Nottinghamshire Nursing History Group
@nottsnursing.bsky.social
Researching, recording, and celebrating the local history of nursing in Nottinghamshire, England. See nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com
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January 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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No. Thanks for sneak peak into precious nursing archive and forward thinking about access.
Did you know our nursing history collection holds nearly 5,000 pamphlets - many over 100 years old?
We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by:
🔍 Improving search records
📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition
📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities
#HistNursing
We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by:
🔍 Improving search records
📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition
📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities
#HistNursing
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 AM
No. Thanks for sneak peak into precious nursing archive and forward thinking about access.
Yes, we're working together in Nottinghamshire to reduce the discoverability gap, by researching and showcasing the contributions of nurses, most of whom are women, on our website - link in the profile. Enjoy.
Illuminating piece on the ‘discoverability gap’: “Women make up only 20% of the biographies found on Wikipedia English.”
womenshistory.si.edu/blog/where-a...
womenshistory.si.edu/blog/where-a...
Where Are All the Women? Notability and Digital Discovery
Rebecca Northen was called the 'Julia Child of Orchids,' yet her story is hard to find online. Discover why women disappear from digital history and what can be done to change it.
womenshistory.si.edu
January 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Yes, we're working together in Nottinghamshire to reduce the discoverability gap, by researching and showcasing the contributions of nurses, most of whom are women, on our website - link in the profile. Enjoy.
Fascinating study: women who qualified as doctors in UK between 1877-1914.
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Women who qualified as doctors in the United Kingdom, 1877–1914: Birthplaces, parentage and training - Roger Jeffery, 2025
This paper uses a newly created database of all women who gained a qualification registrable with the General Medical Council between 1877 and 1914 to answer th...
journals.sagepub.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Fascinating study: women who qualified as doctors in UK between 1877-1914.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Remember the 1970s? Does 'the fight' for the NHS resonate today?
The NHS is built on a simple and powerful principle: healthcare should be free at the point of use. But that principle has often had to be fought for.
Our latest blog series explores a unique collection of protest posters from the East London Health Project: https://bit.ly/4bnMj9h
Our latest blog series explores a unique collection of protest posters from the East London Health Project: https://bit.ly/4bnMj9h
January 10, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Remember the 1970s? Does 'the fight' for the NHS resonate today?
Thanks for this excellent resource.
Welcome to our new followers!
Looking for historical inspiration (or distraction)? 150 UK galleries, libraries, archives & museums - all active on Bluesky - are highlighted in this new pack.
Excellent and diverse collections, info about online events, heritage snark and more.
go.bsky.app/Ms7endH
Looking for historical inspiration (or distraction)? 150 UK galleries, libraries, archives & museums - all active on Bluesky - are highlighted in this new pack.
Excellent and diverse collections, info about online events, heritage snark and more.
go.bsky.app/Ms7endH
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Thanks for this excellent resource.
Important dates for the diary about the 2026 Colloquium.
#Colloquium2026 #CallForPapers is now open and closes on the 2nd of March. Please visit the website for more information. #histnursing ukahn.org/colloquium-2...
Colloquium 2026 – UK Association for the History of Nursing
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January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Important dates for the diary about the 2026 Colloquium.
Respect: Dame Sidney Jane Browne.
1/5/1850 — b. Sidney Jane Browne, British nursing leader. Introduced strict new training standards as the first Matron-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (1902); DBE (1919); first president, Royal Coll of Nursing (1922-25) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Respect: Dame Sidney Jane Browne.
Interesting review of 50 years of Nursing leadership, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing
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January 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Interesting review of 50 years of Nursing leadership, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Remember Lettice Annie Floyd, Nottingham Children’s Hospital Nurse and Suffragette nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/l...
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 responsiv…
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January 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Remember Lettice Annie Floyd, Nottingham Children’s Hospital Nurse and Suffragette nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/l...
Welbeck's database of staff and servants, dating back to the 17th century, contains one nurse and 3 nursemaids.
In the 1850s, Mary Barrett acted as a nurse to children of Lady Cork, 5th Duke of Portland’s cousin living at Cuckney House.
www.welbeck.co.uk/curatorial-a...
In the 1850s, Mary Barrett acted as a nurse to children of Lady Cork, 5th Duke of Portland’s cousin living at Cuckney House.
www.welbeck.co.uk/curatorial-a...
Welbeck Abbey Curatorial
The collection includes easel paintings, miniature portraits, ceramics, jewellery, plate, furniture, books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, sculpture and textiles. Many items are available to view i...
www.welbeck.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Welbeck's database of staff and servants, dating back to the 17th century, contains one nurse and 3 nursemaids.
In the 1850s, Mary Barrett acted as a nurse to children of Lady Cork, 5th Duke of Portland’s cousin living at Cuckney House.
www.welbeck.co.uk/curatorial-a...
In the 1850s, Mary Barrett acted as a nurse to children of Lady Cork, 5th Duke of Portland’s cousin living at Cuckney House.
www.welbeck.co.uk/curatorial-a...
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Wishing all of our members a Happy New Year. 🎊
Thank you for everything that you do to care for patients and their loved ones - not just over the festive period, but 365 days a year.
Thank you for everything that you do to care for patients and their loved ones - not just over the festive period, but 365 days a year.
January 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Wishing all of our members a Happy New Year. 🎊
Thank you for everything that you do to care for patients and their loved ones - not just over the festive period, but 365 days a year.
Thank you for everything that you do to care for patients and their loved ones - not just over the festive period, but 365 days a year.
For information: Mapperley Hospital, Nottingham is for sale. Price on application.
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this Healthcare facility for sale on Rightmove
Healthcare facility for sale in Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 for POA. Marketed by Innes England Ltd, Nottingham
www.rightmove.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
For information: Mapperley Hospital, Nottingham is for sale. Price on application.
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Putting a spot light on the contributions of Irish nurses to the National Health Service:
Shortly after the NHS was created in 1948, it led to a recruitment campaign to attract Irish students to train and work as nurses. By 1971, they made up around 12% of all nursing staff in the NHS.
Explore the stories of some of those nurses in our magazine feature ⬇️
Explore the stories of some of those nurses in our magazine feature ⬇️
The nurses who left Ireland to work for the NHS | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
A leap into the unknown led to lifelong careers in the NHS for thousands of Irish nurses
www.rcn.org.uk
December 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Putting a spot light on the contributions of Irish nurses to the National Health Service:
Historical research: ace sleuthing about Newstead, describing the intricacies of knowledge creation.
I have the suspicion that writing this thread will make the work itself visible to me as well as forming an example of what research looks like.
This week I gave a 20 minute paper on 'Curating Legacies at Newstead: Thomas Wildman's Impact on Byron's Legacy'
My research started 2 years ago
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This week I gave a 20 minute paper on 'Curating Legacies at Newstead: Thomas Wildman's Impact on Byron's Legacy'
My research started 2 years ago
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December 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Historical research: ace sleuthing about Newstead, describing the intricacies of knowledge creation.
A good read: research by David Stewart into Mary Barker, the first Nightingale probationer.
bulletin.ukahn.org/nottinghamsh...
bulletin.ukahn.org/nottinghamsh...
Nottinghamshire Nightingales, with a case study on Mary Barker – the First Nightingale Probationer – The UKAHN Bulletin: ISSN 2049-9744
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December 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A good read: research by David Stewart into Mary Barker, the first Nightingale probationer.
bulletin.ukahn.org/nottinghamsh...
bulletin.ukahn.org/nottinghamsh...
Thank-you. The Bulletin is a generous gift at this time of year.
It’s that time of year again! The festive season when you can all figuratively unwrap the latest in Nursing History. The 2025 Bulletin is now available through the following link. #histnursing Share it with all of your friends! bulletin.ukahn.org/vol-13-1-2025/
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thank-you. The Bulletin is a generous gift at this time of year.
Life and work of Rosa Cassels, a perfect story for #InternationalMigrantsDay
Object of the Month – ‘Eureka’ baby bottle, c. 1936-1947
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Life and work of Rosa Cassels, a perfect story for #InternationalMigrantsDay
Congratulations to Creswell Heritage Trust (Creswell Crags) on award for 'Re-imagining the collections at Creswell Crags – an audience centred approach'.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
Art Fund awards £1.3m to museums and galleries for collections work - Museums Association
Twenty-nine institutions receive grants in final round of Reimagine fund
www.museumsassociation.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Congratulations to Creswell Heritage Trust (Creswell Crags) on award for 'Re-imagining the collections at Creswell Crags – an audience centred approach'.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
More history about north Nottinghamshire. Repton at Welbeck.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
More history about north Nottinghamshire. Repton at Welbeck.
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The Walks of Life Museum at Tuxford featured in Farming Today 15.12.25
walksoflifemuseum.org/about-us/
walksoflifemuseum.org/about-us/
About Us - Walks of Life Museum
About Us The Story So Far All great stories have a compelling protagonist. Ours was Dorothy Harrison, a retired school teacher and prominent local figure in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. Dorothy developed...
walksoflifemuseum.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The Walks of Life Museum at Tuxford featured in Farming Today 15.12.25
walksoflifemuseum.org/about-us/
walksoflifemuseum.org/about-us/
Always good to hear the voices of motherhood and see the vintage images of midwives, nurses and health visitors (NB: assumption about staff in uniforms).
Join us at the Museum of Carpet to tell us about your birth story! Friday 12 December at Museum of Carpet, Kidderminster from 10:30am-12:30pm.
We have games, conversation starters and refreshments. Childcare responsibilities? Bring them! We've got toys! @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social
We have games, conversation starters and refreshments. Childcare responsibilities? Bring them! We've got toys! @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Always good to hear the voices of motherhood and see the vintage images of midwives, nurses and health visitors (NB: assumption about staff in uniforms).
Finding courage in chaos: puts 'disaster management' into perspective.
Elsa Afonso, Head of our International Academy, talks about the RCN’s recent work to support nurses in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah which struck the country in November and brought catastrophic floods.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iPaob4
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iPaob4
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Finding courage in chaos: puts 'disaster management' into perspective.
Images of nurses and nursing, thanks to @bharchives.bsky.social
The Hospital was founded by Dr Nathaniel and Mrs Sarah Heckford in a converted warehouse at Ratcliff Cross in 1868; the foundation arose from their experiences in Wapping during the 1866 Cholera outbreak
#Archives #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star
#Archives #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Images of nurses and nursing, thanks to @bharchives.bsky.social
It's time to recognise Margaret Glen Bott - a pioneer
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plaque appeal to honour Nottingham's first female surgeon
Margaret Glen Bott was also a magistrate and city councillor, and played badminton for the county.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It's time to recognise Margaret Glen Bott - a pioneer
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...