2007 news
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11 Dec 2007 Nightingale Choir
On Tuesday evening, 11 December 2007, the 30 plus strong Nightingale Choir comprised of students, academic and administrative staff from across the School sang as part of the Evelina Children's Hospital Christmas Party.
6 Dec2007 Professor Cowley presents paper in Tokyo, Japan
During a recent visit to Tokyo, Professor Cowley participated in a symposium concerned with licensing and enhancing public health nursing practice organised by the Japanese Academy of Nursing Science and presented a paper about the principles of health visiting as a framework for practice and education
5 Dec 2007 Ian McEwan reading of novel Atonement
Author Ian McEwan gave a reading from his acclaimed novel Atonement at the College on Wednesday 5 December 2007 to a capacity filled audience in the Great Hall, Strand Campus. The book, recently made into a film directed by Joe Wright starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, features nursing scenes at St Thomas' Hospital.
5 Dec 2007 Visit from the University of Chiba
Representatives from the University of Chiba, Japan, visited the School from the 5 to the 7 December 2007 to discuss links between the two schools of nursing.
5 Dec 2007 Visit from representatives of the Ministry of Health, Brunei
The School was pleased to host a visit from representatives of the Ministry of Health in Brunei. Discussions centred on development of the nursing workforce through education and support in practice.
04 Dec 2007 Ian McEwan to give reading at King's Author Ian McEwan will read from his acclaimed novel Atonement at the College on Wednesday 5 December. The book, recently made into a film directed by Joe Wright starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, features nursing scenes at St Thomas' Hospital.
1 Dec 2007 Turn of the Screw Study Day - review by Dr Rosemary Wall
On Saturday 1 December 2007, Anne Marie Rafferty and Rosemary Wall had the pleasure of participating in a Study Day on Benjamin Britten’s Turn of the Screw which was held at Guy’s Hospital.
1 Dec 2007 Louise L. Clark and Peter Griffiths have new Learning Disability title publishing by Wiley-Blackwell
Learning Disability and Other Intellectual Impairments identifies the skills and knowledge that health care students and professionals need in order to work with intellectually impaired patients whether they are in the hospital or at home.
1 Dec 2007 Holly Powell Kennedy appointed a Fulbright Distinguished Fellow
Holly Powell Kennedy has been appointed a Fulbright Distinguished Fellow, one of only five in the UK for 2007-8.
On Tuesday evening, 11 December 2007, the 30 plus strong Nightingale Choir comprised of students, academic and administrative staff from across the School sang as part of the Evelina Children's Hospital Christmas Party.
6 Dec2007 Professor Cowley presents paper in Tokyo, Japan
During a recent visit to Tokyo, Professor Cowley participated in a symposium concerned with licensing and enhancing public health nursing practice organised by the Japanese Academy of Nursing Science and presented a paper about the principles of health visiting as a framework for practice and education
5 Dec 2007 Ian McEwan reading of novel Atonement
Author Ian McEwan gave a reading from his acclaimed novel Atonement at the College on Wednesday 5 December 2007 to a capacity filled audience in the Great Hall, Strand Campus. The book, recently made into a film directed by Joe Wright starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, features nursing scenes at St Thomas' Hospital.
5 Dec 2007 Visit from the University of Chiba
Representatives from the University of Chiba, Japan, visited the School from the 5 to the 7 December 2007 to discuss links between the two schools of nursing.
5 Dec 2007 Visit from representatives of the Ministry of Health, Brunei
The School was pleased to host a visit from representatives of the Ministry of Health in Brunei. Discussions centred on development of the nursing workforce through education and support in practice.
04 Dec 2007 Ian McEwan to give reading at King's Author Ian McEwan will read from his acclaimed novel Atonement at the College on Wednesday 5 December. The book, recently made into a film directed by Joe Wright starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, features nursing scenes at St Thomas' Hospital.
1 Dec 2007 Turn of the Screw Study Day - review by Dr Rosemary Wall
On Saturday 1 December 2007, Anne Marie Rafferty and Rosemary Wall had the pleasure of participating in a Study Day on Benjamin Britten’s Turn of the Screw which was held at Guy’s Hospital.
1 Dec 2007 Louise L. Clark and Peter Griffiths have new Learning Disability title publishing by Wiley-Blackwell
Learning Disability and Other Intellectual Impairments identifies the skills and knowledge that health care students and professionals need in order to work with intellectually impaired patients whether they are in the hospital or at home.
1 Dec 2007 Holly Powell Kennedy appointed a Fulbright Distinguished Fellow
Holly Powell Kennedy has been appointed a Fulbright Distinguished Fellow, one of only five in the UK for 2007-8.
November
22 Nov 2007 Sheila O’Connor gives talk at The Royal Society of Medicine
Sheila O’Connor commenced her BSc in Midwifery at King’s College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery in September 2006.
1 Nov 2007 NRU launces new publiation
The Nursing Research Unit have just launched a new publication, Policy+. This aims to deliver brief overviews of evidence related to current policies affecting the nursing workforce.
Sheila O’Connor commenced her BSc in Midwifery at King’s College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery in September 2006.
1 Nov 2007 NRU launces new publiation
The Nursing Research Unit have just launched a new publication, Policy+. This aims to deliver brief overviews of evidence related to current policies affecting the nursing workforce.
October
28 Oct 2007 As part of the Culture and Care programme,renowed jeweller Laura Potter has produced a collection of works exploring aspects of Florence Nightingale’s life and legacy, based on research she carried out at the Florence Nightingale Museum and Archive.
European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations and WHO - 11th Annual Meeting, 28-29 October, 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark.
25 Oct 2007 Celebrating 30 years of nursing at King's Celebrations took place this week to mark 30 years of nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King's College London.
12 Oct 2007 Workshop for doctoral students
A mental health specialist nurse project at the Institute of Psychiatry, in conjunction with the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic at King's College Hospital, has been shortlisted for a 2007 Guardian Public Services Award, in recognition of its holistic assessment and treatment service for people living with MS in south London.
09 Oct 2007 MS work tipped for award
First International Workshop for doctoral students working in the area of pregnancy, birth and childbearing.
08 Oct 2007 From target to market
Julian Le Grand gives a Florence Nightingale seminar entitled 'From target to market: patient choice and provider competition in health care'. Julian Le Grand is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics.
European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations and WHO - 11th Annual Meeting, 28-29 October, 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark.
25 Oct 2007 Celebrating 30 years of nursing at King's Celebrations took place this week to mark 30 years of nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King's College London.
12 Oct 2007 Workshop for doctoral students
A mental health specialist nurse project at the Institute of Psychiatry, in conjunction with the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic at King's College Hospital, has been shortlisted for a 2007 Guardian Public Services Award, in recognition of its holistic assessment and treatment service for people living with MS in south London.
09 Oct 2007 MS work tipped for award
First International Workshop for doctoral students working in the area of pregnancy, birth and childbearing.
08 Oct 2007 From target to market
Julian Le Grand gives a Florence Nightingale seminar entitled 'From target to market: patient choice and provider competition in health care'. Julian Le Grand is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics.
September
1 Sept 2007 Culture and Care commission -- photographer Eileen Perrier Eileen sets up a studio in the James Clerk Maxwell Building and invites School staff and students to have their photograph taken.
1 Sept 2007 Culture and Care commission -- Jeweller Laura Potter Laura Potter has produced a collection of works exploring aspects of Florence Nightingale’s life and legacy, based on research she carried out at the Florence Nightingale Museum and Archive.
18 Sep 2007 Nursing School launches major arts project
Culture and Care, a major new arts project commissioned by the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King's College London, launched yesterday with the unveiling of two new visual arts commissions: jewellery celebrating the life of Florence Nightingale and a series of portraits of staff and students at the School.
1 Sept 2007 Culture and Care commission -- Jeweller Laura Potter Laura Potter has produced a collection of works exploring aspects of Florence Nightingale’s life and legacy, based on research she carried out at the Florence Nightingale Museum and Archive.
18 Sep 2007 Nursing School launches major arts project
Culture and Care, a major new arts project commissioned by the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King's College London, launched yesterday with the unveiling of two new visual arts commissions: jewellery celebrating the life of Florence Nightingale and a series of portraits of staff and students at the School.
July
12 Jul 2007 First Hong Kong Nursing Forum
The Department of Nursing Studies, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong organised the first Hong Kong Nursing Forum on the 12 July 2007. The forum was entitled 'Enhancing Quality of Care: Pathway to the Future'.
The Department of Nursing Studies, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong organised the first Hong Kong Nursing Forum on the 12 July 2007. The forum was entitled 'Enhancing Quality of Care: Pathway to the Future'.
June
20 Jul 2007 Fridays with a difference
Eileen Sills CBE, Chief Nurse and Director of Clinical Services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, gave a Florence Nightingale seminar entitled ‘Fridays with a difference – developing a responsive approach to monitoring the standards of nursing and midwifery care.’
Eileen Sills CBE, Chief Nurse and Director of Clinical Services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, gave a Florence Nightingale seminar entitled ‘Fridays with a difference – developing a responsive approach to monitoring the standards of nursing and midwifery care.’
May
1 May 2007 The 2007 International Nursing Research Conference
The 2007 International Nursing Research Conference was held this year from Tuesday 1 May to Friday 4 May 2007 in Dundee, Scotland.
21 May 2007 International meeting on health policy analysis
King’s co-organised a meeting of leading international health policy analysts at RIBA on 21-22 May 2007.
29 May 2007 Role of maternity assistants not standardised
A national study from King's College London on the role of support workers in maternity services in England has found that they make a key contribution to the care of women and babies. However a lack of standardisation in training and role could leave women and babies at risk from low standards of care in some Trusts.
The 2007 International Nursing Research Conference was held this year from Tuesday 1 May to Friday 4 May 2007 in Dundee, Scotland.
21 May 2007 International meeting on health policy analysis
King’s co-organised a meeting of leading international health policy analysts at RIBA on 21-22 May 2007.
29 May 2007 Role of maternity assistants not standardised
A national study from King's College London on the role of support workers in maternity services in England has found that they make a key contribution to the care of women and babies. However a lack of standardisation in training and role could leave women and babies at risk from low standards of care in some Trusts.
April
5 Apr 2007 Five-Year funding for patient safety and service research
King’s College Hospital Chief Executive Malcolm Lowe-Lauri has welcomed the news today that King’s College Hospital, in partnership with King's College London (KCL), has received a major funding award from the Department of Health (DOH), for research in patient safety and service quality.
It is one of only two nationally designated centres, and was created as part of the fundamental review of NHS Research & Development strategy “Best Research for Best Health”.
King’s College Hospital Chief Executive Malcolm Lowe-Lauri has welcomed the news today that King’s College Hospital, in partnership with King's College London (KCL), has received a major funding award from the Department of Health (DOH), for research in patient safety and service quality.
It is one of only two nationally designated centres, and was created as part of the fundamental review of NHS Research & Development strategy “Best Research for Best Health”.
March
28 Mar 2007 Programmes validated for 5 years by HLSP/NMC
Following a successful joint validation/accreditation event on 28 March, Anne Marie Rafferty, Head of School, is pleased to report that the following programmes have been validated for 5 years by HLSP/NMC.
3 Mar 2007 Student publications in the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Congratulations to Ben Sullivan and Helen Hudson, final year BSc nursing students, who have both just had their first article published in the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Following a successful joint validation/accreditation event on 28 March, Anne Marie Rafferty, Head of School, is pleased to report that the following programmes have been validated for 5 years by HLSP/NMC.
3 Mar 2007 Student publications in the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Congratulations to Ben Sullivan and Helen Hudson, final year BSc nursing students, who have both just had their first article published in the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
February
27 Feb 2007 Florence Nightingale Seminar - Professor Hugh McKenna
Professor Hugh McKenna, Professor of Nursing and Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Ulster, gave the Florence Nightingale Seminar to a lively audience.
Professor Hugh McKenna, Professor of Nursing and Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Ulster, gave the Florence Nightingale Seminar to a lively audience.
January
9 Jan 2007 Head of School meets HRH The Princess Royal (EANS)
Head of School, Professor Rafferty, meets Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London.
19 Jan 2007 European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS)
Professors Griffiths and Norman, together with Dr Angus Forbes, contributed to proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of EANS, an independent body whose Fellows are recognised as having made a significant contribution to the advancement of nursing in Europe through scholarship and research.
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Head of School, Professor Rafferty, meets Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London.
19 Jan 2007 European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS)
Professors Griffiths and Norman, together with Dr Angus Forbes, contributed to proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of EANS, an independent body whose Fellows are recognised as having made a significant contribution to the advancement of nursing in Europe through scholarship and research.
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