Nurses at Nottinghamshire County Mental Hospital (later became known as Saxondale Hospital c.1948), Nottingham, c.1922. Image Credit: Wellcome Images @ Wikimedia Commons
Nottinghamshire Nursing History Group
Hello and welcome to the Nottinghamshire Nursing History Group website. It is dedicated to raising awareness of the history of nursing in Nottinghamshire and to identify and profile the many individual nurses who have contributed to this history. Our members include nurses and midwives, working historians, researchers and independent scholars. Please do contact us if you have any personal nursing history stories and would be willing to share these with us.
Our first project has been to research the names of the some of the key nurses who worked at the local hospitals. We are planning to post more individual nursing stories. You can view these in the ‘Movers and Shapers’ document, available to download in the resources section. If you are interested in reading more about nursing history explore our resources section. The setting up of this website has been supported by a Geoffrey Bond Research Award, from the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire and designed by James Shepherd.
The Nottinghamshire Nursing History Group was established in 2019 by several women who came together to research into the history and development of nursing in Nottinghamshire. The group is run by a small committee. In addition to research the group also seeks to :
- Promote interest to the general public of nurses and nursing
- Make available resources on nursing and nurses in Nottinghamshire
- Link with researchers involved in the History of Nursing
- Contribute scholarly articles in a range of forums and print/ social media
You can contact us via nottsnursinghistory@outlook.com
Latest Articles
Lettice Annie Floyd (1865-1934) – Nottingham Children’s Hospital Nurse and Suffragette
Lettice Floyd is well known as a suffragette but she was also a trained nurse. This article aimed to demonstrate that , in addition to her nursing career, Floyd was clearly influenced and responsive to her many friends and family in addressing the social and educational issues of the day.
Celebrating Black History Month: Nurses Association of Jamaica, Nottingham Branch
The Nottingham branch of the UK Nurses Association of Jamaica emerged in the early 1980s and has made a significant contribution to the lives of BAME nurses and the wider community. This blog explores the early history of this Association.
Elizabeth Fawcett Ross 1867-1950: The first Supervisor of Midwives in Nottinghamshire
In 1905, Elizabeth Fawcett Ross was appointed as the first Supervisor of Midwives in Nottinghamshire. Pauline Woodhouse outlines her achievement and contribution to the development of the nursing and midwifery professions at a local and national level.
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