# Macmillan Cancer Support calls for a #NurseEmoji on #InternationalNursesDay

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/12/macmillan-cancer-support-calls-nurseemoji-internationalnursesday/
- Published: 2017-05-12T16:14:11+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**It is International Nurses’ Day today but if you were hoping to show your appreciation
for these remarkable public health workers in the time-honoured tradition of posting
an emoji, you will be disappointed.**

 

The social media team at Macmillan Cancer Support certainly were. So there are using
this day to call publicly for the introduction of a #NurseEmoji so that the charity
and its supporters can show appreciation specifically for the Macmillan nurses who
provide essential support for people living with cancer every day.

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Bernard Muscat, Senior Social Media Officer at Macmillan Cancer Support said: “Here
on the Macmillan social media team, we love two things – Our Macmillan nurses and
emojis. You can imagine our dismay when we realised we couldn’t celebrate the inspiring
work Macmillan nurses do on International Nurse’s Day through our favourite medium.”

 

They have even come up with some suggestions for what nurse emoji might look like.

 

> It's [#InternationalNursesDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalNursesDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> and we're asking for a [#NurseEmoji](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NurseEmoji?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> to thank our incredible nurses! 💚 [https://t.co/RBTdabUhr5](https://t.co/RBTdabUhr5)
> [pic.twitter.com/Qu4m2Tfe9z](https://t.co/Qu4m2Tfe9z)
> — Macmillan Cancer Support (@macmillancancer) [May 12, 2017](https://twitter.com/macmillancancer/status/862980151604371457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

These emoji could be used to say thank you to nurses but equally they could be used
as part of social media campaigns to fundraise for more nurses, or tell the stories
of how nurses have helped people.

 

Macmillan nurses provide vital emotional, financial, medical and practical support
for the growing number of people living with cancer in the UK. Over the past ten
years, Macmillan nurses have helped an estimated 4.6 million people with cancer.

 

> An [#InternationalNursesDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalNursesDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> trivia question
> What's missing here: 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚖️👩‍🔧👨‍🍳👩‍🎤‍?
> A [#NurseEmoji](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NurseEmoji?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!
> Agree? [https://t.co/RBTdabUhr5](https://t.co/RBTdabUhr5)
> — Macmillan Cancer Support (@macmillancancer) [May 12, 2017](https://twitter.com/macmillancancer/status/863002365053587457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## Petition for #NurseEmoji

 

The team have set up a [petition on Change.org](https://www.change.org/p/emoji-designers-everywhere-give-the-world-the-macmillan-nurse-emoji-it-deserves)
to establish a Nurse Emoji and they are inviting the public to show their support.

 

Sign our petition and join us on Twitter to call for the #NurseEmoji the world deserves!

 

 

 

> Ahead of [#InternationalNursesDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalNursesDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> we're celebrating our amazing nurses like Vikki, and our partners [@Argos_Online](https://twitter.com/Argos_Online?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> who help to fund them 💚 [pic.twitter.com/YRoHbrBUYn](https://t.co/YRoHbrBUYn)
> — Macmillan Cancer Support (@macmillancancer) [May 12, 2017](https://twitter.com/macmillancancer/status/862974367856304129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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