On Thursday 27th October 2022, Corporal Natalie Greening, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, from No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, was awarded the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire’s Certificate for Meritorious Volunteer Service at Pembroke College, Oxford, for her dedication to the Reserves as well as charity, support for the community, and Primary Healthcare to overseas personnel.
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Corporal Greening joined No. 4626 Squadron as a student nurse and qualified in 2017. She has regularly stood out as a proactive, inspirational and enthusiastic individual. In 2019 she volunteered to assist with the Rohingya refugee crisis. Despite being a fairly junior staff nurse, not only did she utilise her nursing skills to help care for the refugees, but she also demonstrated excellent leadership and communication skills to improve infection control standards and improve working conditions. By liaising with other aid agencies, she was able to facilitate teaching to all personnel, from the cleaners upwards. Her inclusive and dynamic approach meant her quality improvement initiatives were accepted and care was enhanced due to her actions.
Although working full time in an intensive therapy unit during the COVID-19 pandemic, Corporal Greening successfully started her own charity – Nurse Lifeline (www.nurselifeline.org.uk), which was launched in July 2020. Her mission is to promote mental health awareness and emotional wellbeing within the nursing and midwifery cadres, offering peer led encouragement to inspire and empower. The charity started with just 4 nurses and midwives and she now has a team of over 50 volunteers, including Group Captain Teresa Griffiths CBE ARRC PMRAFNS, who has taken on the role of Chair for the charity.
Corporal Greening now splits her time between working in the British Embassy in Baghdad, working in her local Intensive Care Unit, supporting Nurse Lifeline and continuing her reserve commitment at No. 4626 Squadron. She truly is twice the citizen, and is a real asset to the Defence Medical Services. Congratulations Natalie!
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