Celebrating International

Last month we celebrated International Nurses Day 2023 across the Trust with several events and activities taking place across our sites. Our nurses play a crucial role in caring for patients, their loved ones and colleagues across LUHFT, community centres and patient homes, always showing compassion and dedication to deliver the very best care.

The theme for Nurses’ Day this year was focusing on a “brighter” future of nursing and how the profession can help improve global health for all. The 2023 campaign was named “Our nurses. Our future.”

To show appreciation to our nursing workforce we’re taking a look back on the week of celebrations and highlighting some of our colleagues who have some inspirational advice for our future nurses.

Arlein began her career at LUHFT in November 2021 but has spent the last 11 years working as an Apharesis Nurse Specialist in Kuwait Central Blood Bank. She chose to be a part of #TeamLUHFT as she believes that the organisation is going in the right track to change how hospitals should be, and how it sheds light to what diversity and equality really means.

To her fellow BAME nurses, she has the following message: “Know that your skills, knowledge and experience are invaluable assets to the nursing profession no matter where you are in the world. Working in a foreign country can be daunting. Despite challenges, I encourage you to continue to learn and grow as a nurse, remember that your dedication and hard work are making a difference."

Tracey and Leanne are a mother-daughter duo whose bond has allowed them to learn from each other, talk to each other in confidence during bad days, and on good days, share the laughter.

Leanne describes her mum as kind, compassionate, caring, and someone who has a heart of gold. Leanne values the importance of having a role model to look up to. With nursing skills, care, and compassion now passed onto her daughter, the future of nursing is in safe hands.