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RCN Members Have Voted to Accept a new Three Year Pay Deal
The unanimous decision by the health trade unions in Wales to accept the pay proposals from the Welsh Government follows a month-long consultation with RCN Welsh members and comes on the back of the RCN’s successful “Scrap the Cap” campaign. Sixty-six percent of members who voted in the RCN Wales co...
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
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Molly Murphy: the life of an activist nurse
Suffragette, revolutionary and wartime nurse – discover the extraordinary history of nurse Molly
Updated: 1 April 2023 -
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Finding the Black nurses of the Royal Navy
In the 18th century, enslaved Black women were made to work in the British Empire’s naval hospitals, treating sailors with yellow fever and malaria. Historian Dr Erin Spinney finds traces of their lives and work in the archives
Updated: 25 February 2025 -
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'Nursing history goes beyond Nightingale'
We shouldn’t forget the other nurses and midwives instrumental in shaping the profession, says Tamsin Smith from the RCN History of Nursing Forum
Updated: 1 April 2023 -
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Nursing history at home
Explore the RCN’s online history exhibitions from the comfort of your sofa
Updated: 1 April 2023 -
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Eliza’s lessons: infection control in 1887
How did nursing staff deal with infectious diseases in the 19th century? This nursing student’s notes reveal parallels with the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated: 1 April 2023 -
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Looking back
On 5 July 1948, health care professionals across the UK rolled up their sleeves for a historic day at work - the NHS had arrived
Updated: 1 April 2023 -
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Celebrating BAME nursing history
In recognition of the incredible diversity of our nursing workforce, the RCN Library and Archives team has uncovered stories of black, Asian and minority ethnic nurses from decades past
Updated: 25 February 2025 -
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Prisoner of war to psychiatric nurse
As former psychiatric nurse and nursing historian Professor Peter Nolan returns to the RCN for an upcoming history event, we hear about his fascinating career and how the personal stories of nursing staff can paint a vivid picture of nursing’s past
Updated: 1 April 2023 -
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What do witches and nurses have in common?
Professor Nicola Ring’s new research into the Scottish healers and midwives accused of witchcraft 400 years ago reveals secrets about the origins of nursing
Updated: 1 April 2023
