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History of Nursing Public Events

Talks and lectures about the history of nursing and healthcare - free and open to all.

Events in this collection

  • From Windrush to Workforce Equality: Collecting Diversity in Nursing primary image

    From Windrush to Workforce Equality: Collecting Diversity in Nursing

    Sat, Jun 22, 1:30 PM

    Free

  • Weaving Wonders: A Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital during the First World War primary image

    Weaving Wonders: A Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital during the First World War

    Wed, Jul 24, 5:30 PM

    Free

  • The Midnight Man and the South London Hospital for Women and Children primary image

    The Midnight Man and the South London Hospital for Women and Children

    Thu, Sep 5, 6:00 PM GMT+1

    Free

  • Open House Festival primary image

    Open House Festival

    Sat, Sep 14, 10:00 AM

    Free

  • Living Library: Exhibition Open Day primary image

    Living Library: Exhibition Open Day

    Sat, Sep 14, 11:00 AM

    Free

  • Learning on the Job: A History of Mental Health Care primary image

    Learning on the Job: A History of Mental Health Care

    Thu, Oct 10, 5:30 PM GMT+1

    Free

  • Shining a Light: Launch of Nursing Support Work Exhibition (in person) primary image

    Shining a Light: Launch of Nursing Support Work Exhibition (in person)

    Fri, May 10, 5:00 PM

    Free

  • Shining a Light: Launch of Exhibition on Nursing Support Work (in person) primary image

    Shining a Light: Launch of Exhibition on Nursing Support Work (in person)

    Fri, May 10, 5:00 PM

    Free

  • Dying Matters Week 2024: Seth's Legacy primary image

    Dying Matters Week 2024: Seth's Legacy

    Tue, May 7, 6:00 PM GMT+1

    Free

  • Street Clinic: Young Minds (online event) primary image

    Street Clinic: Young Minds (online event)

    Wed, Apr 24, 6:30 PM GMT+1

    Free

  • In Conversation with Nursing Pioneers - the Future of the Nursing Workforce primary image

    In Conversation with Nursing Pioneers - the Future of the Nursing Workforce

    Thu, Mar 14, 5:30 PM GMT

    Free

  • Book Club: That One Patient primary image

    Book Club: That One Patient

    Thu, Mar 7, 7:00 PM GMT

    Free

  • Sharing Nursing Stories from the Archive primary image

    Sharing Nursing Stories from the Archive

    Thu, Feb 15, 6:00 PM GMT

    Free

  • Nurses’ Voices in the Second World War: The Ireland Connection primary image

    Nurses’ Voices in the Second World War: The Ireland Connection

    Thu, Jan 18, 5:30 PM GMT

    Free

  • UNMASKED: Real Stories of Nursing in COVID-19: Exhibition Launch (hybrid) primary image

    UNMASKED: Real Stories of Nursing in COVID-19: Exhibition Launch (hybrid)

    Thu, Nov 30, 5:30 PM

    Free

  • Speaking Out! Young people’s experiences of illness (BSL-interpreted) primary image

    Speaking Out! Young people’s experiences of illness (BSL-interpreted)

    Fri, Nov 17, 5:30 PM

    Free

  • Once Upon a Time: Exhibition Launch primary image

    Once Upon a Time: Exhibition Launch

    Wed, Nov 8, 5:30 PM

    Free

  • Richard D. France - Being Bipolar in a Deaf World primary image

    Richard D. France - Being Bipolar in a Deaf World

    Fri, Oct 20, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • Irish Nurses in the NHS: An Illustrated Presentation (online) primary image

    Irish Nurses in the NHS: An Illustrated Presentation (online)

    Thu, Oct 12, 5:00 PM GMT+1

    Free

  • Who Cares for the Carers? Film Screening and Q&A primary image

    Who Cares for the Carers? Film Screening and Q&A

    Thu, Sep 7, 5:30 PM

    Free

  • Digital Umbilical: An Evening of Dance and Technology on the theme of care primary image

    Digital Umbilical: An Evening of Dance and Technology on the theme of care

    Thu, Aug 31, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • A Call to Care: Live Performance and Q&A primary image

    A Call to Care: Live Performance and Q&A

    Fri, Aug 18, 7:00 PM

    Free

  • BEHIND THE MASK: The Black Frontline primary image

    BEHIND THE MASK: The Black Frontline

    Tue, Aug 8, 5:30 PM

    Free

  • Medicine Politics Emotions: Historical Reflections on Pandemics in the 20s primary image

    Medicine Politics Emotions: Historical Reflections on Pandemics in the 20s

    Thu, Jul 20, 5:30 PM GMT+1

    Free

  • At the Heart of the Nation: Migration and the NHS primary image

    At the Heart of the Nation: Migration and the NHS

    Tue, Jul 4, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • In Conversation with Nursing Pioneers: The Health of the Next Generation primary image

    In Conversation with Nursing Pioneers: The Health of the Next Generation

    Wed, Jun 28, 5:00 PM

    Free

  • A Duty to Care: The Emotional Community of Nursing in the Second World War primary image

    A Duty to Care: The Emotional Community of Nursing in the Second World War

    Wed, Jun 7, 6:00 PM GMT+1

    Free

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Organizer of History of Nursing Public Events
The Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum is home to Europe’s largest nursing specific collection of materials. We have two exhibition spaces, a cafe and shop, and a nursing history collection open to all researchers. We host regular events on the history of nursing and related topics, as well as issues relating to health care and nursing research today.