Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu OM DBE FRCN
@dameeanionwu.bsky.social
Use this account please! Retired Nursing Prof. 1st UK Sickle Cell Nurse Counsellor. Irish/Nigerian. Memoirs: Dreams From My Mother. Love good craic/music. My 8 tracks for BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs 4/6/20 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jn8w
This is an illustration done for a session I did for NHSE London Region & it put a HUGE smile on my face. Somebody’s definitely read my memoirs. 😉 🙏🏽
The white boots that I adored and wore in the late 1960s.
My beloved scooter that I rode one holiday all the way from London to Paris & back again…!😳
The white boots that I adored and wore in the late 1960s.
My beloved scooter that I rode one holiday all the way from London to Paris & back again…!😳
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is an illustration done for a session I did for NHSE London Region & it put a HUGE smile on my face. Somebody’s definitely read my memoirs. 😉 🙏🏽
The white boots that I adored and wore in the late 1960s.
My beloved scooter that I rode one holiday all the way from London to Paris & back again…!😳
The white boots that I adored and wore in the late 1960s.
My beloved scooter that I rode one holiday all the way from London to Paris & back again…!😳
This amazing memoir by Stella Dadzie is called ‘A Whole Heap of Mixed Up’.
Lola Olufemi writes that it is “a stunning insight into the synthesis of creativity and political analysis that has defined Stella Dadzie’s contribution to Black Feminist thought in the United Kingdom.”
Lola Olufemi writes that it is “a stunning insight into the synthesis of creativity and political analysis that has defined Stella Dadzie’s contribution to Black Feminist thought in the United Kingdom.”
November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This amazing memoir by Stella Dadzie is called ‘A Whole Heap of Mixed Up’.
Lola Olufemi writes that it is “a stunning insight into the synthesis of creativity and political analysis that has defined Stella Dadzie’s contribution to Black Feminist thought in the United Kingdom.”
Lola Olufemi writes that it is “a stunning insight into the synthesis of creativity and political analysis that has defined Stella Dadzie’s contribution to Black Feminist thought in the United Kingdom.”
Former Chief Nurse of England Dame Sarah Mullally has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Former Chief Nurse of England Dame Sarah Mullally has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
Father and daughter launch book for sickle cell disease awareness www.bbc.com/news/article...
Brixton father and daughter launch book for sickle cell awareness
Angel and Kehinde both have the condition, and their story has inspired the book's main characters.
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Father and daughter launch book for sickle cell disease awareness www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary Lineker just won best Presenter he was the only one to stand up for Palestine.
Well done Gary.
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Well done Gary.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Had such an enjoyable time yesterday at a Black Womens Writers’ Workshop. Many thanks for the invite from the organisers Juliet Alexander & Marcia Farquharson. Juliet discussed with me the process of writing ✍🏽 my memoirs ‘Dreams From My Mother’. The participants were fantastic. 🙏🏽
September 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Had such an enjoyable time yesterday at a Black Womens Writers’ Workshop. Many thanks for the invite from the organisers Juliet Alexander & Marcia Farquharson. Juliet discussed with me the process of writing ✍🏽 my memoirs ‘Dreams From My Mother’. The participants were fantastic. 🙏🏽
Incredibly poignant sickle cell poem via @shematologist.medsky.social Well worth sharing!
@sicklecelluk.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
@sicklecelluk.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
Absolutely beautiful poem by a pediatric hematologist who cares for patients with sickle cell disease.
September 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Incredibly poignant sickle cell poem via @shematologist.medsky.social Well worth sharing!
@sicklecelluk.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
@sicklecelluk.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
Fantastic to have spent some time with my gorgeous daughter and granddaughter over the August Bank Holiday! The latter took this photo of me during her stay. 🥰
August 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Fantastic to have spent some time with my gorgeous daughter and granddaughter over the August Bank Holiday! The latter took this photo of me during her stay. 🥰
Exactly 9 years ago today this stunning statue of Mary Seacole, by sculptor Martin Jennings, was unveiled at St Thomas’ Hospital.
June 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Exactly 9 years ago today this stunning statue of Mary Seacole, by sculptor Martin Jennings, was unveiled at St Thomas’ Hospital.
Birthday Honours🎖️ Many congratulations to DAME Jane Lovely (Cummings) @janelovely.bsky.social
and Professor Calvin Moorley OBE!
@calvinmoorley.bsky.social
and Professor Calvin Moorley OBE!
@calvinmoorley.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Birthday Honours🎖️ Many congratulations to DAME Jane Lovely (Cummings) @janelovely.bsky.social
and Professor Calvin Moorley OBE!
@calvinmoorley.bsky.social
and Professor Calvin Moorley OBE!
@calvinmoorley.bsky.social
Very sad to hear about the death of the incredible Professor Sir Geoff Palmer. Rest In Peace dear friend.
June 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Very sad to hear about the death of the incredible Professor Sir Geoff Palmer. Rest In Peace dear friend.
Beautiful singing by these young Igbo children.
June 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Beautiful singing by these young Igbo children.
Extremely interesting episode of #DesertIslandDiscs with @laurenlaverne.bsky.social interviewing @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
scientist Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu. Great selection of music including tracks from P-Square, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Fela Kuti & Dolly Parton.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
scientist Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu. Great selection of music including tracks from P-Square, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Fela Kuti & Dolly Parton.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist - BBC Sounds
Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Extremely interesting episode of #DesertIslandDiscs with @laurenlaverne.bsky.social interviewing @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
scientist Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu. Great selection of music including tracks from P-Square, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Fela Kuti & Dolly Parton.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
scientist Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu. Great selection of music including tracks from P-Square, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Fela Kuti & Dolly Parton.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
On This Day:
Mary Seacole died on the 14th May 1881 in London.
The Jamaican/Scottish Crimean War nurse had suffered a stroke. She requested to be buried in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, 679-681 Harrow Road, Kensal Green, London NW10 5NU. Her memorial statue is located at St Thomas’ Hospital.
Mary Seacole died on the 14th May 1881 in London.
The Jamaican/Scottish Crimean War nurse had suffered a stroke. She requested to be buried in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, 679-681 Harrow Road, Kensal Green, London NW10 5NU. Her memorial statue is located at St Thomas’ Hospital.
May 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
On This Day:
Mary Seacole died on the 14th May 1881 in London.
The Jamaican/Scottish Crimean War nurse had suffered a stroke. She requested to be buried in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, 679-681 Harrow Road, Kensal Green, London NW10 5NU. Her memorial statue is located at St Thomas’ Hospital.
Mary Seacole died on the 14th May 1881 in London.
The Jamaican/Scottish Crimean War nurse had suffered a stroke. She requested to be buried in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, 679-681 Harrow Road, Kensal Green, London NW10 5NU. Her memorial statue is located at St Thomas’ Hospital.
What a huge honour! Thank you so much to The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing @theqicn.bsky.social 🙏🏽
We’re proud to announce the opening of our new Centre for Professional Development named after Dame Elizabeth Anionwu – celebrated nursing leader and QICN Vice-President. To mark the opening, 2 scholarships for nurses from the global majority will be awarded soon: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
April 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What a huge honour! Thank you so much to The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing @theqicn.bsky.social 🙏🏽
Delighted that you saw my daughter Azuka’s play Olivette! I’m so proud of her. 😊
I finally went to see Azuka's play at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Oh lawd, I want EVERY SINGLE PERSON to go see it. She came just to see me & sat beside me throughout. I'm so glad she did.
I'm overwhelmed. Kept hugging the woman!
I'm overwhelmed. Kept hugging the woman!
April 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Delighted that you saw my daughter Azuka’s play Olivette! I’m so proud of her. 😊
Many congratulations and good luck to Michael Sheen @mchshe.bsky.social and his new Welsh National Theatre. Over the moon to see daughter @azukaoforka.bsky.social included here as one of the commissioned playwrights! 👏🏽👏🏽
The people behind our plays and pathways (take 2).
2 April 2025.
2 April 2025.
April 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Many congratulations and good luck to Michael Sheen @mchshe.bsky.social and his new Welsh National Theatre. Over the moon to see daughter @azukaoforka.bsky.social included here as one of the commissioned playwrights! 👏🏽👏🏽
Honoured to have been invited to take part in the House of Lords Speaker’s Lecture series. Left to right: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock FRCN, Lord Speaker Baron McFall of Alcluith PC, my guest Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim and my good friend Baron Simon Woolley of Woodford.
April 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Honoured to have been invited to take part in the House of Lords Speaker’s Lecture series. Left to right: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock FRCN, Lord Speaker Baron McFall of Alcluith PC, my guest Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim and my good friend Baron Simon Woolley of Woodford.
Listen to my daughter @azukaoforka.bsky.social being interviewed (from 30mins 20secs) on BBC Radio Four’s
Front Row about her play The Women of Llanrumney. 👇🏽
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Front Row about her play The Women of Llanrumney. 👇🏽
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Front Row - Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker, Design Council at 80, The Women of Llanrumney - BBC Sounds
Charlie Booker on new Black Mirror, 80 years of British Design, The Women of Llanrumney.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Listen to my daughter @azukaoforka.bsky.social being interviewed (from 30mins 20secs) on BBC Radio Four’s
Front Row about her play The Women of Llanrumney. 👇🏽
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Front Row about her play The Women of Llanrumney. 👇🏽
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A new video on the history of Onitsha.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlyp...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlyp...
Onitsha Eze chima history
YouTube video by OnitshaAdoYoung ProfessionalsUSA
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April 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A new video on the history of Onitsha.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlyp...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlyp...
Delighted to manage a slow and gentle walk in the sun despite an iffy hip.
March 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Delighted to manage a slow and gentle walk in the sun despite an iffy hip.
Thinking about my lovely mother today. 💕
#MothersDay
#MothersDay
March 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Thinking about my lovely mother today. 💕
#MothersDay
#MothersDay