Harborough Nurses Thanked On International Nurses Day

Nurses across Harborough are being celebrated on International Nurses Day.Those working in hospitals, GP Practices and in the community are being recognised more than ever for their work during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Local NHS bosses say they thoroughly deserve to be recognised and congratulated.

2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and it also marks the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of the modern nursing profession, and so it is an especially important time to mark the invaluable work of nurses.

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A joint statement from Caroline Trevithick, Executive Director of Nursing, Quality and Performance for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Groups, Carolyn Fox OBE, Chief Nurse at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Dr Anne Scott Interim Director of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Quality at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, says:

“We would like to thank you all for the vital work you all do to look after the local community every day. This year more than any, we are particularly proud of your continued commitment to caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping people to get back on their feet and caring for those with other health conditions.

“There are over 9700 highly skilled nurses in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland working in a wide variety of roles and locations, including in hospitals, in the community, in GP practices and in clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). You all thoroughly deserve to be congratulated for the contribution you make to our local health service. “

As celebrations for International Nurses Day are not able to take place in person, the chief nurses are asking people to join in with national celebrations to show thanks and respect to nurses by putting a light, or a drawing of a light, in their window at 8.30pm tonight.

People can also share their thanks on social media using #InternationalNursesDay.