Caring for those who care.

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British Journal of NursingVol. 26, No. 20 Silver Anniversary SupplementFree AccessCaring for those who careJohn OrchardJohn OrchardSearch for more papers by this authorJohn OrchardPublished Online:10 Nov 2017https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.20.S13AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail Congratulations to the whole team at the British Journal of Nursing for a hugely successful ‘silver’ anniversary. A quarter of a century is a long time and, just like nursing, publishing has experienced significant change in that time. It is a tribute to the team and British Journal of Nursing's contributors, peer reviewers and readers that the journal has been so successful for so long.Cavell Nurses' Trust's ‘history’ began not long after British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by firing squad in WW1 after being implicated in the escape of Allied soldiers from German occupied Belgium. That was in 1915 and two years later, after public appeals in the Telegraph and Daily Mirror, Edith Cavell Rest Homes for Nurses was founded.Of course, a great deal has happened to Cavell Nurses' Trust in the century since, especially in recent years. Cavell Nurses' Trust works hard to be here for nurses every day. We are the national charity that supports UK nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants—both working and retired—when they are suffering personal hardship, often due to illness, disability, older age and domestic abuse.Whether it's signposting to partner organisations, maximising benefits, funding new clothes after weight loss due to illness, repairing a broken boiler to heat the family home or funding towards setting up a new home as the result of suffering domestic abuse, Cavell Nurses' Trust can transform a nurse's life.We are experiencing a very significant increase in demand for our help—in fact, we had 32% more nursing professionals asking for our help in the first half of 2017 than in 2016.In parallel, more is being demanded of the nursing profession as our population changes and demands on our health system shift and increase.‘Cavell Nurses' Trust works hard to be here for nurses every day—both working and retired—when they are suffering personal hardship, often due to illness, disability, older age and domestic abuse’In response, this noble caring profession does what it has done for decades: it rises to the challenge of keeping the needs of people in its essence.It is impossible to calculate the impact the profession has had on society in the last 25 years since British Journal of Nursing's first edition. The countless interactions with vulnerable, desperate people. The often intangible yet vital exchanges of humanity with people who are at the very limits of their ability to cope, or who are elated with their recovery or from good news. The sheer breadth and depth of clinical knowledge and expertise. The lives saved. The families consoled. Laughter. The fabric of life.I am not a nurse but I am immensely proud that Cavell Nurses' Trust is here for nurses. If we as a team at Cavell Nurses' Trust can rise to the challenge of soaring demand for our help, and I am confident we will, then we will be immensely proud to walk alongside the profession, offering a helping hand long into the future.Here's to the next 25 years of British Journal of Nursing and to meeting the challenges of the future. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 9 November 2017Volume 26Issue 20ISSN (print): 0966-0461ISSN (online): 2052-2819 Metrics History Published online 10 November 2017 Published in print 9 November 2017 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download