Nurses celebrate world’s cultures with beach party
Team members from all different parts of the world came together at Scarborough Hospital to create the first-ever Festival of Culture.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has more than 350 international nurses who play an essential role and contributions came from staff from India, Pakistan and Nepal, Philippines, Africa, Britain and the rest of the world.
The week involved food, musicanddancing,andculminated in a huge beach party at Scarborough’s North Bay with around 200 people joining in.
Freya Oliver, associate chief nurse at Scarborough
Hospital, said: “Sharing our cultures is such an important part of helping our international colleagues thrive, and we're proud to see it done so well in Scarborough.
"We look forward to having a similar event annually to continue to embrace our cultural differences and understanding.”
Emma Deans, international nurse project manager at thetrust,added:“Wearereally proud to have hosted this festival. It’s a wonderful acknowledgementofhowwelcomeour international nurses have felt at Scarborough Hospital."
Liz Alice Alinaitwe, ward sister on Lilac AMU Ward, was keen to promote and share the differentculturesintheTrust.
She joined Scarborough Hospital as an international nurse in 2019 and supports in
ternationallyrecruitednurses to feel a sense of belonging.
Liz explained: “I wanted to
celebrate our cultural diversity by showcasing different types of cultural expression.
Each culture has different traditions and customs and the more we all know about our cultural background, the greater the understanding and tolerance.”