COMMEMORATION SERVICE 2005
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
In 2005 the Service to commemorate the
life and work of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey at
6.15p.m on Wednesday 11th May. This Service also celebrated the professions
of nursing, midwifery and all staff, both qualified and
unqualified working in these services, are invited to attend.
The year
2005 was also the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Crimean War
in which Florence Nightingale made a significant contribution to the care of
the armed forces.
During the
Service, the Procession of the Lamp took place. The Lamp will be carried
by Karen Hill a Scholar of the Florence Nightingale Foundation and it was
escorted by student nurses from the University of Huddersfield. On arrival
at the alter the Lamp was handed to Patrick McGreevy a Florence Nightingale
Foundation Scholar, he passed it onto Lynne Paterson Florence Nightingale
Foundation Scholar. This represents the passing of knowledge from one nurse
to another and highlights the diversity of care given by nurses for the
benefit of humanity.
2000 nurses,
midwifes, healthcare professionals and guests attended the Service
Mrs Rosemary
Kennedy, the Chief Nursing Officer for the Welsh Assembly Government, gave the Address.
The Choir of
Westminster Abbey sang the Service.
The 2006 Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service
will be held on Wednesday 10 May 2006, 6.15pm in Westminster Abbey. Full
details will be published nearer that time.