Florence Nightingale in bed at South Street in 1906, aged 86 Photographed by Elizabeth Bosanquet / Florence Nightingale Museum In 1854, Florence Nightingale arrived at a military hospital in Scutari, ...

Earlier this month, on May 12, was the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. History has noted her great contribution as a nurse, and her birthday is commemorated as International Nursing Day.

Florence Nightingale’s birth on May 12, 1820, is commemorated as International Nurses Day, honouring her founding role in modern nursing. Today would be her 200th birthday, so expect to hear even more ...

Previously unseen treasures from the charity’s history on the frontline are going on permanent display at its London HQ A quilt stitched with coded messages by allied female prisoners of war and a ...

When you think of Florence Nightingale, you probably imagine a nurse with a lamp, comforting soldiers. Indeed, Florence is considered the mother of modern nursing. But she also made serious ...

Florence Nightingale gained her nickname after a description of her solitary rounds on the wards with a lamp appeared in The Times newspaper A brass desk lamp which once belonged to Florence ...

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A nurse from a Bristol-based charity has carried the ceremonial lamp at the annual Florence Nightingale Commemorative Service, the first to do so from the adult social care sector. Emily Pimm, who ...

Since she published a book about Florence Nightingale in 2013, historian Judith Lissauer Cromwell ’57 has spoken at numerous events for nursing students. Surprisingly, she has found that half of her ...

What would Florence Nightingale make of present-day healthcare? Like anyone else, she would probably find much to admire – even much to be in awe of – but just as much of which to disapprove and ...