Improving the image of nursing and midwifery
NHS England’s Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England calls on professionals and members of the public to help improve perceptions of nursing and midwifery: As the NHS marks...
View ArticleLook after yourselves in these challenging days
Ahead of the 2018 Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England’s Summit, NHS England’s Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, Hilary Garratt and Ruth May, Executive Director of...
View ArticleOne year on from MEN Arena attack
As the nation comes together to mark the first anniversary of MEN Arena attack, Hilary Garratt CBE – NHS England’s Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England gives thanks to the...
View ArticleSafeguarding in the 70th year of the NHS
Hilary Garratt CBE Director of Nursing for NHS England and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England reflects on the recent National Safeguarding Conference and the diverse nature of safeguarding...
View ArticleSafeguarding: what lies ahead for 2019
Ahead of the 6th National Safeguarding Conference, taking place on 9 April 2019, the Director of Nursing for NHS England and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England examines the achievements of 2018...
View ArticleKeeping our people and communities safe
The Director of Nursing in NHS England and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer NHS England/Improvement explains the reforms to ensure the safeguarding of children and other vulnerable people: I am pleased to...
View ArticleHelping trafficking victims: we owe it to Pham
The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England examines the role the NHS can play in fighting modern slavery: I am one of the 7.53 billion people alive today, thankful that I can breathe. Two basic...
View ArticleLet’s talk about #EndFGM
I have just returned from a play called ‘Cuttin’ It’ by Charlene James. Fiercely brilliant, it confronts the vital issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in England. Its portrayal of the complexity...
View ArticleYour silence is their greatest weapon: 16 days of action against domestic abuse
The 16 Days of Action commences on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, running through to 10 December, Human Rights Day. Linked to the 16 Days of Action, the...
View ArticleGetting to equity
In October we celebrate Black history: from the nurses and midwives who came over from the Caribbean to establish a post-war NHS; to the scientists, mathematicians, writers, and leaders whose action...
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