In honour of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, we are coming together to celebrate International Nurses Day. Here at CRG, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to celebrate the brilliant work nurses do. Hence why we’re shining a spotlight on nurses as we speak to them one-on-one on all things nursing; from their day-to-day responsibilities…
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International Nurses Day
International Nurses’ Day is celebrated around the world every year to pay tribute to nurses for all their hard work and contributions. The day falls on the 12th of May – the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of modern nursing. The petition to celebrate nurses began in 1953,…
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