Florence Nightingale Faculty Of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care King'S
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Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King's College London is the direct descendant of the Nightingale Training School established at St Thomas’ Hospital in 1860. We are the world’s first school of nursing.
As one of the top 20 universities in the world (2015 /16 QS World University Rankings), we develop leading-edge nurses and midwives of tomorrow – practitioners, partners, and leaders in their field.
We have 200 staff and nearly 3, 000 students.
Our courses are spread across five departments: Child and Adolescent Nursing; Midwifery and Women's Health; Adult Nursing; Mental Health Nursing; and Postgraduate Research with activities that meets the needs of a wide range of healthcare professionals seeking continuing professional development. We are at the forefront of health services, policy and evaluation research.
Located in the heart of London on the Southbank of the River Thames, our programmes meet the needs of individuals seeking to become nurses, midwives or to continue professional development after registration.
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Our recent Adult Nursing graduate Katy Sutherland features in King's Entrepreneurship Institute magazine START!, talking about The Student Nurse Project. Read it here http://ow.ly/v4Ax30lxnI9
If you're interested in a career in Midwifery, you need this video! Dame Cathy Warwick, former Chief Executive of the The Royal College of Midwives and Honorary Professor of Midwifery in our Faculty talks about her career and motivation. https://youtu.be/2Px1MzayQ3M
Learn how to play the Priorities Game, designed for students and NQNs to practice their clinical decision making. The game was developed here in the Faculty by two of our Clinical Teachers! https://youtu.be/1DHLwfJnG54
A great day to watch this from Royal College of Nursing and be reminded that London is the best place to be a nurse! We look forward to welcoming all our new student nurses and midwives in September! https://youtu.be/tz7VgqHSZrg #NursingLondon
Levelled up your A Levels? Then get in touch! We’re the UK’s Number 1 Nursing Faculty, and are still looking for the nurses of the future to join us this September. Find out more at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/clearing/index.aspx or call 0203 660 2666 8am-8pm today and tomorrow.
We're so pleased that Anne Marie Rafferty, Professor of Nursing Policy, and Sue Woodward, Head of Clinical Education, have been announced as candidates for President and Deputy President of Royal College of Nursing! Congratulations to both, and fingers crossed for the election. https://www.rcn.org.uk/…/candidates-for -rcn-president-and-d…
A fantastic shot of our MSc and PhD Palliative Care graduates, who attended their graduation ceremony at the Barbican Centre last month.This year the MSc programme had 100% overall student satisfaction this year. Find out more: http://ow.ly/Lbbd30lnE40
Over the summer, staff in the Faculty have been taking part in Skyscape, and Arts and Wellbeing project, in partnership with the Cultural King's. The project promotes mental wellbeing by encouraging us to spend time outdoors looking at the sky, as well as thinking how we can best engage with nature in an urban environment. We've been capturing images and sharing them to a digital community gallery space - here are a few highlights.
'I wanted to do a job where you make a contribution to society and people's lives. You're not going to the office every day, you're tackling different problems, meeting different people, making good decisions.'
Our Executive Dean Professor Ian Norman spoke to Channel News Asia about our partnership with Ngee Ann Academy, and why nursing is a great career choice. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/…/growi ng-the-nursing-workf…
Our first cohort of students of on the Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Honours course, which is being delivered by the Faculty in partnership with Ngee Ann Academy in Singapore. Read more about the partnership: http://ow.ly/tvaN30l4nYE
End of life care is not a priority for many local authorities - new research from Dr Katherine Sleeman at Cicely Saunders Institute, published in Palliative Medicine, finds that of 150 local authorities across England, only 4% cite end of life care as an priority despite an expected increase in demand of 42% by 2040. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/News-Article.a spx…
Following her dissertation on prevention and intervention of male suicide, recent Adult Nursing graduate Caroline is continue her studies at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London , as well as working at a male prison in London. Read about her journey so far here: https://mailchi.mp/de631226d671/gaqkp8h3u 9
A lovely poem from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust featuring their incredible staff from across the Trust. #NHS70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55GWlSFyD k8&app=desktop
Class has officially begun for our Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Honours for qualified nurses at Ngee Ann Academy in Singapore! Programme leader Julia Philippou and Marketing Officer Josh Pearce have been welcoming students. Read more about the programme here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlight-arti cle.aspx…
We pride ourselves on our great relationships and partnerships with leading NHS Trusts across London, so that our students can learn in the best hospitals. Postgraduate Diploma student Thea talks about why placements are so important. Find out more about postgraduate courses starting this September: http://ow.ly/F46w30kROjr
We're really pleased to see our brilliant Midwifery student Dilan promoting midwifery and the incredible different it makes to people's lives, to the next generation! Find out more about the campaign: Health Careers http://ow.ly/vUmy30kSA9A