Each year, International Nurses’ Day is a fantastic celebration of the profession and everything that it does.
The event in 2020 was, of course, overshadowed by the escalating coronavirus pandemic, with all physical celebrations cancelled and most too busy to think about it or feel like taking part. There is rightly an opportunity to use the event to reflect on and celebrate the incredible efforts of nursing staff working in every specialty and setting across the UK and beyond
It had been scheduled to be a big event too, with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale and the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife taking place.
Amanda Holden breaks down as she honours nurses who cared for her when she lost son
Amanda Holden became very emotional as she paid tribute to the nurses who cared for her following the loss of her son Theo to commemorate Nurses Day UK
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Leading nurses in Cumbria have been placed in the spotlight ahead of International Nurses Day. The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has 2,300 nurses in the county and has highlighted some of the devoted staff and how they have faced the unprecedented challenges of coronavirus. Among those being highlighted were district nurse Michael Owens, urology nurse Jill Thursby, bereavement liaison specialist nurse Helen Westwood and Eden ICC team leader Clare Martindale. Clare Martindale Georgia Wright, deputy chief nurse at NCIC said: “Our nurses across the organisation have shown great courage, dedication and commitment during what was the most challenging time any of us have ever faced during our careers.