Nightingale Challenge leadership programme, Veteran General Hospital, Taipei
Taipei Veteran General Hospital accepted the Nightingale Challenge and organised a leadership training programme for young nurses, aiming to equip and empower the next...
Learning from mistakes and embracing diverse perspectives
In this blog, Tope Forsyth discusses her experience as a registered Mental Health Nurse working as a Quality Improvement Manager for suicide prevention. She...
Nightingale Challenge, Employer Webinar #2
As part of the Nightingale Challenge’s series of webinars for employers, Margaret Martin, Nurse Manager of Development of Practice & Workplace Capabilities from South...
Summary of the Triad meeting and Global Forum
Nursing Now featured prominently during the Global Forum for Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Offices and Triad meeting, co-hosted by the World Health Organization...
President of Pakistan launches national campaign
Islamabad, Pakistan
8th January 2019
President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, formally launched Nursing Now Pakistan at a ceremony during the first Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery summit held...
Improving health equity for Maori communities
This blog originally appeared on the Wintec website. You can access it here.
Studying together at Wintec, Sarina Wawatai and her nursing mates dreamt that...
Empowering and recognising the value of nurses to achieve Universal Health Coverage
This article appeared on www.uhc2030.org. To read the original article, please click here.
WHO has officially designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the...
Nursing Now Malaysia takes part in event to support and inspire young nurses
Earlier this summer, Nursing Now Malaysia took part in the Malaysian Nurses Association event: ‘Explore, Network & Collaborate'. This event was specifically for young...
5th Commonwealth Nurses & Midwives Conference to celebrate achievements, endeavours, & the future of...
On 6th & 7th March, the 5th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference will convene nurses and midwives from around the world to celebrate past...
The Caregiver
This poem was written and sent to Nursing Now by Gregg Morris, a Wound Care Registered Nurse and Director of Inpatient and Outpatient Wound...
A letter of support & solidarity from Nursing Now Patron, Her Royal Highness The...
Nursing Now Patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has shared a letter of support with the Nursing Now campaign, showing her solidarity...
Health worker task sharing improves access to HIV treatment in Tanzania
Days are long for Anna Mzeru.
A nurse at a health dispensary in the Bagamoyo region of Tanzania, she is one of only two medical...
Nursing Times celebrates global impact of the Nursing Now campaign
This month’s Nursing Times is a special edition, dedicated to the Nursing Now campaign. This three-year global campaign to raise the profile and status...
Nursing Our Way Through COVID-19
This article was originally posted here on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Global Health Now and was written by:
WILLIAM E. ROSA
SHEILA...
New song pays tribute to the nurses working on the frontline of the COVID-19...
In December 2020, country duo Brown & Gray announced the release of their single, “You Didn’t Have To,” and accompanying music video produced in...
Rwanda Launch Event
On 29 June 2018, Nursing Now was launched in Rwanda by Minister of Health, Dr Diana Gashumba, and President of the Rwanda Nurses and Midwives...
“As a nurse you shouldn’t be afraid to change what you specialise in and...
This article was originally posted on the Wintec website. You can access it here.
When Kim Carter graduated from Wintec in 1989, prospects for nurses...
COVID-19: Hablando por la salud y hablando por la enfermería
Descargar la grabacion de este seminario aqui.
En este Año 2020 de la Enfermera y Partera, las enfermeras de todo el mundo estamos luchando contra ...
Learning is moving from the known to the unknown
In this blog, Henry Murage Wambui, student representative of the Clinical Nursing Society, Kenya, talks about his experience of the “Mentor a Nurse” initiative.
Why...
Nursing Now’s Global Footprints: Schedule of Events
On 24th May, as the sun rises in the East, we will kick off the Nursing Now Global Footprints event with a regional celebration...
Esther Bosede Ilesanmi
The role of young nurses in making Universal Health Coverage a reality
This blog was written by Esther Bosede Ilesanmi (RN, RM, RPHN, BNSC). Esther...
State of the World’s Nursing Report: webinar invitation from WHO, ICN and Nursing Now
The State of the World’s Nursing Report will be launched on World Health Day (7 April) 2020 during the International Year of the Nurse...
Nursing Now Youth Americas to provide support for young nurses in Chile, Colombia, Costa...
On 12th - 14th July, the Mexican Nursing Students’ Association will launch the Nursing Now Youth Americas group. The launch of this new Nursing...
Climate change threatens healthcare systems: International Council of Nurses calls on governments to act...
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has called on governments to take immediate action to tackle climate change, after latest Lancet Countdown report reveals...
Register for upcoming webinar, “Nurses-Reimagine our Wellbeing”
Register for upcoming webinar, “Nurses-Reimagine our Wellbeing” hosted by the New Zealand Ministry of Health.
11.00am-1.00pm 24 September 2020
Date:
Thursday, 24 September 2020
Time:
NZT 11.00am to 1.00pm
Location:
Via...
Brain injury recovery and rehabilitation: Bridging the gap from hospital to home
On 27th August at 9:30 AM (BST) we will hold the second of our Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative webinars on the theme of...
Making the Invisible Visible: The Triple Impact Report
Image credit: IntraHealth International
On Tuesday 23 January, IntraHealth International and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing hosted an event to highlight how nursing improves gender...
“Change exposes us to learning opportunities and encourages mindful reflection on our own practice”
This blog was written by Alana Divito, Midwife at Causeway Maternity Unit, Northern Ireland.
Hello my name is Alana Divito. I am a midwife working...
Call for Applications – Nursing Now Challenge Board
June 2021 will mark a new beginning for the Nightingale Challenge as it becomes the “Nursing Now Challenge”, under the continued leadership of Professor...
“All countries must now be prepared for the pandemic – and nurses must be...
This blog was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign.
The Nursing Now team is currently in Nassau, The Bahamas,...
“The Nightingale Challenge Programme has impacted me dramatically”
This blog was written by Brínín Anderson. Brínín is a Staff Nurse in an acute surgical ward at Antrim Area Hospital. She is one...
Nurses lead pioneering programme to improve health outcomes for stroke patients
The Nursing Research Institute (NRI), at St Vincent’s Health Australia Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne & Australian Catholic University, Australia is leading progress in...
Leadership: The Heart of Care
Nursing Now will host the second in the series of Nightingale Challenge employer webinars this Wednesday, 16th October at 9AM (London GMT+1).
These webinars are...
Dr. Barbara Stilwell thanks Nursing Now groups for their work during the Year of...
This message was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now.
On behalf of the Nursing Now team, I would like to thank you....
SameYou challenges nurses to transform recovery care & rehabilitation after brain injury
This challenge is now closed. Stay tuned for news of our next challenge coming 6th October 2020.
We are delighted to announce that SameYou will...
Message from The Duchess of Cambridge: First Anniversary
Photograph by Ian Jones
Tuesday 26 February, 2019
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, patron of Nursing Now, today marked the first anniversary of our...
Nursing Now USA launches with high-level event in Washington D.C
Today, nurses from across the United States of America met at a high-level national event to launch Nursing Now USA. High-level health...
Chapel Hill, US launch event
Image credit: IntraHealth International
IntraHealth International and the UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing are co-hosting an official launch event for Nursing Now on Tuesday...
Nursing Now Co-Chairs call for nurses to be properly supported & rewarded
Last week Nursing Now Co-Chairs, Lord Nigel Crisp and Professor Sheila Tlou wrote a letter to The Times in which they highlighted the crucial...
Influencing the NCDs Commission: a guide
Image credit: UNMEER/Simon Ruf
Call to action – influence the NCDs Commission
Updated 10 May
The High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) is currently running a web-based consultation from 10-16...
Nightingale Challenge: Realising our potential
This blog was written by Christine Flynn, paediatric haemodialysis nurse participating in a Nightingale Challenge programme in Ireland.
I'm Christine, a paediatric haemodialysis nurse, living...
LSTM Scholarships supporting 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
This article originally appeared on the LSTM website and can be found here.
In celebration of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, LSTM is...
“I saw ways we could improve and was not afraid to try new things,...
Roisin Fitzsimmons is the Co-Head of the Nightingale Academy at Guy's & St Thomas' and a Consultant Nurse. Here, she talks about her experiences...
WEBINAR – Compassion in troubled times: what about us?
This webinar has now taken place. You can access the recording here.
You can find the slides here:
Compassion: What is it and how does it...
Nursing Now film shines a light on the crucial work of nurses
New Nursing Now film coming tomorrow for International Nurses Day!
Listen to what our Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell has to say about our film...
Joint statement brings nursing voice to Global Conference on Primary Health Care
ICN and Nursing Now call for nurses to work to full capacity to achieve vision of Astana Declaration
Astana, Kazakhstan; Geneva, Switzerland; 26 October 2018...
Nursing Now Mexico young nurse leader wins the Priest Jorge Antonio Laviada Molina award...
Last month, George Williams Chale Pool was given the prestigious Priest Jorge Antonio Laviada Molina award. This award is given to change agents who...
I have learnt a great deal from this experience of creating our Nightingale Challenge...
This blog was written by Beatrice Amuge, Nightingale Challenge Programme Lead, Mulago Hospital, Uganda
There are 57 nurses and 10 midwives enrolled in our Nightingale...
#RememberHealthHeroes on 11th May
11th May, #RememberHealthHeroes
On Monday 11th May, the eve of International Nurses Day, ICN, WHO and Nursing Now are encouraging people to take part in...
NCD Hard Talks Webinar
Date: 18 November 2020, 13:00 CET
Title: “Building an NCD Ready Workforce”
Registration: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p_f-_bp6T4q3jjA-uiwAJg
Details: Reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates a transformation in how, and by...
The Nursing Touchstone – sharing the voices of nurses everywhere
Sarah and Marie are two registered nurses who capture the writings and thoughts from nurse colleagues.
We know nursing is a pretty amazing profession. Wherever you work,...
Nursing Now launches in Liberia
Earlier this year, Nursing Now Liberia was launched as part of the celebrations for International Nurses' Day in Monrovia. More than 150 nurses and student...
COVID-19: Nurses on the frontline
This blog was written by Charlotte Jakab-Hall, Chief Nurse Junior Fellow & Safe Care Sister, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, England UK.
Let me start...
“It is essential for nurses and midwives to voice their concerns…”
...to offer solutions, to be represented and to be seen,” Frances Wood, Director of Studies, Diploma in Tropical Nursing, LSTM.
For the last six years...
The importance of skilled nursing staff
This blog was written by Esa Rintakorpi, Consultant Nurse Acute and Emergency Care
The coronavirus pandemic has been a terrible tragedy across the globe...
Stepping boldly into 2021
This blog was written by Dr Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now
Happy New Year to you and your families from all of us at...
Nursing Now Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge & HRH The Countess of Wessex...
To honour International Nurses Day, Nursing Now has facilitated a series of online conversations between HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and HRH The Countess...
Discussing racism: Nurses as activists for equality
Join us on Monday 20th July at 3pm (BST) for our latest webinar, 'Discussing racism: Nurses as activists for equality'.
Register here
This webinar will be...
Inaugural meeting for Pacific heads of nurses set to influence and drive regional health...
This article originally appeared on the Pacific Community website and can be accessed here.
The Heads of Nursing from Pacific Island Countries and Territories will...
The Nightingale Challenge to host its first employer webinar
This Friday, 27th September, the Nightingale Challenge will host the first of its employer webinars. The webinar will last 45 minutes in total and...
Promoting diversity in nursing, increasing visibility of our profession
This blog was written by David Ferran, registered nurse and Co-Chair of Valuing Diversity in Nursing Northern Ireland.
My name is David Ferran and I...
Fighting the coronavirus in Kerala: A nurse’s experience of caring for a coronavirus patient
Sneha Baby is a Registered Nurse, working at the Government T. D. Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, Kerala. In this blog, she talks about her...
Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference
Our Global Campaign Manager Dr Catherine Hannaway spoke about the Nursing Now campaign at the 4th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives (CNMF) Conference, held in...
Apply Now: Global Nursing Leadership Institute
Applications are now open for the ICN's Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI TM) 2019 leadership programme.
The programme aims to prepare top nurses from around the...
Inspiration in the time of COVID-19
Roisin O’Connell, Emergency Department Nurse, Ireland reflects on the inspiration she draws from strong teamwork and colleagues to make it through the fight against...
Nursing: An equal opportunity profession?
This blog was written by Professor David Thompson, Professor of Nursing at Queen’s University, Belfast, Dr Barry Quinn, Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Queen’s...
Pakistan announces new Nursing Forum
Mobile health clinic in Sindh, Pakistan. Credit: DFID/Vicki Francis
Pakistan's Government has announced that it will establish a National Nursing Forum, which it aims to...
Nursing Now launches global conversation about racism
In recent weeks, we have witnessed protests in many cities around the world sparked by an incomprehensible act of racism and brutality in the...
New ICN report shows governments are failing to prioritize nurses as number of confirmed...
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 nurse deaths passes 1000, a report from the International Council of Nurses (ICN) reveals that less than half...
Nursing Now 2020: the Nightingale Challenge
Global healthcare expenditure is increasing, along with the numbers of older patients with multiple comorbidities, while the numbers of health workers are hugely decreasing,...
Campaign Launches in Kenya
23 August 2018
Nursing Now Kenya was officially launched by Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta in Nairobi this Thursday.
There were events held across the day,...
Global call for commitment to nursing
Please join us for our #NursesTogether global advocacy moment on 7th April, World Health Day, midday wherever you are!
To take part in our #NursesTogether global...
Nurses and midwives are key to Universal Health Coverage
This blog was written by Michele Rumsey Director - World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHO CC), University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and uploaded on...
Nursing Now launches in Australia
Today marks the official launch of Nursing Now Australia. At an event hosted by the Australian College of Nurses, and attended by...
Uganda to host African launch
Image credit: Trevor Snapp for intraHealth International
On Thursday 22 March, the Ugandan Ministry of Health and Uganda UK Health Alliance will host Nursing Now’s...
Ensuring access to health for the most hard to reach communities in Ghana
Edmund is a trained Registered Community Nurse in Ghana. Here he describes his experience working to provide access to health for the most hard...
Increased Investment In Nursing Key to Achieving Health for All
Doha, Qatar, 13 November: Countries that invest in and develop their nursing and midwifery workforce can achieve a rapid, cost-effective expansion of high-quality UHC.
This...
Uganda Launch Event
Nursing Now Uganda was launched on 22 March as part of the 3rd UK-East African Healthcare Summit, which took place in Kampala, Uganda. Our Co-Chair,...
The Balearic Islands join the Nursing Now movement
On 6th May, Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign, took part in the launch of Nursing Now Balearic Islands, hosted...
Promoting Partnerships in Nursing: strengthening systems for a healthy recovery
Nursing Now is delighted to partner with the Better Health Programme to bring together leading health experts during a 90-minute webinar on 4th November,...
Changing the world with your care
This blog was written by Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Programme Lead for the Nightingale Challenge in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
It is fair to...
Young Taranaki nurse receives inaugural Pinnacle nursing scholarship
This article was originally posted on the Pinnacle Practices website.
When practice nurse Huia Brady heard about the Pinnacle nursing scholarship aimed at
improving equity...
Agents of Change: the story of the Nursing Now campaign
Please join us for the launch of the Nursing Now final report on Tuesday 18th May 10.30-11.30 am (BST)
The Nursing Now campaign was launched...
Global Launch Celebrations
On Tuesday 27 February, Nursing Now held launch events and activities across the world, including the UK, Switzerland, Jamaica, USA, Jordan and South Africa. More than 30 countries were represented...
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School
Nursing Now global wants to make sure that all nurses and midwives across the globe, in every role at every level, are skilled and...
Joint statement: mobilising nurses and midwives on NCDs
Nurse listening to a patient in Jinja, Uganda. Credit Laura Elizabeth Pohl/Bread for the World
The NCDs Commission web-based consultation is currently live until 16...
World Health Day & beyond
World Health Day is just around the corner (7th April), and it will mark the launch of the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing...
Inspiration and hopes for the solution
This article originally appeared on the SameYou website. Earlier this year, SameYou collaborated with Nursing Now on the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative.
Emmanuella, Adelaide,...
Ministry of Health in Aragon, Spain, joins the Nursing Now campaign to support its...
The regional Government of Aragon in Spain officially joined the Nursing Now campaign earlier this year.
The launch event was attended by a large number...
Launch of Nursing Now Nordic
Photo: Gudbjörg Pålsdottir, Nina Hahtela, Sineva Ribeiro, Grete Christensen, Oluva I Gong & Eli Gunhild By
25 September, 2018
Nursing Now Nordic was officially launched in Iceland...
Indonesian nurses win NCGSI challenge with pioneering community nursing model
In September, Nursing Now Co-Chair Lord Nigel Crisp set the second challenge of our Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative (NCGSI) and asked nurses and...
Bupa launches global Nursing Now group and accepts the Nightingale Challenge
Bupa has announced that it will increase its support for the Nursing Now movement, by creating a Nursing Now Bupa global group. The group...
What can we learn from Florence Nightingale 200 years on?
This blog was written by Nursing Now Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell to mark International Nurses Day, 2020.
Florence Nightingale: the formative years
Florence Nightingale was...
2020 countdown – join us to hear our plans!
The countdown to 2020 Year of the Nurse and the Midwife is well underway and we know that many of you have exciting plans...
Jhpiego hosts Nursing Now launch event
Jhpiego President and CEO, Dr. Leslie Mancuso, Phd, RN, FAAN.
11 May update
Jhpiego has launched a new nursing microsite, which celebrates nurses’ work around the world,...
‘Why we need World Mental Health Day more than ever this year’
This op-ed was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign. This article was originally posted on the Nursing Times...
WHO, ICN & Nursing Now call for urgent investment in nurses
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health
workforce. The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at...
More than 300 nursing students gather for the launch of Nursing Now Youth Americas
Between 12th – 14th July, the Mexican Nursing Students’ Association held its Annual Latin American Meeting of Nursing Students’ Associations in Merida, Mexico, where...
Launch of Nursing Now Spain
On 14th May, Nursing Now Spain launched with a national event, organised by the Spanish General Council of Nursing. Key international high-level health and...
AAN Founding Member Fadwa A Affara unanimously selected for 2020 Princess Srinagarindra Award
The Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives has announced that one of their founding members, Fadwa Ahmed Affara RGN, MA, MSc, MEd, has...
