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COMMEMORATION SERVICE 2009
Wednesday 13 May 2009 at 6.15pm in Westminster Abbey
We are delighted to announce that the 2009 Commemoration Service to commemorate the life and work of Florence Nightingale will be held in Westminster Abbey at 6.15pm on Wednesday 13 May 2009. During the Service the Procession of the Lamp takes place. The Lamp will be carried by a Scholar of the Foundation and will be escorted by student nurses from Schools of Nursing in Scotland. Entrance to the Service is by ticket only. These are free and available during March and April 2009. For security reasons it is important that you apply in writing or email us or use the proforma (click HERE for link) and the tickets will be sent to you as above. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
News Item 2 STUDENTS’ DAY 2009 Students’ Day 2009 will be held on Wednesday 13 May 2009; nominations to attend are invited from student nurses and midwives, through Deans, Heads of School, or Lecturers. Full details of the Day, together with a nomination form can be found on our website under Students’ Day. Nominations to reach the Foundation by Wednesday 8 April 2009.(LINK)
News Item 3 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES TO SCHOLARS We are delighted to announce that the next Presentation of Certificates to Scholars Ceremony will be held during the afternoon of Wednesday 22 October 2008, in The Girdlers’ Hall, London. Certificates are presented to the Foundation’s scholars who have completed their scholarship and produced a satisfactory report on the outcome of their studies. As part of the event, each scholar is invited to make a short verbal presentation on the outcome of their scholarships, highlighting benefits to patient care arising from the scholarship experience. Guests include family and friends of scholars, members of the foundation, sponsors and other guests who support the aims and activities of the Foundation.
News Item 4 NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE FOUNDATION The Foundation is pleased to announce that Mr Bryan Sanderson CBE has been appointed as Chairman of the Foundation. He replaces Mrs Maureen Acland who had retired after twenty-one years of dedicated service. Mr Sanderson has been a Managing Director of BP, Chairman of BUPA and Standard Chartered Bank. He helped set up the Learning and Skills Council and was its first Chairman. He has been heavily involved with the Foundation in the selection and mentoring of its Leadership Scholars, He is committed to education and professional development. News Item 5
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