2008 news
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3 Dec 2008 Establishing a collaboration in Shanghai
Professors Ian Norman and Alison While, introduced to Colonel Dr Shen Gu, Dean of the School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University (SMMU).
2 Dec 2008 Advanced nursing practice in China: conference held in Macau
Professor Alison While joined two other international experts from the USA and the Netherlands recently to contribute to the debate about advanced practice nursing in China.
1 Dec 2008 Nursing in China – King’s academics give keynote speech at global Summit
Academics from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery recently delivered keynote speeches on the future direction of nursing in China at the Beijing International Summit Forum.
Professors Ian Norman and Alison While, introduced to Colonel Dr Shen Gu, Dean of the School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University (SMMU).
2 Dec 2008 Advanced nursing practice in China: conference held in Macau
Professor Alison While joined two other international experts from the USA and the Netherlands recently to contribute to the debate about advanced practice nursing in China.
1 Dec 2008 Nursing in China – King’s academics give keynote speech at global Summit
Academics from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery recently delivered keynote speeches on the future direction of nursing in China at the Beijing International Summit Forum.
November
28 Nov 2008 King’s major investment in PhDs
The College is offering 50 PhD studentships in the Health Schools, following its success in attracting externally funded awards combined with a major investment of College funds. Awards are mainly available for four years, and include an annual stipend and tuition fees.
01 Nov 2008 Complete University Guide of the Independent
King’s was ranked 15th overall; nursing at King’s ranked 5th behind York, Portsmouth, Surrey & Edinburgh.
01 Nov 2008 Midwives Announce New General Secretary
One of the country’s leading midwives, Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, has been appointed as the next General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives. She will succeed Dame Karlene Davis who retires in October this year.
01 Nov 2008 Rare honour for Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is now the only nursing school in the country with as many as three QNI Fellows on their staff.
01 Nov 2008 Midwifery course shortlisted for award The first ever course for health professionals on female genital mutilation from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery has been shortlisted in the Excellence in Midwifery Education category of this year’s Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Awards.
The College is offering 50 PhD studentships in the Health Schools, following its success in attracting externally funded awards combined with a major investment of College funds. Awards are mainly available for four years, and include an annual stipend and tuition fees.
01 Nov 2008 Complete University Guide of the Independent
King’s was ranked 15th overall; nursing at King’s ranked 5th behind York, Portsmouth, Surrey & Edinburgh.
01 Nov 2008 Midwives Announce New General Secretary
One of the country’s leading midwives, Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, has been appointed as the next General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives. She will succeed Dame Karlene Davis who retires in October this year.
01 Nov 2008 Rare honour for Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is now the only nursing school in the country with as many as three QNI Fellows on their staff.
01 Nov 2008 Midwifery course shortlisted for award The first ever course for health professionals on female genital mutilation from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery has been shortlisted in the Excellence in Midwifery Education category of this year’s Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Awards.
October
16 Oct 2008 Landmark nursing roadmap launched
The dynamic role of the modern nurse was the central message delivered by the Chief Nursing Officer yesterday at King’s, at the launch of two reports from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery to realise Lord Darzi’s vision laid out in his review High Quality Care for All.
08 Oct 2008 Gold Standard Review Recommends Midwife-led Care for Women
A systematic review of research led by Jane Sandall, Professor of Midwifery and Women's Health at the School, has concluded that all women should be offered midwife-led models of care, and women should be encouraged to ask for this option.
01 Oct 2008 NHS Values and workforce change The clear and critical relationship between a quality workforce and quality patient care was the central message of a presentation delivered by Clare Chapman, Director General of Workforce for the Department of Health, at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery recently.
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The dynamic role of the modern nurse was the central message delivered by the Chief Nursing Officer yesterday at King’s, at the launch of two reports from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery to realise Lord Darzi’s vision laid out in his review High Quality Care for All.
08 Oct 2008 Gold Standard Review Recommends Midwife-led Care for Women
A systematic review of research led by Jane Sandall, Professor of Midwifery and Women's Health at the School, has concluded that all women should be offered midwife-led models of care, and women should be encouraged to ask for this option.
01 Oct 2008 NHS Values and workforce change The clear and critical relationship between a quality workforce and quality patient care was the central message of a presentation delivered by Clare Chapman, Director General of Workforce for the Department of Health, at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery recently.
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August
04 Aug 2008 Nursing student awarded Royal Red Cross
Former student of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery Major Janet Pilgrim, an army medic in Iraq, has been awarded the Royal Red Cross for her selfless commitment and dedication under fire.
Former student of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery Major Janet Pilgrim, an army medic in Iraq, has been awarded the Royal Red Cross for her selfless commitment and dedication under fire.
July
28 Jul 2008 Leading academic joins National Nursing Research Unit
Glenn Robert, joins the National Nursing Research Unit, in the School of Nursing and Midwifery as a Senior Research Fellow, from the Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) at UCL, London.
24 Jul 2008 Vital role of nurses and midwives in quality care: NHS Chief
The pivotal role played by nurses and midwives in ensuring future quality of care was the central message of an address by Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS and a Visiting Professor with the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, at a recent event hosted at the School.
24 Jul 2008 £2m to set up Medical Humanities Centre
King’s College London has been successful in winning one of two highly prestigious awards to support the best research in medical humanities, the Wellcome Trust has announced today.
24 Jul 2008 Chief Nursing Officer lectures at King’s
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Dame Christine Beasley gave a lecture at King’s yesterday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS. The event was also attended by government health minister Ann Keen MP, who spoke on the achievements and challenges facing the NHS on its diamond birthday.
21 Jul 2008 Graduation Ceremonies
Twice named British Designer of the Year, Dame Vivienne Westwood, and former Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Lord Smith (Chris Smith) will be among those receiving Honorary Fellowships at the College’s degree ceremonies this week.
03 Jul 2008 Vivienne Westwood designs new academic gowns
A catwalk show featuring King’s students this evening (3 July) will launch the 20 new gowns and hoods that make up the stunning new King’s College London academic dress created by the English fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and produced by Ede & Ravenscroft.
01 Jul 2008 A Wellcome Trust Strategic Award of £2 million for a Centre
In July 2008, King’s College London was awarded a £2 million award in the new Wellcome Trust Strategic Award scheme to establish one of two centres of excellence for the study of the emerging field of Medical Humanities.
01 Jul 2008 July 2008 NNRU and RCN publish report
July 08: National Nursing Research Unit and Royal College of Nursing publish 'The impact of organisation and management factors on infection control in hospitals: a scoping review'
01 Jul 2008 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) award
Dr Jill Maben (Deputy Director of the National Nursing Research Unit, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery) and colleagues have been awarded a major grant of £449,857 from the Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) NIHR research programme, entitled “Patients' experiences of care and the influence of staff motivation, affect and well-being”.
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Glenn Robert, joins the National Nursing Research Unit, in the School of Nursing and Midwifery as a Senior Research Fellow, from the Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) at UCL, London.
24 Jul 2008 Vital role of nurses and midwives in quality care: NHS Chief
The pivotal role played by nurses and midwives in ensuring future quality of care was the central message of an address by Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS and a Visiting Professor with the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, at a recent event hosted at the School.
24 Jul 2008 £2m to set up Medical Humanities Centre
King’s College London has been successful in winning one of two highly prestigious awards to support the best research in medical humanities, the Wellcome Trust has announced today.
24 Jul 2008 Chief Nursing Officer lectures at King’s
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Dame Christine Beasley gave a lecture at King’s yesterday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS. The event was also attended by government health minister Ann Keen MP, who spoke on the achievements and challenges facing the NHS on its diamond birthday.
21 Jul 2008 Graduation Ceremonies
Twice named British Designer of the Year, Dame Vivienne Westwood, and former Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Lord Smith (Chris Smith) will be among those receiving Honorary Fellowships at the College’s degree ceremonies this week.
03 Jul 2008 Vivienne Westwood designs new academic gowns
A catwalk show featuring King’s students this evening (3 July) will launch the 20 new gowns and hoods that make up the stunning new King’s College London academic dress created by the English fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and produced by Ede & Ravenscroft.
01 Jul 2008 A Wellcome Trust Strategic Award of £2 million for a Centre
In July 2008, King’s College London was awarded a £2 million award in the new Wellcome Trust Strategic Award scheme to establish one of two centres of excellence for the study of the emerging field of Medical Humanities.
01 Jul 2008 July 2008 NNRU and RCN publish report
July 08: National Nursing Research Unit and Royal College of Nursing publish 'The impact of organisation and management factors on infection control in hospitals: a scoping review'
01 Jul 2008 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) award
Dr Jill Maben (Deputy Director of the National Nursing Research Unit, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery) and colleagues have been awarded a major grant of £449,857 from the Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) NIHR research programme, entitled “Patients' experiences of care and the influence of staff motivation, affect and well-being”.
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June
01 Jun 2008 Midwifery: A Worldwide Commitment to Women and the Newborn
Jane Sandall and Holly Kennedy as co-chairs of the ICM Research Standing Committee were appointed to the Scientific Programme Planning Committee for the 2008 ICM Congress in Glasgow and worked for 3 years to processing and then selecting the scientific abstracts for the programme.
Jane Sandall and Holly Kennedy as co-chairs of the ICM Research Standing Committee were appointed to the Scientific Programme Planning Committee for the 2008 ICM Congress in Glasgow and worked for 3 years to processing and then selecting the scientific abstracts for the programme.
May
12 May 2008 4th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services
Professor Alison While was the invited guest nurse at the 4th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services of Jordan held 12-15 May in Amman where she ran a workshop for nurses working in the Royal Medical Services and gave a paper later in the week.
06 May 2008 Midwives Announce New General Secretary
One of the country’s leading midwives, Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, has been appointed as the next General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives. She will succeed Dame Karlene Davis who retires in October this year.
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Professor Alison While was the invited guest nurse at the 4th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services of Jordan held 12-15 May in Amman where she ran a workshop for nurses working in the Royal Medical Services and gave a paper later in the week.
06 May 2008 Midwives Announce New General Secretary
One of the country’s leading midwives, Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, has been appointed as the next General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives. She will succeed Dame Karlene Davis who retires in October this year.
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April
24 Apr 2008 Complete University Guide of the Independent
King’s was ranked 15th overall; nursing at King’s ranked 5th behind York, Portsmouth, Surrey & Edinburgh.
23 Apr 2008 Minister praises King’s master class
The first ever Prostate Cancer Master class was today launched at King’s. Ann Keen, Under Secretary of State for Health Services, addressed delegates at the event organised by the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery in partnership with The Prostate Cancer Charity.
05 Apr 2008 Launch of King’s NIHR Patient Safety Centre
The King's Patient Safety & Service Quality Research Centre, was opened at a ceremony last week, attended by Professor John Moxham, Medical Director of King’s College Hospital, Acting CEO of King's College Hospital, Dame Jacqueline Docherty, and the Vice–Principal of King's, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman.
02 Apr 2008 Health minister presents UNICEF UK award
Minister for Public Health, Dawn Primarolo MP, presented UNICEF UK's first Baby Friendly award to the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, recognising the high standards of training and education on breastfeeding provided by their midwifery courses.
02 Apr 2008 Midwifery training becomes ‘Baby Friendly’ accredited
We are delighted to announce that The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London has become the first university in England to gain the prestigious ‘Baby Friendly’ accreditation award. Mention was made of the School's achievement in the The Times Higher 10 April 2008.
01 Apr 2008 EWMA (European Wound Management Association)
EWMA (European Wound Management Association) is an organisation that exists to promote education and research in wound care. One of its functions is to identify high quality wound healing modules and programmes across Europe. This is achieved via an endorsement process of modules and short courses that demonstrates excellence through peer review.
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King’s was ranked 15th overall; nursing at King’s ranked 5th behind York, Portsmouth, Surrey & Edinburgh.
23 Apr 2008 Minister praises King’s master class
The first ever Prostate Cancer Master class was today launched at King’s. Ann Keen, Under Secretary of State for Health Services, addressed delegates at the event organised by the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery in partnership with The Prostate Cancer Charity.
05 Apr 2008 Launch of King’s NIHR Patient Safety Centre
The King's Patient Safety & Service Quality Research Centre, was opened at a ceremony last week, attended by Professor John Moxham, Medical Director of King’s College Hospital, Acting CEO of King's College Hospital, Dame Jacqueline Docherty, and the Vice–Principal of King's, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman.
02 Apr 2008 Health minister presents UNICEF UK award
Minister for Public Health, Dawn Primarolo MP, presented UNICEF UK's first Baby Friendly award to the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, recognising the high standards of training and education on breastfeeding provided by their midwifery courses.
02 Apr 2008 Midwifery training becomes ‘Baby Friendly’ accredited
We are delighted to announce that The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London has become the first university in England to gain the prestigious ‘Baby Friendly’ accreditation award. Mention was made of the School's achievement in the The Times Higher 10 April 2008.
01 Apr 2008 EWMA (European Wound Management Association)
EWMA (European Wound Management Association) is an organisation that exists to promote education and research in wound care. One of its functions is to identify high quality wound healing modules and programmes across Europe. This is achieved via an endorsement process of modules and short courses that demonstrates excellence through peer review.
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January
29 Jan 2008 Director of Strategy & Commissioning at NHS London
A world class city with world class health services should expect to identify and use other world class cities as comparators in developing and changing its services.
20 Jan 2008 Cross national analysis of maternal health policy
Professor Jane Sandall in the School of Nursing and Midwifery was invited to provide a keynote paper on Maternal Health Systems and advocacy for change to an international meeting of the Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth Regional Research Network hosted in the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut in Lebanon (20 to 24 Jan 2008).
07 Jan 2008 PM launches NHS Plan at King’s
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP, today unveiled his plans for the future of the NHS in a keynote speech at King’s College London, crediting the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery for its 'modern reputation for outstanding professionalism, excellence in research and world leadership in the training of nurses'.
01 Jan 2008 Delegation from School of Nursing at University of Sao Paulo
Members of the University of Sao Paulo (USP) faculty visited the School on Thursday 3 January 2008 for a week. Ian Fielding from the international office also met with the delegation.
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A world class city with world class health services should expect to identify and use other world class cities as comparators in developing and changing its services.
20 Jan 2008 Cross national analysis of maternal health policy
Professor Jane Sandall in the School of Nursing and Midwifery was invited to provide a keynote paper on Maternal Health Systems and advocacy for change to an international meeting of the Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth Regional Research Network hosted in the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut in Lebanon (20 to 24 Jan 2008).
07 Jan 2008 PM launches NHS Plan at King’s
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP, today unveiled his plans for the future of the NHS in a keynote speech at King’s College London, crediting the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery for its 'modern reputation for outstanding professionalism, excellence in research and world leadership in the training of nurses'.
01 Jan 2008 Delegation from School of Nursing at University of Sao Paulo
Members of the University of Sao Paulo (USP) faculty visited the School on Thursday 3 January 2008 for a week. Ian Fielding from the international office also met with the delegation.
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