International Nurses’ Day: Nursing director reflects on innovation at hospital trust
Kettering General Hospital
A hospital chief nurse has said nursing staff have shown “courage and resilience” in the way they have adapted to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Leanne Hackshall, director of nursing and quality at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based in Northamptonshire, has spoken to
Nursing Times to mark today being International Nurses’ Day.
The event is held annually on 12 May to celebrate the nursing profession and this year the theme is around nurse innovation.
“Nurses are problem solvers generally and innovators and at the forefront with the patient
The Duchess of Cornwall has promised to send one of her favourite children’s books to a schoolgirl who shares the royal’s passion for reading and horses.
Camilla told 11-year-old Imaan Islam she would “love” Moorland Mousie – a book about the adventures of an Exmoor pony – when the pair met at a north London hospital as the duchess marked International Nurses’ Day.
She toured Whittington Hospital in Archway to pay tribute to the tireless work of nurses throughout the coronavirus pandemic and meet some of the children under their specialist care.
The Duchess of Cornwall meets Roald Dahl specialist nurse Giselle Padmore-Payne during a visit to the Whittington Hospital (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)
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