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Thanks to Stacy Johnson @misssdjohnson on twitter

Mary Seacole was a Jamaican and Scottish nurse and business woman who is honoured for her work during the Crimean war. The NHS awards in her name provide nurses with the opportunity to develop a project to benefit and improve the health of people within BME communities.

On January 15^th a day was held at the Royal College of Nursing in London for current and previous award holders to enable and encourage dissemination of their projects. As part of this event Dr Jenny Hall, Senior Midwifery Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, provided a discussion around the perspective of being an editor and tips around writing for publication. She also talked to some participants about current dissemination projects on which they are working and gave some support and advice. It was a positive event to help facilitate dissemination of valuable projects and to link with midwives who are current award holders.

Further information on available Mary Seacole leadership awards is here: http://www.nhsemployers.org/EmploymentPolicyAndPractice/EqualityAndDiversity/Diversity_events_and_awards/Pages/MarySeacole.aspx