Cavell Nurses' Trust

Cavell Nurses' Trust is a charitable organisation which supports the welfare of nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1917 in the memory of British nurse Edith Cavell.

Cavell Nurses’ Trust
Formation1917
HeadquartersRedditch
Region served
United Kingdom
Websitewww.cavellnursestrust.org

Benevolent fund

As of 2014,[1][2] Its objective is "to help the UK's 650,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants, both working and retired, who are in need of support due to ill health, injury, financial difficulties and domestic abuse."[2] In the five-year period before 2011, the fund provided thousands of nurses with support that totalled more than £2.5 million. In 2015, more than 1,400 people received support from the trust.[3]

History

Edith Cavell was executed in 1915 during the First World War by a German firing squad. A year after her death The Lancet published a letter from her sister, who wrote to say Edith "had long cherished the idea of establishing homes of rest for nurses."[4] An appeal was set up, with the Edith Cavell Homes of Rest for Nurses registered as a war charity.[5] By July 1918 Queen Alexandra had become the patron.[6] The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror launched a national appeal for funds in her memory.[7] The appeal by the newspapers raised £12,500.[8] By 1919, an Edith Cavell Home of Rest in Richmond was up and running.[9] In 1921, administration of the Edith Cavell Homes of Rest for Nurses transferred to Nation's Fund for Nurses.[10]

In October 2012 NurseAid rebranded to Cavell Nurses' Trust, changing their name and new logo to place more emphasis on their link with Edith Cavell.[11] The trust is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as the Edith Cavell Fund For Nurses.[12]

Recent campaigns

In 2011 the trust launched student scholarship awards, offering five bursaries of up to £2,000 each.[13][14]

In 2013 the trust supported a campaign against domestic violence,[15] then a Birmingham campaign against illegal money lenders and legal high interest lenders.[16]

In 2014 the trust were awarded a grant of £91,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to tell the story of Edith Cavell during the centenary year of her death (2015).[17]

In 2015 they ran a campaign called Moment of thanks where they invited patients and their families to share their stories.[18]

In December 2015 their campaign raised awareness of those nurses who are living in fuel poverty.[19]

In October 2016, the Trust released a report into the levels of hardship and domestic abuse faced by nursing professionals entitled Skint, shaken, yet still caring.[20]

References
  1. Kenny, Craig (6 October 2014). "Working nurses facing hardship". www.independentnurse.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. "Cavell Nurses Trust". Royal College of Nursing. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. Lowson, Rob (1 April 2015). "Midwifery student receives prestigious Edith Cavell award". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. Scott Cavell, F.M. (14 October 1916). "Miss Edith Cavell and homes of rest for nurses" (PDF). The Lancet. 188 (4859): 693. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)27628-4.
  5. "Nursing Echoes". British Journal of Nursing: 396. 11 November 1916. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. "Edith Cavell Homes". British Journal of Nursing: 32. 13 July 1918. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  7. "History". Cavell Nurses' Trust. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. Plumtpre, George (12 October 2015). "Who was Edith Cavell? A heroine's legacy of compassion to nurses". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. "Edith Cavell Home of Rest, Richmond". British Journal of Nursing. 25 January 1919. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  10. "Search Archives and Manuscripts:Nation's Fund for Nurses". Wellcome Library. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  11. Youde, Kate (2 October 2012). "NurseAid changes name to Cavell Nurses' Trust". Third Sector. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. "Edith Cavell Fund For Nurses". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. "Cavell Nurses' Trust launches student scholarship awards". Nursing Standard. 29 (3). 22 September 2014. doi:10.7748/ns.29.3.0.293991.
  14. Middleton, Jenni (24 March 2014). "Princess Royal congratulates Cavell nursing scholars". Nursing Times. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  15. Varma, Annuli (10 April 2013). "Abuse at home campaign". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  16. "Cavell Nurses' Trust supports loan advice service". Nursing Times. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. Russell, Ben (14 October 2014). "Redditch charity to get £91,000 boost". Worcester News. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. Puttick, Helen (12 October 2015). "Charity campaigner urges patients and families to say "Thank you" to nurses". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. Ford, Steve (1 December 2015). "Charity calls for donations to fight nurses' fuel poverty". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. Ford, Steve (25 October 2016). "Nursing staff more likely to experience domestic abuse". www.cavellnursestrust.org/research. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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