A new blog on our website: Insights into the career of Assistant Matron Sheila Mills, gleaned from her archive. There’s a PDF version in the News Section. We hope it’s easier to download. What do you think? nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/g...

Many congratulations from Nottinghamshire.

Fascinating story about 'safer maternity conditions from the 1920s in Worcestershire.

A significant anniversary for the National Health Service today.

A date for the diary: 9 July 2026.

From Lagos to London: Colonial Recruitment and Nigerian Nurses in the UK. Free open to all online talk by historian Mosunmola Ogunmolaji explores the UK's recruitment of Nigerian student nurses to address staff shortages 1940-1960. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Sound advice about working / coping with the heat this week.

Beautiful nursing badges from 1919.

Lovely images and information for a Sunday morning, courtesy of @ancestralenq.bsky.social

Conference relevant for Nottinghamshire - coal communities, health and welfare.

We shall remember them. Thanks @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social

A date in 2027 for the next UKAHN Colloquium in Glasgow.

See the latest news on our website: we're supporting the Wikipedia Nottingham Women in Red. www.nottingham.ac.uk/.../nottingh...

Fabulous feedback on the UKAHN Colloquium yesterday

Delighted that our website attracts people from around the world. Here are the views for the last 30 days. Thank-you.

Always. Thanks @royalhistsoc.org for creating this resource.

Marking 110 years at #RCN2026 The College of Nursing Ltd was founded on 27 March 1916.

Thanks @historycompany.bsky.social for recovering and sharing Nancy's remarkable story.

Find nursing history in Liverpool #RCN2026 ttps://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/Blogs/find-the-history-of-nursing-forum-at-rcn-congress-2026-050526

RCN Congress in Liverpool this week. #RCN2026 Interesting history sessions on the programme.

The new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care:

Description of nursing material held at Barts Hospital archive, including Ethel Gordon-Fenwick's personal papers. www.calmview.co.uk/BartsHealth/...

A 'how to' guide to one place studies - exploring a specific place and people. Thanks to @oneplacestudies.bsky.social www.one-place-studies.org/wp-content/u...

Explore two volumes about the history of Nottinghamshire at www.history.ac.uk/research/vic...

Interested in tracing nurses in your family history? Check out this resource. Remember, our website has resources about Nottinghamshire too. nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/resources/

Wanted: members who can loan @rcnlibraries.bsky.social electronic devices, clinical equipment or digital tech. used in their nursing practice, past and present.

A very interesting programme - some fascinating nursing history: ukahn.org/2026-colloqu...

Important funding opportunity - history of nursing and midwifery.

Recommended reading: forward looking view about archives of science. Content pertinent to many subjects.

The shortage of health visitors is headline news today. ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Today, the 1926 Census in Ireland becomes available online: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...

Thanks for marking this anniversary annd sharing one of our research articles.

Free to read, special issue about Doctoral Education in Nursing. Includes 'A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends (1971–2024)'. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652648...

Pertinent for everyone: You Mean the World exhibition 'explores the past, present and future of nursing in the face of the climate crisis' for #WorldHealthDay.

Five fascinating research strands about motherhood:

Reminds of another pioneer, Mother Mary Philip nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2022/12/11/e...

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Remembering Minnie Drakard, a pioneer of infection prevention, when infectious diseases are in the headlines (Covid-19 and meningitis). nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2022/07/19/m...

Congratulations: an undergraduate nursing degree designed to survive active conflict. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Contemporary history: long covid. A date for the diary.

#OverseasNHSWorkForceDay Thank-you for all you do across health ans social care, everyday

The 'Moved to Care' exhibition opening tomorrow at RCN HQ, in London 5 March – 2 September 2026, free to visit during library opening hours. Then at RCN Scotland in Edinburgh, October 2026 – March 2027

An intriguing letter between a soldier and nurse in World War 1. What happened next? #HistNursing nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/a...

Important thread with recommended reading about the 'health' of women and children.

Mental Health Nurses’ Day 2026 was on Saturday, 21 February. Use the new search facility on our website to learn about mental health nurses in Nottinghamshire. nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com

Thanks for honouring an eminent nurse born in north Nottinghamshire: Henrietta Hannah.

Any landmarks in Nottinghamshire for #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

Pride in recent @rcn.org.uk history

On this day: sculptor Joseph Else

A date for the diary: nursing cartoons 18th February