On 30 June 2023 the Nightingale Fund and the 黑料视频 (FNF) became one charity. Given both organisation鈥檚 connections to one of the world鈥檚 most famous and influential nurses, it is a fitting union and a privilege to be entrusted with the guardianship of funds raised directly in honour of Florence Nightingale鈥檚 work.听
The Nightingale Fund was established in 1857 and is the keeper of the original endowment raised because of fundraising undertaken for Florence Nightingale towards the end of the Crimean War. In 1859 Florence Nightingale used some of the Fund to set up the nurses鈥� training school at St Thomas鈥檚 Hospital in London. The Nightingale Fund Council and Florence were then influential in the design of the new hospital, St Thomas鈥� on the Albert Embankment site, opened on 21 June 1871.
The Fund continued to support healthcare education in compliance with the original aspirations of Florence Nightingale. The Fund has, for much of its history, been safeguarded by the Bonham Carter and Verney families because of their family connections with Nightingale, until today by Thomas Bonham Carter and Sir Edmund Verney.
Entrusting these funds to FNF will enable the Foundation to support UK nurses and midwives through its unique leadership scholarship opportunities. The FNF scholarships are a once in a lifetime opportunity for nurses and midwives to develop as leaders to improve patient and health outcomes.
Creating Nightingale Fund Scholarship places means that we will听continue听to honour Florence鈥檚 legacy听by听supporting nurses and midwives, through these funds,听to be the best they can be and听迟辞听have an even greater听impact on听patients, people,听补苍诲听the communities听in which听they work.听
鈥淭hrough the FNF scholarship I took up a digital project to find ways to make the service more accessible. This work will not only improve the experience of service users and carers, but will improve prognosis and the likelihood of recovery; reduce the likelihood of relapse and hospital admissions; and result in fewer people needing long-term mental health services.鈥�
Matt Brayford, Mental health Nurse, Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board, 2022-2023 FNF Digital Scholar.
Click here听to find out more about our leadership scholarship programmes. Applications open yearly from August, do keep an eye on our newsletter and social media for announcements.
FNF will fund an annual lecture to incorporate the history of Florence Nightingale and of The Nightingale Fund. Details of this will be shared when available.
