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...
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...
African and Caribbean UK Health Care Diaspora Event
When: Monday 29th October 2018 16:00-19:00
Where: The Marquee, St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Hosted By: Nursing Now and Zimbabwean Health Training Support
PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION...
Global Activity in June 2018
Highlights of June 2018 activities to promote the campaign around the world, featuring our supporters, staff, collaborators and board members:
Nursing Now featured in Swiss...
Compassion in the time of Coronavirus
In these unprecedented times, it is essential that health-workers around the world are supported and equipped to deal with the daily challenges they face,...
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...
Diploma in Tropical Nursing – Preparing nurses and midwives to work in low and...
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) supports nurses and midwives in their development through the innovative Diploma in Tropical Nursing (DTN) by preparing them...
Campaign backed by policy makers and nurse leaders
Nursing Now has been delighted to receive the backing of so many health policy makers and nurse leaders across the world.
Supported by champions from...
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 on Primary Health Care
In a joint statement responding to the World Health Organisation's draft declaration on Primary Health Care, Nursing Now and the International Council of Nurses...
Message from new Nursing Now Ambassador, Emilia Clarke
Thursday 14 March, 2019
Emilia Clarke announces her support as a Nursing Now Ambassador with the following message:
“I am privileged to be asked to join Nursing...
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,...
Nurses lead the way in achieving universal health and well-being
This blog originally appeared on the Primary Care International website and was posted on the 23rd September 2019 by Dr Angela Chaudhuri and Jane Lennon & filed...
FAIMER Institute opens admissions for fellowship in health professions education
Applications for the 2020 FAIMER Institute are open and will close on 5th September 2019.
The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research...
Combatting early career anxiety by sharing experience & empowering others
This blog was written by Jamie Wheeler, Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Being an early career nurse comes with a lot of adaptation and change. As...
Award-winning online courses coming soon to the Nursing Now Challenge
June 2021 will mark a new beginning for the Nightingale Challenge as it becomes the “Nursing Now Challenge”, under the continued leadership of Professor...
Nurses Promoting Health through Gender Equality Advocacy, Policy and Programs
Nursing Now Co-Chairs Prof Sheila Tlou and Lord Nigel Crisp will join C3 Collaborating for Health on 22nd October 2020 at 5:30 pm (BST)...
Articles
Articles and Coverage of Nursing Now
July 2018
Open Access Government: Why the European Pillar of Social Rights should keep nurses in the profession
By Elisabeth Adams...
ICN, Nursing Now and WHO host webinar to support development of the State of...
Online discussion shows nurses’ enthusiasm to support the development of the State of the World’s Nursing report to drive investment in the profession.
On Tuesday,...
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...
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,...
WHO open online COVID-19 briefings to resume
David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the World Health Organization's Director-General on #COVID19, will start his second series of Open Online Briefings on responses to...
State of the World’s Nursing report highlights importance of investing in nurses
The first-ever State of the World’s Nursing Report (SOWN), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Nursing...
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...
Nursing now and forever
This blog was written by Nursing Now Champion, Sir George Alleyne. Sir Alleyne is the Director Emeritus of the Pan American Health Organization.
When Lord...
Online International Scientific Conference “Research and Education in Nursing”
On 29th September, the University of Maribor Faculty of Health Sciences will hold a conference, "Research and Education in Nursing".
The conference will be divided into four...
Stories of nurse leaders
In tandem with our series of case studies on the Nursing Now 'Young Nurses', we are also sharing the stories of some of our...
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...
All Ireland Nursing Festival
All Ireland Nursing Festival
Sláintecare: Nursing’s Challenge
Wednesday 10 February 2021 | Watch Live & On-Demand
On Wednesday 10th February join the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation...
Nursing Now Malawi identifies objectives and plans mentorship programme
Nursing Now Malawi was launched on International Nurses’ Day, 12th May 2019. The event was attended by nurses from across the country and government...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Surrey and Borders launch Nightingale Challenge programme
This blog was written by Tope Forsyth, Quality Improvement Manager, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Last month saw the launch of our new...
Laguna launches the Nightingale Challenge thanks to Nursing Now Young Nurse
Romnick is a Chief Assistant Nurse from The Philippines. He is passionate about the role that young nurses can play in the health system,...
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...
Nursing Now’s Regional Meeting – Uganda 2020
On the 3rd and 4th of February 2020, Nursing Now held the first of its regional meetings in Kampala, Uganda. This was an opportunity...
“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 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...
The Global Nursing Caucus, Boston launches Nursing Now group
On 16th June, The Global Nursing Caucus, Boston, held a virtual launch event to mark the creation of its Nursing Now group.
The Global Nursing...
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...
Brazilian Nursing College launches emergency action project
Nursing professionals at the Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, a WHO Collaborating Centre, have created an emergency action project in response to the COVID-19...
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...
Princess Muna Al Hussein shares message of support for nurses
Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein, President of the Jordanian Nursing Council, World Health Organization Patron of Nursing and Midwifery in the Eastern...
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...
Remembering the sacrifice of nurses and health workers around the world
Members of the Nursing Now team joined the Florence Nightingale Foundation to pay their respects at a special Florence Nightingale Service of Remembrance at...
Nurses must learn to lead
Nurses can be found at every level and in every sector of our health and care systems. They are the bedrock on which our...
Germany Adopts New Regulations to Strengthen Nursing
Photo Credit: Royal College of Nursing
Please note the details in this article have been translated from German to English. To read the article in...
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 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...
International Council of Nurses announces International Nurses Day theme for 2021
Geneva, Switzerland; 15 October 2020 – The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today announced the theme for International Nurses Day 2021 (#IND2021). Following on from previous...
The Nightingale Challenge Implementation in the Philippines
With the launch of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife comes the implementation of the Nightingale Challenge in the Philippines. The Nightingale...
American Academy of Nursing Honours Four Healthcare Visionaries as Honorary Fellows
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) will officially name four distinguished experts as Honorary Fellows at the Academy’s Transforming Health, Driving Policy virtual conference, to...
Poetry in the time of COVID: Nursing Now calls for poems of support for...
Nursing Now is facilitating the global sharing of support for the nursing and midwifery communities by launching its Poetry Portal where people can share...
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...
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...
Sigma’s Nightingale Challenge experience
This Nightingale Challenge update was written by Dr Elizabeth Madigan, CEO of Sigma Theta Tau.
Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing (Sigma) has 28...
Call for Nominations: 100 Outstanding Nurse and Midwife Leaders
2020 marks the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife - for the first time in history, the nations of the world will...
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...
From the ward to the World Health Assembly
Ciaran McHugh is one of Nursing Now’s Young Nurses who was selected to take part in our pre-World Health Assembly workshop, organised in partnership...
Nursing Now USA holds strategy and action meeting
The University of North Carolina School of Nursing co-hosted a Nursing Now USA strategy and action meeting. The meeting was held in partnership with the...
Women in Global Health launch the 100 outstanding women nurse & midwife leaders
The courageous work of nurses and midwives in the face of the global pandemic deserves to be honored now more than ever with more...
Groundbreaking new report uncovers gender barriers within nursing
A report released today on nursing leadership explains why we must tackle persisting gender-related barriers and invest in nurses, in order to allow them...
Commonwealth nurses at the forefront of change
This article was written by Lord Nigel Crisp and Professor Sheila Tlou, Co-Chairs of Nursing Now.
Lord Crisp was the Chief Executive of the...
Grenada Nurses Association launches Nursing Now group during, “We Dare to Care: Let’s Talk...
Earlier this year, Nursing Now Grenada was launched by the Grenada Nurses Association at the ”We Dare to Care: Let’s Talk Nursing” symposium.
During the...
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...
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...
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...
Evidence-based practice: Guideline development, implementation and evaluation
Would you like to learn about evidence-based guidelines to enrich your care and patient outcomes? Nursing Now invites you to join a webinar offered...
Nursing Now groups driving meaningful change for nurses globally
“In collaboration with the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses, Nursing Now aims to raise the status and profile of nursing....
Landmark UN declaration is a step on the road not a destination
This blog was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Chief Executive of Nursing Now, and uploaded on 24th September 2019.
Yesterday, world leaders gathered at the...
QNI Innovation in Complex Care – Funding Programme Announced
This article was originally posted on the Queen's Nursing Institute website. You can read the original post here.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has announced a...
NCGSI – Providing a platform for early-career nurses to showcase their innovation & entrepreneurialism
Since its launch in June this year, the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative (NCGSI) has provided the opportunity for nurses and midwives around the...
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...
The Nightingale Hospital: A fitting tribute to the founder of modern nursing amid COVID-19...
This blog was written by Anthony Harbin, Programme Administrator, Nightingale Challenge.
As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise, a temporary hospital is...
#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...
Clare Cable in conversation with Barbara Stilwell
CC: Barbara, we had very much been looking forward to welcoming you to Scotland to hear from you at our conference on 1st April. Tell us...
2020: The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
The World Health Organization has announced that 2020 will be the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. For the first time in...
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...
Introducing the Nightingale Challenge 2020
Nurse leaders and partners at St Thomas' Hospital, one of the first organisations to accept the Nightingale Challenge 2020, left to right: Roisin Fitzsimmons,...
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...
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...
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...
Nursing Now Challenge: championing investment in midwives
This blog was written by Dr. Sally Pezaro, Nursing Now Challenge Midwifery Champion
Given that the majority of all maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths...
My experience working on the frontline combating COVID-19
This blog was written by Meshack Otewa, a registered nurse and educator working in Kenya. Meshack is also the author of the MeshRN blog...
“Real change can be subtle, but also possible”
This blog was written by Sailesh Bhandari, a registered clinical nurse from Nepal.
My name is Sailesh Bhandari and I am a Nepalese registered clinical...
Qatar Launch Event
(Left to right) Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Executive Chair, WISH; Sultana Afdhal, CEO, WISH; Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister...
Together facing the unknown
This blog was shared by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is working in an A&E department in a hospital in the UK.
I hope I...
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...
Manipal College of Nursing holds webinar series to discuss the impact of COVID-19 & strategies for...
Now more than ever it is essential to have an open line of communication with international partners, to share ideas and best practices to...
Canada joins the Nursing Now campaign!
Nursing Now Canada was officially launched on 2nd June at a multi-stakeholder, international colloquium in Vancouver BC co-hosted by the Canada Nurses Association (CNA)...
Update from the International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research
The International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) is proud to be a Nursing Now partner and to celebrate The Year of the...
Nightingale Challenge Update: Mersin University, Turkey
This blog was written by the Nightingale Challenge team at Mersin University, Turkey.
The Mersin University, Turkey, accepted the Nightingale Challenge in January 2020.
Our...
A call for a fairer, healthier world
Munashe Nykia is a registered nurse in Harare, Zimbabwe. He also serves as a Global Young Nurse Representative on the board for the Nursing...
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...
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...
Nursing Now invites Elizabeth Iro to discuss her personal journey into leadership
Next week, on 11th December, Nursing Now will be joined by Elizabeth Iro, Chief Nursing Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO) during a...
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...
Campaign Launches in Nepal
5 October 2018
The Nursing Now campaign was launched in Kathmandu, Nepal this week by the Nursing Association of Nepal. During the launch, leading nurses...
