01 Patrick Nyarumbu: Men, Nursing and the Jabali Network
Patrick Nyarumbu is the Deputy CEO and Executive Director of Strategy, People and Partnerships for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. He has an MBE for his services to nursing, and is chair of the Jabali Network, supporting African, Asian and Caribbean, senior male nurses. Patrick is passionate about mentoring the next generation of nurses and talks openly about his journey into nursing as a man, and how to enable people to be the best version of themselves.
Key points from this interview:
How at the time, nursing was not really seen as a "male" profession......
..... and how far we still have to go as a society.
How best to teach our children.
How his father grew up in the time when people who "looked like that" were unbelievably not allowed any education.
A key moment in Patricks career.
His charity legacy and its purpose.
The challenges men and boys face today.......
.....and one proposed solution.
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