resources. They must be fully compliant in the management of staff to ensure that health and safety, equal opportunities, supervision and delegation procedures are in place.

Details of current Trustees are noted below: -

Mr Bryan Sanderson CBE - Chairman: formerly Managing Director of BP, Chairman Standard Chartered Bank, BUPA and the Learning and Skills Council;  Co-chairman the DTI Asia Task Force and Chairman of Sunderland plc.   Currently Chairman of the Sunderland Area Regeneration Company, Director of Durham County Cricket Club, member of the Commonwealth Business Council, Trustee of The Economist and Governor LSE (former Vice Chairman of Court).

Mr Geoffrey Walker JP – Vice Chairman, Modern Matron, Poole General Hospital:  Geoffrey first joined the Foundation as a Trustee representing the British Red Cross of which he is Vice President, Dorset Branch and then became a board member in his own right.   He is Matron for Cardiology and General Medicine at Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, as well as a lecturer practitioner at the University of Bournemouth.   He is also a Justice of the Peace for East Dorset.

Mr Geoffrey Blacker, OBE – Honorary Treasurer: Geoffrey had a career in local government; his last appointment was as Chief Executive and Director of Finance, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.   He is a Freeman of the Royal Borough.   He is involved in charity work, including Trustee of the Prince Philip Trust for the Royal Borough, Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Charitable Trust and, Chairman of Board/Trustee of Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead.

Mr Richard Beazley,  Richard read law and qualified as a Solicitor in 1974.   He worked for Mobile Oil Corporation initially as a lawyer and then as an economist.   He was appointed to Mobil’s top management team and was chief executive of its business in Africa, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Russia.   Currently he is non-executive Chairman of East and North Herts NHS Trust.

Professor Shona Brown, Director of Operations, Whipps Cross Hospital:  Shona joined Whipps Cross University Hospital as Director of Nursing and Quality in September 2005, becoming Director of Operations from February 2008.   Prior to joining the Trust she was Acting Director of Workforce in North East London Strategic Health Authority, where her responsibilities included education commissioning and designing new ways of working for health care staff.   She is an international member of Sigma Theta Tau and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Commerce and Manufacturing.   In November 2008 she was awarded Doctor of Management from the Business School at the University of Hertfordshire.

Mr John Burns CBE, is an ex-airman who retired after the first Gulf War as Head of Intelligence at the UK Joint Headquarters. He was Appeals Director for AgeCare, now Vice President. He is a Trustee of Conquest Art, Chairman of Westminster CCTV Observers’ Panel, a member of Transparency International (UK)’s Development Committee and Secretary of the Portland Club.

Miss Katrina Cooney, Deputy Chief Nurse, Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital. Following a career in renal nursing, Katrina took up her post as Deputy Chief Nurse four years ago. Her main responsibilities include the nursing and midwifery agenda relating to Education and Workforce. Katrina maintains the Foundation’s link with St Thomas’ Hospital.

Professor Dawn Freshwater, Head of School of Healthcare, University of Leeds:  Dawn is Dean of the School of Health Sciences at the University of Leeds.   Prior to that she was Professor of Nursing at Bournemouth University.   She is a specialist in mental health and primary care and has an international reputation as a nurse researcher.   She is Editor of the Journal of Psychiatric Nursing.

Dr Ummanga Jolly JP, Fellow of the Florence Nightingale Foundation:   Mandy is a scholar and Fellow of the Foundation.   Following a distinguished career in nursing, where she obtained a doctorate, she is now a Justice of the Peace and holds a degree in law.

Mrs Rosemary Kennedy, Chief Nursing Officer, Wales : Rosemary joined the Civil Service as Chief Nursing Officer to the then Welsh Office at the end of January 1999.   This post is one of the four UK Chief Nursing Officer posts supporting government administration.   She has held a variety of senior management posts including Director of Nursing Services for both community services and acute services and general management posts.   Her last post was that of Executive Nurse Director at Addenbrookes NHS Trust University of Cambridge Teaching Hospital.   In May 2008, Rosemary was appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as Colonel Commandant to the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, the first ever appointment from the Territorial Army.

Mr David Long , David is a Solicitor Consultant working with Charles Russell LLP, since 1972, mostly as a partner.   He was head of the Private Client Department for 6 years.   His practice covers private and charitable trust and he is a Trustee of The Friends of the Imperial War Museum (Chairman), The Royal Philharmonic Society, The Dorneywood Trust and others.

Lt Colonel Richard Martin, Representative of the Lord Mayor of London:  Richard is Sword Bearer to the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London.   The Lord Mayor of the City of London has the responsibility to promote and represent the financial services industry of the United Kingdom, and he is Head of Civic Government for the City and Head of the Livery.   Richard is responsible for a share of the Lord Mayor’s programme at home and abroad and for ceremonial and protocol within The Mansion House.   Prior to joining The Mansion House team, Richard had a full army career at command and staff level.

Professor Irene Scott, Chief Operating Officer, UBHT, Bristol:  Irene joined the United Bristol Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the Chief Operating Officer in March 2008 and is responsible for operational performance and service development and delivery across the Trust.   Over the past 22 years Irene has held 6 executive roles including Director of Nursing at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.   She was also Regional Director of Nursing and Education in the West Midlands and CEO of the Nurse Director’ Association UK.   Irene was awarded an MSc from Nottingham University in 1997 and holds Honorary Chairs in Nursing at 3 Universities.

Mr Steve Smith, Scholar Florence Nightingale Foundation:  Steve is a Florence Nightingale Scholar having studied the impact of Huntingdon’s Disease on family caregivers for his MSc and is currently studying for a PhD.   His background is neurological nursing management.   Currently he is a lecturer in nursing at the University of East Anglia and a frequent contributor to neuroscience nursing international conferences as well as writing a well respected book on the subject of Huntingdon’s Disease.

Mrs Joan Thompson OBE TD:  Joan trained at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.   She held nursing appointments in practice, particularly in renal dialysis and transplantation at Belfast City Hospital.   In 1970 she moved into nursing administration, during which time she introduced  the annual Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service in Northern Ireland and  promoted the role of the Foundation.   She was privileged to hold the appointment of Honorary Nursing Sister to The Queen (QHNS) 1986 -1988, the first TA Matron to do so.   Having graduated with a BA(Hons) from Queen’s University, Belfast in 2007, she is now studying for an MSc in Byzantine Studies and Greek Text – part-time over 3 years.

Group Captain Wendy Williams, Defence Nursing Advisor (from June 2008):  Wendy has held many senior nursing posts in the RAF/Armed Forces at home and overseas.   She was promoted to the rank of Group Captain in July 2003, and assumed her appointment as Director of Nursing Services and Matron-in-Chief of the PMRAFNS in October 2003.   She was awarded the Royal Red Cross in June 2004.   In June 2006, her portfolio further expanded to take on the rotational appointment of Defence Nursing Advisor (DNA) post at Defence Medical Services Department.

 FRIENDS OF THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION

The Friends Scheme continues to flourish.   It aims to reach those who care about maintaining high standards of nursing in the UK; those who wish to help members of the nursing profession to increase their knowledge and expertise to maximise benefit to patient care;  those who wish help keep alive the legacy and memory of Florence Nightingale – a National Heroine.

It offers a newsletter twice a year, an invitation to the Service in Westminster Abbey to commemorate her birthday, information on special events, an opportunity to meet like minded people and, of course, the satisfaction of helping our unique charity.

Full details on how to become a Friend can be found on our website or from our office.

Do consider becoming a Friend – your support would be most welcome.

THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION

TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS 2009

THE ATKINSON MORLEY/AMANDUS CLUB NEUROSCIENCE TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP: -

Katie Strawbridge – Paediatric Spinal Nurse Consultant, Southampton General Hospital.
Study:  ‘An international comparison of the organisation of care in Paediatric Orthopaedic Spinal Centres’ visiting centres in Canada, Sweden and Switzerland

THE BAND TRUST:-

Jean Baker – Family Nurse, Hollies Children’s Centre, Taunton.
Study:  ‘Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership Model:  USA case studies’, visiting centres in the USA

BUPA: -

Mary Nicol – Counsellor, Cardiac Genetics, University Hospital of Wales.
Study:  ‘Dealing with sudden cardiac death – a new challenge’ visiting centres in Australia and Canada.

Theresa Wiseman and Elizabeth Bishop - Nursing Research Fellow and Head of Oncology and Haematology respectively, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Study:  ‘Explore the doctorate in clinical practice in the international care setting to translate existing experiences to the UK academic health science centre setting: a comparative study of clinical academic career pathways in the USA and UK’ visiting centres in the USA and the UK

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (ENGLAND) and THE SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST

Pauline Milne – Long Term Conditions Lead, NHS East of England.
Study:  ‘Improving nurse workforce planning – what are the lessons from Canada for the UK?’ visiting centres in Canada

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY (NORTHERN IRELAND): -

Ann Scott – Practice Development Facilitator, Holywell Hospital, Antrim
Study:  ‘Meeting the needs of people with dementia in a multi-cultural society’ visiting centres in Singapore

THE EDITH CAVELL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP- NURSE AID: -

Alun Jones – Psychologist Therapist, North East Wales NHS Trust
Study:  ‘To explore the service user involvement with mental health service development in Western Australia’ visiting centres in Australia

THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION

Penny Fortescue – Nurse Practitioner, College Road Surgery, Surrey
Study:  ‘Comparison of the role of Nurse Practitioner in the US and Australia’ visiting centres in Australia

THE GENERAL NURSING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES TRUST – THE ANTHONY SMITH TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP:-

Amanda Garrow – Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University
Study:  ‘The use of simulation in pre-registration nurse education – an international perspective’ visiting centres in Australia, Norway and the USA

THE GENERAL NURSING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES TRUST:- 

Aileen Fraser – Consultant Nurse Older People, Bristol PCT
Study:  ‘Improving safeguarding adult care in the UK’ visiting centres in the USA

THE GIRDLERS’ COMPANY: -

Catherine Walsh and Jean McLean – Divisional Nurse and Head of children’s Nursing respectively, Barts and The London NHS Trust
Study:  ‘What is the role of the ward sister in meeting the patient’s quality care, safety needs and government targets?’ visiting centres in Finland, Sweden, the USA and the UK.

THE NÉSTLÉ CHARITABLE TRUST: -

Joanne Brind and Rachel Orton – Clinical Nurse Specialists, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Study:  Investigating Gastroenterology in Paediatrics’ visiting centres in the USA

THE SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST:-

Mari Brannigan – Nurse Consultant, Psychological Therapies, NHS Lanarkshire
Study:  ‘The mental  health content of generalist pre-registration nursing programmes and the impact on service delivery and patient outcomes’ visiting centres in Australia

Theresa Callaghan – Health Care Development Supporter Facilitator, Whitechurch Hospital, Cardiff
Study:  ‘Comparison of Health Care Support Worker skills, training and support mechanisms’ visiting centres in the USA and UK

Sue McCrae and Kay Moule – Health Visitors, Derby City PCT
Study:  ‘Engaging with new and emerging communities’ visiting centres in Slovakia

Marion Potter and Vivienne Turner – Sister and Deputy Sister respectively, Poole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Study:  ‘Investigation into improving adolescent care in Poole NHS Foundation Trust’ visiting centres in Canada

Veronica Swallow – Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing, University of Manchester
Study:  ‘A detailed exploration of the development and functioning of Family Learning Centres in American Children’s Hospitals:  lessons for the UK?’ visiting centres in the USA

THE SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST and SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT:-

Alna Robb – Clinical Skills Tutor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow
Study:  ‘To scope and determine standards of practice in case scenario development, recruitment, training and quality assurance of a lay volunteer Simulated Patient (SP) programme’ visiting centres in the USA

THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Katrina Whittingham – Professional Development Facilitator, Westburn Centre, Aberdeen
Study:  ‘The development of the Assistant Practitioner in Scottish Healthcare, learning from the Canadian Licensed Practitioner work and role profile’ visiting centres in Canada

UNITED KINGDON ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY (UKONS): -

Matthew Doyle – Charge Nurse, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust
Study:  ‘Advanced practice in paediatric bone marrow transplant’ visiting centres in the USA

THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT: -

Carole Crocker – Associate Nurse Director, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
Study:  ‘The feasibility of whether 100% single room occupancy for children’s services would be fit for purpose to support Design for Life (2005) and the clinical Futures Project in Gwent to embrace privacy, safeguarding and child friendly accommodation’ visiting centres in the USA and UK.

Helen Morgan – Senior Nurse Manager Acute Paediatric Services, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
Study:  ‘To implement a feasibility study on whether 100% single room occupancy for children’s services and whether they meet the needs of children in terms of safety, patient satisfaction, sociability/development patient outcomes and nursing workforce’ visiting centres in the USA

 THE BAND TRUST RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS 2008-2009

Kwame Ansu – Staff Nurse, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
Study:  MSc in Healthcare Research

Susan Brooks – Nurse Manager, Forest End Surgery, Waterlooville
Study:  MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

April Brown – Assessor, Healthcare Commission, London
Study: PhD in Health Research

Felicity Lillington – Nurse Prescriber/Practitioner, Alderton Surgery, Woodbridge
Study:  BSc(Hons) – Advanced Nurse Practitioner

So Chun Loh – Shift Leader, King George Hospital, Goodmeyes
Study:  Research Methods and Processes

Joanne McCormack – Senior Stroke Research Nurse, University of Birmingham
Study:  MPhil

Pamela McKay – Staff Nurse Surgical, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Study:  PhD

Deborah Marriage – Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Bristol Royal Hospital for children
Study:  MSc in Allergy – Dissertation

Sera Manning – Senior Staff Nurse, Gorseinon Hospital, Swansea
Study:  Professional doctorate in Nursing

Henrietta Marriott – Chemotherapy Staff Nurse, Mount Vernon Hospital
Study:  MSc in Advanced Nursing

Paula Ramadhar – Staff Nurse, Stafford Hospital
Study:  BSc(Hons) Nursing Studies

Lucy Riddington – Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Allergy, Guy’s Hospital, London
Study:  MSc in Allergy

Michelle Samson – Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist, Bristol Royal Infirmary
Study:  MSc in Advanced Practice

Caroline Thomas – Staff Nurse, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham
Study:  MSc in Health Sciences Palliative Care

Carole Walford – Manager, Macmillan Action for London Programme, Guy’s Hospital, London
Study:  PhD in Health Care

THE BAND TRUST and THE SALTERS’ COMPANY RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP 2008-2009

Tony Gill – Lecturer, Bradford College
Study:  PhD

 

THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP 2008-2009

Kemi Tokodo – Nurse Advisor, NHS Director, Nottingham
Study:  PhD

THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL NURSES’ LEAGUE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS 2008-2009

Lynn Parker – Senior Sister/Bereavement support Nurse, St Peter’s Hospital, Guildford
Study:  Relational Research Methods in Psychotherapy and Counselling.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS 2008 FUNDED BY THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING

Peter Blythin – Director of Nursing and Workforce, West Midlands Strategic Health Authority
Study:  Bespoke Leadership Development Programme

Anne Buchanan – Nurse Director, NHS Fife
Study:  Bespoke Leadership Development Programme

Gill Galvani – Director of Nursing and Patient Services, North Wales NHS Trust
Study:  Bespoke Leadership Development Programme

Francesca Thompson – Director of Nursing, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS TrustStudy:  Bespoke Leadership Development Programme

THE HONORARY TREASURERS REPORT FOR 2008

The Foundation saw a substantial reduction in investment values during 2008, falling by 25% from £1,043,135 to £781,515 at the end of the year. Fortunately there was not a similar reduction in the investment income, this being sustained at similar levels to the previous year.   The outlook for future years however is less positive, since income from investments will inevitably decline if the current economic woes continue or deteriorate. Charitable donations received to fund scholarships were down in 2007 to £108, 613, from just over £150,000 in 2006, but it is pleasing to report that scholarship donations returned to £151,681 in 2008.   This does underline the need to continue to work hard to maintain the level of donations, in order that we can continue to enhance the skills and knowledge of the nursing profession through our scholarship programmes.

Our Administration Account covers all our activities other than the payment of scholarship monies and the charity donations raised to fund them. We had budgeted for an £11,600 deficit in this account for 2008, but we achieved a surplus of £17,156, an excellent result thanks to careful cost control, an outstanding fundraising event and some modest legacy income. The account includes the costs of running the office of our very modest staff, of fundraising and also running various special events, including the Westminster Abbey Commemoration Service.

The accounts were considered and agreed by the Executive of the Foundation on the 17 February 2009. It is commendable that six weeks from the end of the financial year the accounts were ready to be presented to the Executive. This reflects well on the work of John Duncan, our Auditor and Pamela Mummery our Administrator. I also thank our Director, Mary Spinks and Pamela for their efforts in fundraising and in the careful management of our financial affairs, which have contributed so much to a successful year.

Geoffrey Blacker OBE
Honorary Treasurer
February 2009

SPONSORS AND DONORS 

Our administrative costs are kept very lean and our aim is to give – with the help of sponsors and donors – all the monies raised directly to our work on behalf of scholars, the nursing profession, and above all, to benefit patients nationwide.

The Foundation is profoundly grateful to its many sponsors and donors whose continued generosity and support enables it to perpetuate the life’s work and inspiring achievements of Florence Nightingale.   This is accomplished through the personal and professional development of its scholars, whose ultimate aim is to bring about improvements to patient care.