RCN History of Nursing Forum
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#HistNursing for and by #Nursing in the UK
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#histnursing - nurses always other things to do than have their photo taken ….
Here's a nice photo from Worcester Infirmary 1904. The photographer obviously decided that it looked better with the blinds down, but that one nurse couldn't hang about for another photo!
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#histnursing - nurses always other things to do than have their photo taken ….
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Opportunity to hear testimony from involved over the past 40 years at this week’s #histnursing event @rcn.org.uk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the government's goal of ending new transmissions.
What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?
Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?
Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
How nursing can end the HIV epidemic in the UK | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the goal of ending new transmissions
www.rcn.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Opportunity to hear testimony from involved over the past 40 years at this week’s #histnursing event @rcn.org.uk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social
An extraordinary opportunity to hear oral testimony of nursing in the AIDs pandemic #histnursing #hiv/aids
Ahead of World AIDS Day, we'll be sharing nurses' experiences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 1980s. Join our event on 27 November to discover how their stories are being preserved for younger generations.
Free and open to all: https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
Free and open to all: https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
An extraordinary opportunity to hear oral testimony of nursing in the AIDs pandemic #histnursing #hiv/aids
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Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Cardiff Royal Infirmary #Wales
It opened on its current site in 1883 and developed out of the 'Dispensary' hospital est in 1822.
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It opened on its current site in 1883 and developed out of the 'Dispensary' hospital est in 1822.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Cardiff Royal Infirmary #Wales
It opened on its current site in 1883 and developed out of the 'Dispensary' hospital est in 1822.
@rcnhistory.bsky.social
See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀
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It opened on its current site in 1883 and developed out of the 'Dispensary' hospital est in 1822.
@rcnhistory.bsky.social
See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀
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We will never forget how nursing staff and their patients were failed by those at the highest levels of government during the pandemic.
This report must mark a turning point in how health emergencies are responded to and how the voice of nursing must never be ignored again. #CovidInquiry
This report must mark a turning point in how health emergencies are responded to and how the voice of nursing must never be ignored again. #CovidInquiry
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has today published her second report.
Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of 19 key recommendations.
Read about the report on the Inquiry's website 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of 19 key recommendations.
Read about the report on the Inquiry's website 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Ahead of World AIDS Day, we'll be sharing nurses' experiences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 1980s. Join our event on 27 November to discover how their stories are being preserved for younger generations.
Free and open to all: https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
Free and open to all: https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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#HistNursing next week's event! Looking forward to seeing people inperson
Together with the RCN History of Nursing Forum and HIVstory, we're remembering the experiences of nursing workers during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Discover their stories and learn more about the project at our event on 27 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#HistNursing next week's event! Looking forward to seeing people inperson
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🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Almost 50,000 nursing staff could leave UK under proposed new visa rules, RCN warns | News | Royal College of Nursing
We’re urging ministers to scrap plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period, which could deepen the staffing crisis and put patient care at risk
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November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_P... born in Woolwich South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social !
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_P... born in Woolwich South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social !
#OTD Nurse Fanny Pease arrested in the suffragettes’ attempt to petition Parliament #BlackFriday #suffragettes #histnursing
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Fanny Pease - Wikipedia
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November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#OTD Nurse Fanny Pease arrested in the suffragettes’ attempt to petition Parliament #BlackFriday #suffragettes #histnursing
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As always love a #OTD that recognises the extraordinary actions of nurses in war time #histnursing #WW2
1/2 OTD 1940 Grove Park Hospital was hit by a high explosive bomb and the action of 2 nurses on duty, Aileen Turner and Mary Fleming, saved the lives of many patients. Both were awarded the George Cross. The citation recorded they “climbed through a first floor window …
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
As always love a #OTD that recognises the extraordinary actions of nurses in war time #histnursing #WW2
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2/2 crawled across the floor of a ward which was in a highly dangerous condition and released several patients who were trapped. The quickness, coolness and courage of these two nurses resulted in all the patients being rescued a few minutes before the floor collapsed”
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
2/2 crawled across the floor of a ward which was in a highly dangerous condition and released several patients who were trapped. The quickness, coolness and courage of these two nurses resulted in all the patients being rescued a few minutes before the floor collapsed”
Call for Statements of Interest - open now!
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Only a couple of days until our online talk exploring the links between colour, creativity and care in post-war Britain. Book your free ticket now!
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Only a couple of days until our online talk exploring the links between colour, creativity and care in post-war Britain. Book your free ticket now!
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One for the diary - #histnursing #histmed exploring the stories of nurses, midwives and support workers during the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In person event on 27 Nov 2025, 17:30 - 19:30 London
Find out more and book here www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Find out more and book here www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nursing HIVstory: Remembering the AIDS Pandemic| Event | Royal College of Nursing
Join us in exploring the stories of nurses, midwives and support workers during the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
www.rcn.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One for the diary - #histnursing #histmed exploring the stories of nurses, midwives and support workers during the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In person event on 27 Nov 2025, 17:30 - 19:30 London
Find out more and book here www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Find out more and book here www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Meet Dorothy Sandys Coode OBE (1873 - 1967) 💙
Born #StAustell She trained & worked her whole career at St Thomas’ Hospital where she intro developments in #nurse training. President of @rcn.org.uk
#HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed
#NursesInRed #Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
Born #StAustell She trained & worked her whole career at St Thomas’ Hospital where she intro developments in #nurse training. President of @rcn.org.uk
#HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed
#NursesInRed #Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Meet Dorothy Sandys Coode OBE (1873 - 1967) 💙
Born #StAustell She trained & worked her whole career at St Thomas’ Hospital where she intro developments in #nurse training. President of @rcn.org.uk
#HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed
#NursesInRed #Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
Born #StAustell She trained & worked her whole career at St Thomas’ Hospital where she intro developments in #nurse training. President of @rcn.org.uk
#HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed
#NursesInRed #Wikipedia
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As it's #InternationalMensDay this #HistNursing article on men who were amongst the early registered #nurses is well worth a 5 minute read
Time for #TeaUp 🫖📖
www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Hi...
Time for #TeaUp 🫖📖
www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Hi...
The first male nurses | Nursing History Now | Royal College of Nursing
Who were the first men on the general nursing register? Dr Stuart Wildman, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, finds out
www.rcn.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
As it's #InternationalMensDay this #HistNursing article on men who were amongst the early registered #nurses is well worth a 5 minute read
Time for #TeaUp 🫖📖
www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Hi...
Time for #TeaUp 🫖📖
www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Hi...
More about the 1922 strike: nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/s...
Striking Nurses Ejected from Wards after Four-Hour Battle
12 April 2022 marks the centenary of a dramatic strike led by Nottinghamshire female nurses at Nottinghamshire County Mental Hospital, Saxondale. They were protesting against wage cuts and increase…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Introducing Matron Lever: managed organisational change, staff shortages and a strike at an asylum/mental hospital in Nottinghamshire. Sound familiar?
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Nursing Through Change: Matron Ellen Lever (1869–1951) at Notts County Asylum/ Notts County Mental Hospital
Ellen Lever worked at Notts County Asylum from 1902 when it opened until she retired in 1925. She never married and had a long career as Matron at the hospital, which included a period working ther…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Only a couple of days until our online talk exploring the links between colour, creativity and care in post-war Britain. Book your free ticket now!
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Only a couple of days until our online talk exploring the links between colour, creativity and care in post-war Britain. Book your free ticket now!
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
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Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Canterbury District Hospital School of Nursing
The hospital was est in 1791. This badge unusually inidicates 'Post registration training'- a qualified but inexperienced nurse @rcnhistory.bsky.social
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The hospital was est in 1791. This badge unusually inidicates 'Post registration training'- a qualified but inexperienced nurse @rcnhistory.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Canterbury District Hospital School of Nursing
The hospital was est in 1791. This badge unusually inidicates 'Post registration training'- a qualified but inexperienced nurse @rcnhistory.bsky.social
See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀
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The hospital was est in 1791. This badge unusually inidicates 'Post registration training'- a qualified but inexperienced nurse @rcnhistory.bsky.social
See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀
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#histnursing #histmed #histpsychiatry #histartsinhospitals Free online talk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social @victischler.bsky.social discussing life and legacy of #MaryBarnes first resident #KingsleyHall
Interested in mental health and the arts #mentalhealtharts ? Prof Victoria Tischler 19th Nov 17.30 UK time on Art, madness and rediscovery: the life and legacy of Mary Barnes #MaryBarnes Free online talk www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Sensing Spaces: The History of Colour, Art and Care | Royal College of Nursing
Join us for an online talk on the history of colour in twentieth-century British hospitals.
www.rcn.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#histnursing #histmed #histpsychiatry #histartsinhospitals Free online talk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social @victischler.bsky.social discussing life and legacy of #MaryBarnes first resident #KingsleyHall
Interested in the history of hospitals ? #histnursing #histmed #histhospitals. Free online 19th Nov 17.30 UK time - open to all @rcnlibraries.bsky.social Dr Victoria Bates @victoriabates.bsky.social The history of colour in twentieth-century British hospitals .
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Sensing Spaces: The History of Colour, Art and Care | Royal College of Nursing
Join us for an online talk on the history of colour in twentieth-century British hospitals.
www.rcn.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Interested in the history of hospitals ? #histnursing #histmed #histhospitals. Free online 19th Nov 17.30 UK time - open to all @rcnlibraries.bsky.social Dr Victoria Bates @victoriabates.bsky.social The history of colour in twentieth-century British hospitals .
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...