Annual Florence Nightingale Service

The 2013 Service to commemorate the life and work of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 8th May.  This annual Service celebrates nursing and midwifery and all staff, both qualified and unqualified, working in these services. Nearly 2,000 nurses, midwives, healthcare professionals and guests attended the event. Joanne McPeake, a Florence Nightingale Scholar, was involved in the traditional Procession of the Lamp.