{"id":3056,"date":"2021-09-17T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/rmch\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:18:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:18:35","slug":"lamp-passed-on-at-year-of-the-nurse-and-midwife-closing-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/rmch\/lamp-passed-on-at-year-of-the-nurse-and-midwife-closing-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamp passed on at Year of the Nurse and Midwife closing event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<p class=\"c-content__lead\">\n    On Thursday 16th September, more than 300 nurses and midwives took part in a special event to close Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust\u2019s extended Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020 activities and celebrations, at Manchester Cathedral.\n<\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The year 2020 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. The World Health Organisation (WHO) designated 2020 as the first ever International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, providing a \u201conce in a generation opportunity\u201d to celebrate the professions.<\/p>\n<p>As some of our MFT activities and celebrations were delayed by the Trust&#8217;s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we extended the calendar into 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Teams and locations across the Trust have hosted the\u00a0MFT Lamp, an iconic nursing symbol well recognised by the professions,\u00a0which not only encouraged reflection on learning from the past, but provided an opportunity to shine a light on the excellent teamworking, specialist skills and the pride our nurses and midwives take in their professions.<\/p>\n<p>Symbolising the closure of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, the MFT Lamp was passed by Group Deputy chief Nurse Sue Ward to its final recipient during the event, Abda Hussain, a Staff Nurse at North Manchester General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>North Manchester General Hospital officially became part of MFT during 2021 and the lamp will be displayed in the forthcoming redevelopment of the hospital.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<figure class=\"c-content__image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n    <figcaption class=\"c-content__image-caption\">Sue Ward, Group Deputy Chief Nurse at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, hands the lamp symbolising Florence Nightingale\u2019s, to Abda Hussain, Staff Nurse at North Manchester General Hospital. 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