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Today, we celebrate nurse Princess Campbell, not only one of Bristol’s first black nurses but also one of the first black ward sisters in the NHS and a pioneering figure in the activist scene in Bristol. Nurse Campbell came to the UK in the early 60s where she experienced racism both at work and in her personal life. This led her to actively fight for the rights of her fellow Black people from early on in her career until hear death. Nurse Princess Campbell was born in Kingst

Today, we celebrate Nola Ishmael, the first person from a non white background to become a director of nursing in London. She also was a nursing officer in the Department of Health from 1994 to 2003 where she contributed to the development of policies in areas such as public health, inequalities and the Mary Seacole Leadership Award which helps nurses develop their careers into leadership roles. Nurse Ishamel was born in Barbados in 1943. She came to the UK at the age of 19 t

Princess Ademola - Source : Imperial War Museum Today we celebrate the story of Princess Adenrele Ademola , a Nigerian royal who worked as a nurse in Britain for 30 years and who inspired many in West Africa to follow her steps. Princess Adenrele Ademola was born in Nigeria in 1916. Her father was King Alake of Abeokuta, a prominent king in the southern region of Nigeria. Princess Ademola first arrived in Britain in 1935 aged 22. She originally stayed at the Africa Hostel

Annie Catherine Brewster was born in 1858 in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. She is one of the pioneer nurses of Afro-Carribean descent working in Britain in the late 1800s and who contributed to the British health service way before the Windrush generation and the birth of the NHS. Photo Credit : Queen Mary University London Annie Brewster moved to South London in the 1860s with her father, Pharour Chaderton Brewster, a wealthy merchant from Barbados and her younger

The Windrush narrative may make it look as if there was no nurses of African descent or coming from Africa in the UK before the NHS inception and during its early years. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Today, we commemorate Dzagbele Matilda Asante, the African nurse who was working in the UK before the Windrush era. Mrs Asante was born in 1927 in Ghana (then known as the Gold Coast). She was born into an affluent family and as a result was privileged enough

Today we look at various ways Black nurses and healthcare professionals can stamp out and fight against daily racism and discrimination in the workplace. Racism within healthcare is still way too common. Black, Asian and other non white workers are more likely to be subjected to unfair and disproportionate disciplinary procedures and often have limited access to career progression than their white counterparts. In addition, despite the NHS employing a high proportion of Blac