As of 2023[update],[1][2] Cavell's objective is to support UK nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, working and retired, when they're suffering personal or financial hardship often due to illness, disability, older age, domestic abuse and the ongoing cost of living crisis.
And in the first 6 months of 2023, there has been an additional 35% increase in nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants seeking help, compared to the same time last year, so demand remains very high.
A year after her death The Lancet published a letter from her sister, who wrote to say Edith "had long cherished the idea of establishing homes of rest for nurses.
"[3] An appeal was set up, with the Edith Cavell Homes of Rest for Nurses registered as a war charity.
[10] The trust is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as the Edith Cavell Fund For Nurses.