Nurses' Day 2010
Florence Nightingale, 1820 - 1910: leading our past, inspiring our future
Every single day, nurses and their colleagues dedicate their lives to helping others and striving to make a real difference to the wellbeing of those that they care for. Celebrating Nurses' Day is an opportunity for everyone around the world to remember the valuable contributions that nurses make to society.
Nurses' Day is celebrated on 12 May each year, as a tribute to the amazing work of Florence Nightingale who was born on that day in 1820. This year we have even more reason to celebrate her pioneering work as it is also the centenery of Florence's death on 13 August.
This website will allow you to:
- learn more about the history of Nurses' Day
- obtain the information and resources you need to run a Nurses' Day event
- post details of your event
- find a local event
- read the messages of support, including a message from the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown
- explore links to other websites which may be of interest.
And don't forget to join the RCN's Nurses' Day 2010 Facebook group to share your thougts and stories and celebrate with thousands of other nurses and HCAs!
Under 18s Nurses’ Day art competition – win a Nintendo DSi
We are running a competition for under 18s to design an inspirational cover for our 2010 Nurses’ Day card to show us what nursing means to you (competition is open to your own children or those that you care for).
Entries must be supplied in A4 colour and posted to: Nurses’ Day, Room 311, Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN. Entries to be received by Friday 19 March 2010. Please remember to supply your name, age, full address and telephone number so that we can contact you if you are the winner.
The winner will be notified in writing by 31 March and will receive a Nintendo DSi, case and game.
The competition is not open to RCN staff or their families.