History of Nursing | Key milestones | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/ Resources for the nursing profession Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:19:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://emap-moon-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/favicon-nt192-70x70.png History of Nursing | Key milestones | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/ 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/ 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession The value of student nurses versus assistants was debated in 1924 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/the-value-of-student-nurses-versus-assistants-was-debated-in-1924-08-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/the-value-of-student-nurses-versus-assistants-was-debated-in-1924-08-02-2024/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:19:35 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313485 In early 1924, the 2 February issue of Nursing Times was concerned about training in small hospitals.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/the-value-of-student-nurses-versus-assistants-was-debated-in-1924-08-02-2024/feed/ 0 Nursing Times features in new series of Call the Midwife https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nursing-times-features-in-new-series-of-call-the-midwife-12-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nursing-times-features-in-new-series-of-call-the-midwife-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:00:56 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=311902 Nursing Times has featured in the latest series of Call the Midwife, spotlighting one of the first public campaigns by nurses to increase their pay.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nursing-times-features-in-new-series-of-call-the-midwife-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Representation, pay and overseas work were hot topics 100 years ago https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/representation-pay-and-overseas-work-were-hot-topics-100-years-ago-11-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/representation-pay-and-overseas-work-were-hot-topics-100-years-ago-11-01-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:26:13 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=311767 After last year’s focus on 1948 and the months following the NHS’s creation, in 2024 we will look back to 100 years ago to discover what was being covered by Nursing Times in 1924. At the start of January 1924, five years had passed since the…

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/representation-pay-and-overseas-work-were-hot-topics-100-years-ago-11-01-2024/feed/ 0 A history of urological nursing in the UK https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/a-history-of-urological-nursing-in-the-uk-28-09-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/a-history-of-urological-nursing-in-the-uk-28-09-2023/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:40:22 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=294917 Rachel Leaver, former nurse lecturer and founder member of the British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN), reviews the history of urological nursing.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/a-history-of-urological-nursing-in-the-uk-28-09-2023/feed/ 0 Meet three of the pioneers of nursing research https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/meet-three-of-the-pioneers-of-nursing-research-13-09-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/meet-three-of-the-pioneers-of-nursing-research-13-09-2023/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:45:32 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=290838 Chris Holme explores the early beginnings of nurse research and some of its leading protagonists.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/meet-three-of-the-pioneers-of-nursing-research-13-09-2023/feed/ 0 The real story of nurses and industrial action https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/the-real-story-of-nurses-and-industrial-action-12-09-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/the-real-story-of-nurses-and-industrial-action-12-09-2023/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:16:44 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=290799 Independent nurse consultant Chris Hart discusses the history of nurses taking industrial action in the UK, from 1922 to the present day.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/the-real-story-of-nurses-and-industrial-action-12-09-2023/feed/ 0 Florence Nightingale descendant on the work to continue her legacy https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/florence-nightingale-descendent-on-the-work-to-continue-her-legacy-20-07-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/florence-nightingale-descendent-on-the-work-to-continue-her-legacy-20-07-2023/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:37:57 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=291017 A descendant of Florence Nightingale has spoken to Nursing Times about how he hopes the seminal nurse’s legacy will continue in the future as a charity he was running in her honour closes its doors.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/florence-nightingale-descendent-on-the-work-to-continue-her-legacy-20-07-2023/feed/ 0 More recognition and responsibilities for nurses as IVF turns 45 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/more-recognition-and-responsibilities-for-nurses-as-ivf-turns-45-17-07-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/more-recognition-and-responsibilities-for-nurses-as-ivf-turns-45-17-07-2023/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:23:04 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=290890 As IVF prepares to celebrate its 45th birthday, Nursing Times investigates the changing role of fertility nurses and their increasing recognition.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/more-recognition-and-responsibilities-for-nurses-as-ivf-turns-45-17-07-2023/feed/ 0 NHS 75: Nurses among guests and speakers at Westminster Abbey service https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nhs-75-nurses-among-guests-and-speakers-at-westminster-abbey-service-05-07-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nhs-75-nurses-among-guests-and-speakers-at-westminster-abbey-service-05-07-2023/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:27:53 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=290189 Decorated nurses, health leaders and the prime minister were among high-profile guests attending a service in London today honouring 75 years of the NHS.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nhs-75-nurses-among-guests-and-speakers-at-westminster-abbey-service-05-07-2023/feed/ 0 NHS 75: Nurses reflect on history of the health service https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nhs-75-nurses-reflect-on-history-of-the-health-service-04-07-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/history-of-nursing/nhs-75-nurses-reflect-on-history-of-the-health-service-04-07-2023/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:48:36 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=289965 Several nurses discuss how things have changed in the 75 years since the birth of the NHS – and what has stayed the same.

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