England’s chief nursing officer Ruth May said public support shown so far has ‘buoyed’ colleagues
The nation has been asked to show their appreciation for nurses on the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth
Nursing leaders have asked the public to show their gratitude by illuminating their windows at 8.30pm on Tuesday as a nod to the lamp which Nightingale was known to carry. The tribute will be ahead of the nation’s eighth Clap for Carers and will mark International Nurses Day. during what she said has been a testing time.She said: ‘International Day of the Nurse is particularly special this year not just because we mark the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, but because of the extraordinary work all those who have followed in her footsteps are doing in the fight against coronavirus.
CEO of the Florence Nightingale Foundation, Professor Greta Westwood, said: ‘Florence Nightingale, herself a trailblazer during her career, would have been proud at the way nurses have followed in her footsteps as pioneers and leaders in the fight against the pandemic.
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