During my leave, I went to see the Korea exhibition at the British Museum. I felt emotional & proud to see my culture in the UK, as my cultural competency workshop highlights how important it is to recognize and celebrate each other’s cultures & differences ❤️🍂🥰

It’s Valentine’s Day & my birthday today 🎂 Thank you to my colleagues for all the lovely birthday wishes. I feel so lucky to be born into this beautiful world and to be surrounded by such wonderful people 🥰❤️

Our second pilot session of the Cultural Competency Workshop was successfully delivered today. Thank you so much to the colleagues who attended the session and contributed to the valuable discussion and feedback. Special thanks to my colleague Rob & we look forward to our next pilot session❤️🥰

It was lovely to see our multicultural network leads today at the new nurses’ induction❤️ So proud to see them all shining like stars ✨⭐️🌟💫

The first pilot session of the cultural competency workshop was successfully delivered today❤️ Thank you to our colleagues who attended the session & contributed to the valuable discussion. A special thanks to our OD team for supporting this. I look forward to our next pilot session 🥰

I’m very grateful for our inspirational Southwest Chief Nurse Sue Doheny for coming and spending time with me last month. Thank you for co-chairing a meeting for our Southwest SAG group and also attending the allyship training with our colleagues❤️🥰

I am very grateful to the @nursingtimes.bsky.social & @stevejford.bsky.social 🥹❤️ The lovely team kindly sent me a copy of my article today so I can post it to my mum in Korea. Thank you so much. It really means a lot❤️🥹

Sometimes, without words, my colleague knows what I need and what will make me happy❤️ Thank you @annabav.bsky.social for the beautiful drawing. I love them and looking at them makes me happy 😊

Just dropped my daughter off in Bristol for her university. I feel emotional thinking about how my little girl has grown up so much. She will be studying a midwifery course at the UWE & I am so proud of her. I know she will be an amazing midwife. Look forward to working with her in the NHS one day💕

Today, my poem dedicated to my mentor and our former Chair, Dr. Felicia Kwaku OBE, was published in our monthly newsletter ⬇️ 💕❤️ Thank you 🥰

Take a pause and read this article by my amazing colleague @sunsanderjackson.bsky.social we must support our internationally trained nurses AND address the systemic systems that perpetuate structural racism - we need our organisations to work towards being anti- racist

My article was published today❤️ would you like to read? ⬇️ Please remember it’s okay not to be okay💕 Lots of love & respect to all our wonderful internationally trained colleagues

Happy 2025, everyone 🎶 I hope this year brings you a lot of happiness and laughter ❤️

Wish all my friends and colleagues who celebrate Christmas a very happy Christmas 🌲🎄✨

One of the best parts of my job is coaching and mentoring our colleagues within the Trust and beyond in my role as CNO BME SAG Lead for the Southwest ❤️ It’s been lovely catching up with Faith, and I feel privileged to coach her💕 I look forward to our next session and seeing you continue to shine✨

In 2020, I wrote an article about microaggressions for Nursing Times ⬇️⬇️ www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/micr...

Sharing our experiences of microaggressions also requires bravery, and it never gets easier. But I hope my story helps people gain a better understanding of our journey as an IEN⬇️⬇️ I will always try to speak up, even if my voice sometimes shakes ❤️ www.patientvoices.org.uk/flv/1349pv38...

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Late photos upload from our SAG away day last week 💕 Feeling privileged to have met the wonderful Deputy President of the RCN, Alison 🥰 @alisonleary1.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk Thank you for all the support you’ve given to our nursing colleagues❤️ @jesleyer.bsky.social

A precious gift from my colleague & friend @annabav.bsky.social 💕 This time of year can be quite difficult for many of our international colleagues, as we think of our families back home, myself included. But reading this always brings me comfort❤️ “There are a thousand ways to go home again🍁🍂”

Driving equitable care for all. The NHS Race & Health Observatory is proud to see its recommendations shaping the latest national guidelines for neonatal care - helping to ensure improved outcomes for every newborn. Learn more: www.nhsrho.org/blogs/the-ob...

Celebrate a Belated Happy Christmas Jumper Day! 🌲🎄✨

One of the best parts of our away day was meeting our guest speaker, Nicola Ranger, the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal College of Nursing @thercn.bsky.social Her leadership journey and personal story inspired us all💕 Thank you so much Nicola ✨❤️

Thank you to our Somerset colleagues for attending #allyship training today. Carol and I really enjoyed our conversation and look forward to working together to create a more inclusive workplace💕✨

I will be at Yeovil Hospital tomorrow morning, delivering #allyship training with my OD collegue💕 There are two more spaces available to book for tomorrow, and additional dates in 2025. Please book if you haven’t attended yet. I look forward to seeing some of our Somerset colleagues tomorrow❤️🥰

Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness: lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera. Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes

Experiences of people with sickle cell are key to our comparative research programme with Imperial College London. We encourage you to participate in this short survey, or to share the survey with others who may be eligible: imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Thank you Nicola Ranger for such a powerful and impactful insight at our CNO/CMidO BME SAG away day. You were so inspirational ❤️ #race-equality #globalmajorityvoice

Would you like to read my article on “allyship”? We are also offering #allyship training sessions💕⬇️ www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/ally...

Thank you so much for joining us, @drhnaqvi.bsky.social, for Felicia and Jenny’s farewell gathering and for giving us an inspirational speech about their leadership. We are so fortunate to have the support of a great leader like you💕❤️

@calvinmoorley.bsky.social @drhnaqvi.bsky.social What a turnout to honour Jenny Jean Jaques & Dr Felicia Kwaku OBE in Wellington House London. The outpouring of appreciation for their dedication to nursing leadership was moving . Lives were saved because of the actions during the pandemic!👏 listen 👇🏾

Some more photos from our away day 💕 with my wonderful colleagues 🥰 ❤️

Our CNO CMIdo BME SAG Leads & Fellows Away Day in London yesterday 💕 I’m so grateful to work with these amazing leaders across England❤️ There were so many valuable discussions, plans for 2025, and an inspiring leadership journey shared by our guest speaker! Thank you all 🥰