2023 is a very special year for English for Nurses. It’s our 10 year anniversary! That’s 10 years of being a nurses-led organisation, dedicated to sharing knowledge and skills.

It’s wonderful to be able to look back on such a colourful, rewarding and exciting decade. Throughout that time, we have had the honour to meet and teach so many amazing people from all over the world – nurses, midwives, hospital managers and other healthcare professionals from all disciplines. A huge thank you to you all for your continuing support and for coming on this wonderful journey with us. As well as looking back, we’re just as excited to look forward to more teaching, more networking, and many other exciting developments!

To celebrate our anniversary, we will be releasing a special graphic each month with an inspirational quote from one of our very favourite nurses – Florence Nightingale. The March quote is below.  You can see last month’s here: https://englishfornurses.org/news/celebrating-our-10th-anniversary-2/

Keep an eye on our social media channels for the next one in April! 

Raica is an amazing midwife (and friend of English for Nurses), who is doing great and important midwifery work in a Maasai village in Tanzania!

Please do check out her Instagram page (look in the ‘Tanzania’ folder).

Brilliant, Raica! 

https://instagram.com/hebamme_raica?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Sabine’s new article for her regular column on Healthmanagement.org is now available.

This month’s article deals with the very important subject of student nurses and the huge burden they carry on the wards. In her roles as teacher and mentor, Sabine gets to hear the honest thoughts and reflections of these students. A worrying picture begins to emerge – why aren’t student nurses treated with more respect and compassion by staff nurses?

Sabine writes:

“Have we – staff nurses with tons of experience – learned nothing in the last years of nursing? Why are we so harsh with the students? Why do the students have to feel the mad pressure of ward work? Many cannot stand this madness of work and hide during their shift in toilets and cry.”

Please do have a read of this fascinating article.

https://healthmanagement.org/c/hospital/post/what-student-nurses-have-to-go-through-during-their-training

2023 is a very special year for English for Nurses. It’s our 10 year anniversary! That’s 10 years of being a nurses-led organisation, dedicated to sharing knowledge and skills.

It’s wonderful to be able to look back on such a colourful, rewarding and exciting decade. Throughout that time, we have had the honour to meet and teach so many amazing people from all over the world – nurses, midwives, hospital managers and other healthcare professionals from all disciplines. A huge thank you to you all for your continuing support and for coming on this wonderful journey with us. As well as looking back, we’re just as excited to look forward to more teaching, more networking, and many other exciting developments!

To celebrate our anniversary, we will be releasing a special graphic each month with an inspirational quote from one of our very favourite nurses – Florence Nightingale. Here is February’s quote. You can see last month’s quote here: https://englishfornurses.org/news/celebrating-our-10th-anniversary/

Keep an eye on our social media channels for the next one in March! 

It’s time to start an online community and stay connected while COVID-19 is keeping us apart! Every month we’ll be hosting a free Zoom meeting for nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet and chat with other people, share your knowledge and experience, and brush up your English language skills. If you have any anxiety about speaking English, this is a great way to build confidence in a relaxed environment.

We call the get-togethers ’STAMMTISCH’, which is a German word for a reserved table in a pub for people who meet on a regular basis! Although many of the participants will come from a German speaking background, we welcome healthcare professionals of any nationality or background. 

Meetings take place in English, via Zoom, and last 90 minutes. We can accommodate about 20 to 25 participants and still have a few places left for the next meeting. 

Meeting on 23/02/2023 has been cancelled. Our apologies for any inconvenience

NEXT MEETING: 29/03/2023, 5-6:30pm (UK time)

We would love for you to join us. Just send me a message via Facebook or email at:

sabine@englishfornurses.org

Sabine and the team

2023 is a very special year for English for Nurses. It’s our 10 year anniversary! That’s 10 years of being a nurses-led organisation, dedicated to sharing knowledge and skills.

It’s wonderful to be able to look back on such a colourful, rewarding and exciting decade. Throughout that time, we have had the honour to meet and teach so many amazing people from all over the world – nurses, midwives, hospital managers and other healthcare professionals from all disciplines. A huge thank you to you all for your continuing support and for coming on this wonderful journey with us. As well as looking back, we’re just as excited to look forward to more teaching, more networking, and many other exciting developments!

To celebrate our anniversary, we will be releasing a special graphic each month with an inspirational quote from one of our very favourite nurses – Florence Nightingale. Here is January’s quote. 

Keep an eye on our social media channels for the next one in February! 

We would like to extend our very best Christmas wishes to all our friends, colleagues and supporters of the English for Nurses network. We really do appreciate your continuing support and hope it’s a happy, healthy and peaceful festive period.  

2022 has been another hugely challenging year for healthcare professionals all over the world. Just as we did last year, we are sending out a big, heartfelt ‘THANK YOU’ for all the amazing work that you do!

We’re looking forward to seeing you all again in 2023. It’s our 10 year anniversary, so it’s going to be a very special year for English for Nurses 🙂

Best wishes,

The English for Nurses Team

Sabine Torgler, director of English for Nurses was interviewed by Deutschland Funk about the NHS, nursing in the UK, and the upcoming nursing strikes. The interview was originally broadcast on 15/12/2022.

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Sabine Torgler, Director of English for Nurses, was recently interviewed by the magazine Die Schwester / der Pfleger. The topics for the interview: nursing in the UK and the upcoming general strike of nurses.

A brilliant article, please do have a look!

Sabine Torgler continues her monthly podcast series with a brand new episode! The podcast series deals with a variety of topics surrounding nursing, overseas nursing, and other important issues in the world of nursing today. Each episode will be available to listen to exclusively via our website. We hope to make the series available through other channels in the future.

In episode 18, the last one of 2022, Sabine looks back at a wonderful and hugely busy year at English for Nurses in which she taught brilliant nurses and healthcare professionals from many different sectors.

There are turbulent times ahead for nursing the UK as nurses go on strike this month. Sabine talks about government inaction and her hope that the strike will bring about positive change. 

Episode 18: Reflections on 2022 and UK Nursing Strikes

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Sabine’s new article for her regular column on Healthmanagement.org is now available: “Being with Mover and Shaker Nurses in Bristol”

In this month’s article, Sabine reflects on a fabulous 3 days in Bristol with a visiting group of chief nurses, clinical lead nurses and education lead nurses from Austria and Germany. Sabine was very proud to be able to give the group an insight into British nursing culture and some of the local medical facilities. As Sabine says, “This is what it’s all about – networking, sharing skills and knowledge, and being open-minded. We can all learn from each other…”

https://healthmanagement.org/c/hospital/post/being-with-mover-and-shaker-nurses-in-bristol

It’s time to start an online community and stay connected while COVID-19 is keeping us apart! Every month we’ll be hosting a free Zoom meeting for nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet and chat with other people, share your knowledge and experience, and brush up your English language skills. If you have any anxiety about speaking English, this is a great way to build confidence in a relaxed environment.

We call the get-togethers ’STAMMTISCH’, which is a German word for a reserved table in a pub for people who meet on a regular basis! Although many of the participants will come from a German speaking background, we welcome healthcare professionals of any nationality or background. 

Meetings take place in English, via Zoom, and last 90 minutes. We can accommodate about 20 to 25 participants and still have a few places left for the next meeting. 

Our next meeting: 26/01/2023, 5-6:30pm (UK time)

We would love for you to join us. Just send me a message via Facebook or email at:

sabine@englishfornurses.org

Sabine and the team

It’s time to start an online community and stay connected while COVID-19 is keeping us apart! Every month we’ll be hosting a free Zoom meeting for nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet and chat with other people, share your knowledge and experience, and brush up your English language skills. If you have any anxiety about speaking English, this is a great way to build confidence in a relaxed environment.

We call the get-togethers ’STAMMTISCH’, which is a German word for a reserved table in a pub for people who meet on a regular basis! Although many of the participants will come from a German speaking background, we welcome healthcare professionals of any nationality or background. 

Meetings take place in English, via Zoom, and last 90 minutes. We can accommodate about 20 to 25 participants and still have a few places left for the next meeting. 

Our next meeting: 24/11/2022, 5pm – 6:30pm (UK time)

We would love for you to join us. Just send me a message via Facebook or email at:

sabine@englishfornurses.org

Sabine and the team

Sabine’s new article for her regular column on Healthmanagement.org is now available: “The Power of Nurses”

In this month’s article, Sabine talks about the recent ENDA congress in Iceland, attended by almost 200 nurses from 13 different countries. Sabine is an ENDA board member. In a time of great uncertainty, when health systems are stretched, the congress provided inspiration, positive energy and – above all – hope.

https://healthmanagement.org/c/hospital/post/the-power-of-nurses

Sabine Torgler continues her monthly podcast series with a brand new episode! The podcast series deals with a variety of topics surrounding nursing, overseas nursing, and other important issues in the world of nursing today. Each episode will be available to listen to exclusively via our website. We hope to make the series available through other channels in the future.

In episode 17 Sabine talks about her recent trip to an ENDA nursing management congress in Iceland with 200 other nurses from all over the world. Reflecting on her time there, Sabine noticed that although all agreed that nursing is now facing extreme challenges with war, disease and staff shortages, nursing still remains one of the most beautiful professions in the world. The congress was a thoroughly enriching experience and Sabine returned full of positivity and hope.

Episode 17: Positivity, Hope and Good Vibes in Nursing

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