Unique nursing partnership forged between UK and China
King's College London is helping to develop nursing in China in a collaboration that is delivering rich learning opportunities
When a London nursing faculty forged a learning partnership with a Chinese counterpart they probably did not expect to be discussing the benefits of using Florence Nightingale lamps to decorate a hospital wall.
But there is nothing ordinary about the collaboration between King’s College London and Nanjing Health School.
The team at King’s Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery say the exchange has been full of surprises, including decisions about the architectural and interior design for a new college.
Staff at King’s are consultants for the development of the new Nanjing Nightingale Nursing College in Jiangsu, a coastal province north of Shanghai.
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