The county’s mental health and learning disability Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is celebrating International Nurses Day in style on 12 May by hosting a day of fun and inspirational activity to reward its nursing staff.
The celebration event being held at Southwell Racecourse in Nottinghamshire will attract over 300 nurses from across the organization, 10% of the total number of nurses in the Trust. The new Trust-wide Nursing Strategy will be launched outlining the Trust’s commitment to nurses working in partnership with people who use services, their carers, families and friends; to support people with mental health, learning disability and substance misuse problems to retain and/or recover a life that is as meaningful, satisfying and valued as possible.
The well known motivational speaker Ben Page, Managing Director of IPSOS MORI will be doing a thought provoking and powerful presentation on ‘What Distinguishes the Best NHS Trusts’ and senior Cornwall Partnerships Trust employees will be talking about their nursing experiences of going from bad times to good.
Professor David Seedhouse will be launching a discussion forum via a new web based technology called the Values Exchange; debating whether mental health and learning disability nurses should wear formal uniform. The Values Exchange is an interactive survey tool, which collates and themes opinions on different topics to offer meaningful feedback that can then be taken forward to make positive changes.
The celebration day will conclude with a humour workshop entitled ‘They Who Laugh Last’ before nursing staff leave the event with the strategy summarised in a credit card format that can be worn with their identity badge, to remind them of the day.
Rachel Munton, Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) said: “We are so excited to be able to hold this dedicated day for our nursing staff. They are such a valuable part of our workforce who deserve the opportunity to celebrate their roles and be inspired.”
Sheila Marriott, Director of the Royal College of Nursing in the East Midlands, said: "It's great that the trust is embracing the Nurses' Day celebrations with such enthusiasm and helping to make its nurses feel extra special. Nurses' Day is an important day for nurses. It's an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary difference they make day in, day out to patients and their families."
