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Paul Baumann installed as Receiver General
Monday, 14th January 2019
Paul Baumann CBE was installed as the Receiver General and Chapter Clerk of Westminster Abbey during Evensong on Saturday 12th January 2019.
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Health Heroes - Rainbows and Remedies
Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin are just some of the names in Scientists' Corner at Westminster Abbey. These scientists buried and remembered here made incredible contributions to our understanding of the world around us. Put your thinking cap on as we explore the natural world and beyond.
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Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service
A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024.
...Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholar Wendy Olayiwola, National Maternity Lead at NHS England and NHS Improvement Suresh Packiam, Midlands Partnership University...
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New Collaboration to Reveal Secrets of Effigies
Wednesday, 3rd May 2017
The wax-work heads of naval hero Horatio Nelson and Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, which are over two hundred years old, have been scanned using the world’s most advanced radiology technology in a new collaboration between Westminster Abbey, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London.
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Abbey celebrates 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital
Thursday, 23rd May 2019
A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 23rd May 2019.
...the service, the Westminster Hospital banner, the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust banner, and a bowl of oranges were processed through the...
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 300th anniversary Special Service
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Paul Baumann CBE LVO
Paul Baumann CBE LVO is Chapter Clerk and Receiver General, the most senior lay position at the Abbey and, in effect, the chief executive.
He joined NHS London as its first Chief Financial Officer in May 2007 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer at NHS England in 2012.
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Fellows' Programme
Westminster Abbey Institute offers a year-long programme in servant leadership for up to 20 public servants who are moving into senior roles.
...of Steve Russell, National Director for Vaccinations and Screening, NHS England Dr Tagore Charles - Consultant paediatrician, Imperial College Healthcare Trust,...
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The life and work of Florence Nightingale commemorated in annual celebration
Thursday, 9th May 2013
The Secretary of State for Health, The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP, attended a Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 8 May 2013 at 6.30pm.
Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer, NHS England, read Isaiah 65: 17 - 20; 66: 10-13 and Michael Roberts, Master, the Girdlers' Company, read St John 11: 1-6; 17-44.
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Trees of life service takes place at the Abbey
Tuesday, 11th October 2022
A Service of Remembrance with the blessing of saplings for a living memorial to honour those who served and died in the COVID-19 pandemic was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th October 2022.
Representatives from the NHS, the emergency services and other key workers were in attendance, along with members of the public.
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A podcast for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Sunday, 10th May 2020
A podcast for the Fifth Sunday of Easter is published today as the Abbey continues to offer virtual worship for all.
...12th May, includes a gospel reading by Victor Funtanares, an Abbey Oblate and NHS paediatric nurse who is treating children with COVID-19 at London's Great...
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Westminster Abbey's 2008 review
Friday, 19th December 2008
Read all about the major services and events that Westminster Abbey has held over the past 12 months.
...Prince of Wales was present at the service to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the NHS in July and at the annual Battle of Britain Service in
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A Reflection on Frustration
Friday, 15th May 2020
This week, perhaps is the week of frustration. A change in the message – Stay Alert – a relaxation of some of the constraints and so many people seize an opportunity that they were longing for.
It protects the NHS.
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Students celebrate inspirational figures
Tuesday, 15th June 2021
From writers and musicians to scientists and engineers, Westminster Abbey has for centuries been the final resting place of some of the most distinguished figures in our history.
...conservationist Sir David Attenborough, writer and former Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman, NHS fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore, and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg,...
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Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service
The service is held annually to celebrate nursing and midwifery and all staff, both qualified and unqualified, and the importance of supporting one another through challenging times.
...by Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholar Colette Datt, Associate Director of Nursing Children and Young People, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
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One People Oration: Dignity and Poverty
Tuesday, 28th November 2023
Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, gives this year’s One People Oration.
Her early career was spent mainly in the Department of Health and the NHS, with senior roles in the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Transport.
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A Reflection for Good Friday
Friday, 10th April 2020
I was outside in the Abbey garden. The sun shone on cherry blossom and tulips. Spring ablaze before me, full of new life and promise.
We see it in NHS staff working in places of great danger.
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Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims
Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.
...Canon Mia Hilborn, Chaplaincy Team Leader, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust• the Reverend Prebendary Jonathan Osborne, Senior Chaplain, Metropolitan...
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A Reflection for Easter Day
Sunday, 12th April 2020
I grew up in a house where Easter could be a bit problematic. There were Easter eggs of course, but we were not churchgoers.
We wonder if our priorities will shift, our admiration of the NHS become more deeply embedded, our ability to identify and care for the vulnerable improve.
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A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale
The annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 13th May 2009.
