A big' thankyou' to Burnley's own amazing 'Florence Nightingale's' to mark International Nurses' Day

Held to mark the contributions that nurses make to society, this year is perhaps more significant than ever before due to Covid-19.

Nurses across Burnley, Pendle and the Ribble Valley have worked tirelessly in hospitals, GP surgeries and in the community to keep everyone safe as the pandemic took hold. And they have also played a leading role in the vaccination programme as it has been rolled out across the borough.

International Nurses' Day has been celebrated since 1965 and is always held on the anniversary of the birthday of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.

And this year the NHS has seen thousands of new nurse recruits in what has been dubbed 'The Nightingale Effect.'