Francis Fernando, Founding director of the Filipino Nurses Association UK, Head of Nursing for Central London Community healthcare NHS Trust, previous Nurse Consultant and Florence Nightingale Leaders

In this episode Laura speaks with Francis Fernando, Founding director of the Filipino Nurses Association UK, Head of Nursing for Central London Community healthcare NHS Trust, a previous Nurse Consultant and Florence Nightingale Leadership scholar. They discuss his role as a Head of Nursing and his career goals for the future. Francis was recently nominated and was a finalist for an Unsung Hero award.Francis discusses what led him to set up the Filipino Nurses Association UK to give Filipino nurses a voice locally and nationally. He outlines the fundraising that the association has done to provide support to people who lost loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic. He gives details of the research the association has contributed to, which hopes to determine why Filipino nurses have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19. Francis outlines the impact his Florence nightingale scholarships have had on his career and patient care.For more information please visit: https://fnauk.org.uk/