International Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Paula Gardner

February 3, 2020

This month we shine a spotlight on Paula Gardner, our Chief Nurse as part of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. This is a campaign by the World Health Organisation in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.

Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services in our workplace. They devote their lives to caring for mothers and children; giving lifesaving immunisations and health advice; looking after older people and generally meeting everyday essential health needs. They are often the first and only point of care in their communities. Throughout the year we will be highlighting some of our nurses, HCAs and midwives who are making a difference to our patients.

Today we are sharing a video of Paula. She has lots of fantastic memories of nursing and has praised our staff for the hard work they do.

Do you now a nurse, HCA or midwife who is gong above and beyond to deliver quality care? Contact the communications team  swb-tr.SWBH-GM-Staff-Communications@nhs.net