Latest news and updates
Our Hospital Display - Latest update
Our latest hospital display is focused on Jenny Lind
Our current hospital display celebrates Nurses Day - come along and have a look !
Watch the 2020 Virtual Betty Lee Annual Lecture
‘A tale of two Nightingales’
available now
The Nurses League held a virtual version of the Betty Lee Annual Lecture on the 8th of October, which is now in its third year.
The lecture is available to view online via this website.
The event is intended to mark the tremendous contribution to nursing and nurse education over very many years, of Miss Betty Lee a nurse, nurse teacher and long-time Trustee of the League.
The speaker this year is Mr Richard England, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon in the Trust speaking about Jenny Lind, whose birth was 200 years ago this year.
You can watch the lecture online here
October 2019 Update
Presentation to over 70 Newly Qualified Nurses took place on Friday 4th October.
We have continued to raise awareness of the League and 26th September 2019 we had our latest stand at the hospital to promote up and coming events.
The Betty Lee Annual Lecture took place 10th October with Speaker Dr Ourania Kakisi Consultant Microbiologist. This was a well attended event with lots of positive feedback.
Picture of Betty Lee with our speaker.
Edith Cavell Remembrance service at the Norwich Cathedral. Taking part members of the League representing Norfolk Nurses.
Hot off the Press - 2019 copies of the Journal will be arriving soon through letter boxes
It's that time of year again and Trustees have been busy preparing the 2019 Journal to go out to all current League members.
Keep an eye out for your copy - don't forget you can view and download the latest copy of the Journal and previous editions in the members section
Follow us on Twitter !
We are delighted to announce that the NNUH League are now on Twitter !
Twitter is free and easy to join and will allow us to communicate with members and followers
We are very lucky and grateful to have the support of Graham and Steve in setting up the NNUH Nurses League Twitter account.
Good to have Professor Nancy Fontaine Chief Nurse supporting and encouraging this latest project.
46 Twitter followers already!
Twitter is free and easy to join and will allow us to communicate with members and followers
We are very lucky and grateful to have the support of Graham and Steve in setting up the NNUH Nurses League Twitter account.
Good to have Professor Nancy Fontaine Chief Nurse supporting and encouraging this latest project.
46 Twitter followers already!
25th February 2019 Display Update
Our latest display cabinet at NNUH has a new presentation featuring the changes being made to the West Norwich Hospital.
Our latest display cabinet at NNUH has a new presentation featuring the changes being made to the West Norwich Hospital.
Happy Valentines and welcome to our new members!
We had an enjoyable and successful recruitment stand on February 14th with valentines treats for staff attending.
We are delighted and very happy to see new members joining, great result thanks to Chris and Sondra for their hard work.
Next recruitment day 25th April 2019. Don'f forget you can join today online here
We are delighted and very happy to see new members joining, great result thanks to Chris and Sondra for their hard work.
Next recruitment day 25th April 2019. Don'f forget you can join today online here
12th May 2018 - International Nurses Day
The League held its 88th members Reunion, celebrating International Nurses Day and 70 years of the NHS.
The meeting was well attended and much enjoyed by everyone as they celebrated nursing together.
Armistice, Legacy of the Great War in Norfolk
Margaret Allcock and Elizabeth Blaxell were privileged to be invited to the opening of the exhibition “Armistice, Legacy of the Great War in Norfolk” at Norwich Castle Museum.
This commemorates the end of the First World War and the effect the war had on the people of Norfolk and Norwich.
Posters, photographs, archive material and interactive displays together with uniforms from that period are exhibited.
The centrepiece of the stand of uniforms was that worn by Alice Ottaway, who trained and worked at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and was a League member.
Alice was part of the funeral procession that took Edith Cavell’s body from Norwich railway station to the Cathedral in 1919.This uniform has been donated by the League to the Costume Museum.
This commemorates the end of the First World War and the effect the war had on the people of Norfolk and Norwich.
Posters, photographs, archive material and interactive displays together with uniforms from that period are exhibited.
The centrepiece of the stand of uniforms was that worn by Alice Ottaway, who trained and worked at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and was a League member.
Alice was part of the funeral procession that took Edith Cavell’s body from Norwich railway station to the Cathedral in 1919.This uniform has been donated by the League to the Costume Museum.
Remembrance Service for Nurse Edith Cavell
13th October 2018 at the Norwich Cathedral.
The well attended service was held near her grave on a blustery but warm and sunny day. A number of wreaths were laid and included as usual one from the joint leagues
of the London hospital and NNUH. Also a wreath was laid from Nurses representing Norfolk.
The guard of honour included nurses representing Norfolk. Dawn Collins a Norfolk Director of Nursing and NNUH league member unveiled on behalf of the nursing profession a new information board near the memorial to Edith on Tombland.
Dawn spoke very movingly about the honour she felt in doing this and shared her
thoughts about nursing being a privileged vocation.
Norfolk Nurses, NNUH nurses. NNUH Nurses League and the School of nursing at the UEA were well represented.
The Inaugural Annual Betty Lee Lecture - 11th October, 2018
The inaugural annual Betty Lee Lecture focused on celebrating 70 years of the NHS, Nursing and especially acknowledging one nurse Betty Lee's contribution to the NHS and the League.
Betty took part and was thrilled that she had been honoured in this way.
The introduction and story of Betty was told be Vivien Aldrige who is pictured with Mike Surkitt-Parr our speaker.
Mike is a trustee for the League and a former Head of Patient Safety at NHS Improvement.
He talked about the Patient Safety Journey and included nursings contribution to patient safety over the years.
September 27th - Promoting the League
New Trustees Chris Parfitt and Sondra Gorrick along with League President Mary Dolding were in the hospital promoting the work of the League and advertising the Lecture planned for 11th October. They managed to talk to over 50 nurses who may well decide to join along with three who did become members.
New Trustees Chris Parfitt and Sondra Gorrick along with League President Mary Dolding were in the hospital promoting the work of the League and advertising the Lecture planned for 11th October. They managed to talk to over 50 nurses who may well decide to join along with three who did become members.
New Graduate Nurses get to know the League
September 2018
We were delighted to represent the League at the recent Induction of Newly Qualified nurses at the NNUH.
We were pleased that Dave Gutteridge Clinical Educator and his team from Practice Development included us in the programme.
We shared information about the long history and work of the League, also displaying and talking about treasurers from our heritage collection.
Vivien Aldridge, Chris Parfitt and Mary Dolding
We were delighted to represent the League at the recent Induction of Newly Qualified nurses at the NNUH.
We were pleased that Dave Gutteridge Clinical Educator and his team from Practice Development included us in the programme.
We shared information about the long history and work of the League, also displaying and talking about treasurers from our heritage collection.
Vivien Aldridge, Chris Parfitt and Mary Dolding
As former Matron of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals and Chief Nursing Officer of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford she will be remembered with love and admiration for her professionalism, elegance and indomitable spirit.
The funeral service took place at Norwich Cathedral on Monday July 9th
November 2017 - Updated Display
Our latest display on level two West Atrium looks at Cataracts through the ages.
15th August 2017 League representatives welcomed new NNUH nursing staff at the newly qualified orientation programme.
Vivien Aldridge shared information about nursing at the N&N and we shared information about the league and displayed treasures from our heritage collection.
Vivien Aldridge shared information about nursing at the N&N and we shared information about the league and displayed treasures from our heritage collection.
New Display - July 2017 The League display cabinet has an updated display which details developments in respiratory care including the treatment of asthma and use of inhalers.
The display is located at the entrance to the West Atrium (Level two) NNUH
The display is located at the entrance to the West Atrium (Level two) NNUH
Margaret Allcock and Mary Dolding represented the League at the open evening celebrating Cromer Hospital 150 years, we were made extremely welcome by the organisers and send a big thank you for including us.
Staff worked really hard to give a flavour of the history of their hospital where nursing through the years has played a major part in its development.
Margaret Allcock with the League display
Rachael Cocker, Anita Martins, Esme Vincent and Kate Powell some current and past Matrons of Cromer
A number of League members also attended the service - our thanks to Hilary for representing the League and nursing so well.
Jill’s son, Laurence Naylor is pictured holding Jill’s Nabarro medal, which she received for living with diabetes for over 50 years.
February 2017 The NNUH Nurses League unveiling their new display board! The board is situated in West Outpatients Level 2.