The Florence Nightingale Foundation

13/11/2025

Please take part in our national survey or share this post.

If you are an internationally educated or (IENM) working in the UK, a leader supporting IENMs, or a leader or member of a community, please take part in our national survey to share your experiences.

Your insights will directly shape our recommendations.

Please get involved if you are:

💠 An internationally educated nurse or midwife (IENM) working in the UK.
💠 A leader supporting internationally educated nurses and midwives.
💠 A leader or member of a diaspora community.

We want to hear from:

💠 Nurses and midwives from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, from all sectors (the NHS, social care, private providers, education, charities, and the military) and from all roles and career stages (from newly arrived registrants to senior leaders and academics).

You can find out all you need to know and complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IENM1 it will take between 15-25 minutes to complete.

Your experiences matter. Please do get involved.

👉 If you are not in one of the groups mentioned above, please share the survey link with your colleagues, or re-post this to help us reach as many people as possible from across the UK.

Thank you for your support.🩵

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12/11/2025

Did you know? If your CNO is an FNF Academy Member, you could get a discount on several of our leadership development programmes.

You can check if you work for a FNF Academy member organisation at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/current-fnf-members/.

Talk to your line manager to get access to our member portal if your organisation is listed.

10/11/2025

Did you know? If your CNO is an FNF Academy Member, you can access free online learning modules via our member portal.

If you need your organisation's login, contact your line manager or get in touch with us! https://academy.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/members/

07/11/2025

Applications for our Windrush Leadership programme close on 8 December. Previous participant Funke Adewoye told us: "The leadership course was a complete package and truly transformational."

Find out more and send in your application at: https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/programmes/windrush-leadership-programme.

The programme is kindly sponsored by NHS England.

06/11/2025

Your Voice Matters: Please complete the National Survey!

The 'Global Talent, Local Impact' survey is open to:
💠 Internationally educated nurses and midwives working across health and social care.
💠 Supporters of internationally educated professionals, including international recruitment and retention leads, clinical educators, workforce planners, and others involved in developing or supporting IENMs.
💠 Members of diaspora networks or associations.

Every response will help build a clearer picture of what is working and what must change to retain excellence, develop leadership, and sustain the global partnerships that underpin nursing and midwifery.

Together, we can build a system that truly values the global professionals who sustain the NHS today — and ensure the partnerships they have created continue to shape nursing and midwifery across the world.

Find out more and complete the survey at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/your-voice-matters/ or by scanning the QR code. Thank you.

06/11/2025

Did you know? We have all sorts of from NHS trusts, the independent sector,
social care, higher education institutes, charities, and the military. Find out if you work for a member organisation so you can access the benefits, go to https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/current-fnf-members/

04/11/2025

This we would like to thank all our Trustees for their hard work and dedication to FNF. You can find out more about them on our website and meet our fabulous new Chair, Melloney Poole OBE.

Melloney shared these words with us:
"I am extremely proud to have been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) charity.

FNF was established over 90 years ago to maintain the legacy of one of the founders of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. I hope, in my role as Chair, to work with the rest of the Board of Trustees to steer FNF’s work so that it continues to evolve in response to the needs of delivering health and care today. This is now more complex and challenging than ever, and needs strong leadership at all levels of the workforce.

I look forward to working with the FNF team to see the impact of the charity on our nurses and midwives and on the patients and communities they care for."

You can meet all our Officers and Trustees on our website at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/about-us/officers-and-trustees/

03/11/2025

Did you know? If your CNO is an FNF Academy Member, YOU can access member benefits too!

FNF Membership provides the innovative space for like-minded and to build their confidence to lead.

Find out more on our website at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/fnf-membership-didyouknow/

30/10/2025

FNF recently launched a new policy and research project exploring how the UK can better retain, develop, and learn from our internationally educated nursing and midwifery (IENM) workforce.

Find out more and complete our survey at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/global-talent-local-impact/.

Please share with your colleagues to help us reach as many people as possible. Thank you.

29/10/2025

🌼 This week we were proud to honour two exceptional nurses from across our member organisations with the international , a global recognition of nurses and midwives who lead with compassion, courage, and integrity.

Each of our Chief Nurse members were invited to nominate a nurse or midwife who demonstrates outstanding leadership behaviours that improve patient care and inspire their teams.

From an inspiring field of nominees, our panel selected two honourees whose leadership truly embodies trust, compassion, and mutual respect:

Siziwe Turner, Quality Matron, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Jo Mahoney, National Lead for Pre-operative Assessment Service, Circle Health Group

We are delighted to celebrate their remarkable leadership and the positive difference they make every day.

Read our news story to find out more at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/daisy-award-2025-honourees/

28/10/2025

Applications for FNF's prestigious scholarships close on Monday 3 November at 9am!

Don't miss this chance to apply for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Find out more at https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/programmes/scholarships2026-27/