We’re at the @nmcnews #PrideInNursing event tonight, but first we’re having a tour around @florencemuseum. @UniteinHealth @Unite_MHNA @Unite_CPHVA @Beach_Jane. Hoping the drinks and canapés will not be gone by the time we’ve finished @Crouchendtiger7 😉 
Tonight’s #PrideInNursing event is kicking off with @nmcnews chair Philip Graff. We’re hearing about nurse 1, Ethel Gordon Fenwick en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Gor…
Next nurse & author Christie Watson (@tinysunbird) talks about kindness and compassion but also how nurses are much more than this... ‘The nursing profession has something very important to remind society...celebrating nurses [next year] is going to unite us all’ #PrideInNursing
Next @Crouchendtiger7 @nmcnews speaks at #PrideInNursing. She highlights the momentous moment when nurses became registered in 1919. ‘We know how hard nurses work to get that all important PIN number’
The @nmcnews has been sharing stories from nurses in the 100 days running up to the anniversary #AlwaysCaringAlwaysNursing. You can read them here: nmc.org.uk/always-caring-… #PrideInNursing
Really pleased to hear @Crouchendtiger7 name a number of nursing professions that don’t often get a shout out including #MentalHealth, learning disability, health visitors and school nurses 👏 👏 👏 #PrideInNursing
Now @JeanneCarlin gives a very personal account of being a carer & the support she, & her family, have received from nurses. ‘Without them families like us would not survive... We need more community nurses and we need to recognise the holistic work that they do’ #PrideInNursing
Now Jo-Anne Wilson (from Galanos House) talks about nurses in social care. You can see a recent statement from @nmcnews @Crouchendtiger7 about their contribution here: nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-… #PrideInNursing
Wilson talks about the huge difference nurses make, especially when they work in collaboration from health and social care services. ‘I believe we should constantly challenge to move forward’ #PrideInNursing
‘Next time someone gives you that look, for working in social care, smile and enjoy the ball Cinderella’, Wilson finishes sharing her thoughts at #PrideInNursing
Next Sgt Colodia Muzvidziwa ARRC speaks at #PrideInNursing. She talks about how nursing is a unique career and how we must keep up with the pace and innovation of everything happening around us. ‘We are the people to make a difference’.
Muzvidziwa talks about how colleagues become family when she’s on deployment. Am sure many of us feel the same with the colleagues we/we’ve worked with #PrideInNursing.
Now @jcarriolarn speaks at #PrideInNursing. He’s joined us in the UK from the Philippines. ‘We must protect this profession at all costs #AlwaysCaringAlwaysNursing’
We’re now watching a new video from @nmcnews #PrideInNursing #AlwaysCaringAlwaysNursing. You can watch along too and you’ll spot some of the stars from this evening:
Geraldine Walters @nmcnews did a very quick turn to introduce @NHSEngland @NHSImprovement Ruth May @CNOEngland #PrideInNursing
And @CNOEngland announces the winner of the @nmcnews pin badge, #ACenturyOfCaring #PrideInNursing....
The formal part of the evening finishes with @Choir_NHS... 🎤 🎵 🎶 .... and the opportunity to pick up our @nmcnews badges #PrideInNursing.
As it’s a night of celebration, and remembering our nursing past, feels fitting to finish the evening with another British nurse, #MarySeacole. You’ll notice [just] I’m wearing my new @nmcnews #ACenturyOfCaring badge! #PrideInNursing
