The Year 1 Fellows

The FoNS Person-centred Cultures Programme: What do the participants say?

We are delighted to share a story from the first group of participants on the FoNS Person-centred Cultures Development Programme. Created by the participants, collectively, at their recent final workshop in May 2025.

We imagine… our envisaged utopia at the beginning of the programme remained unchanged in our final reflections.

Our journey towards achieving person-centred care was strengthened with hope, shared vision, commitment and built on resilience to guide us through the harder times.

We see… a journey with power and growth evolving with shared experience, supporting career development, and team goals.

By using deep reflection, with a focus on similarities rather than differences. 

Authenticity and self-awareness, imagination and creativity to celebrate our collective team strength.

Leading to feelings of self-worth and individual growth with people flourishing, spreading kindness and activism.

To know it’s all been worth it. Stopping and pausing, knowing it’s a beginning not an ending.

We feel… throughout the programme we have all been engaged in the learning because we have felt safe to express vulnerability and to be honest.

The path has not been smooth or perfect, rather about taking small steps sometimes forwards, sometimes back.  

Engaged in the journey together we have offered each other love and affirmation, experiencing happiness and sadness.

We feel grateful for the opportunity and thankful for what we have achieved.

As a result of programme, we feel inspired proud and emboldened as nurses.

Day 7, with Clare Cable (left)

We were delighted that Clare Cable, Chief Executive of the Burdett Trust for Nursing was able to join us for the final day.

This programme is fully funded, thanks to the Burdett Trust for Nursing.