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Welcome to our Twenty-Second news page here at Schools of Nursing.
The fifth edition this year.
It would be nice to achieve the next target of an issue every eight weeks,
but right now we simply can't find the time to do it. Mind, a little quality
is perhaps better than a bucket full of mediocrity. But we won't stop
trying, and all contributions are welcome. Nurse Histories - moving on, but slowly... Our current nurse-history - Evelyn Betham - who trained at Oldchurch Hospital, is now maybe but another month away, hopefully the end of January 2012. Next in line is Tony Sisson - perhaps July or October. Of the several nurse histories on our list - gathering sufficient history is extremely difficult, but as published previously, we won't be giving up. Perhaps now that we have a couple completed we might be able to find someone to assist. But before anyone volunteers, be warned, it can be a labour of love, and using my own time to help is self defeating. And we don't pay money. Now where have I heard that before... Our mail.... We continue to receive some very interesting contributions to our website. Not unusually it is the pictorial submissions which attract most attention - and in this case a badge that we did not, until now, have in our 'National' galleries. The Walsall General Hospital badge mentioned in the August SoN news. From Nicola Downes - a 1921 badge by  Vaughton of Birmingham and that
is all I can find out. There is a name M J Stuart on the back and have
attached picture. "I would like to find out more as to why it was given to
this person and any further info you may have would be great as it has got
me intrigued..' It seems a very nice badge Nicola - and we didn't have one - we are
still looking further into the identity...There has been, as usual (for which we are grateful) a number of other queries - some which we are still working on concerning badge identities' - or special requests to help replace lost badges, requests which are proving much more difficult than the average, and longer standing requests which are absolutely resistant to our attempts to find the answer. We will be continuing our attempts to research at least some of these requests after the Christmas/New Year break. We will publish more information then - probably by the time the January SoN news is published. Either here in this column or in a separate article... Well we hope that we have finished the year with something of interest. All the very best for Christmas and New Year 2012. |
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Collecting... Hospital/Nursing badges of the very, very best! Well it's Christmas once again, peace on earth and good will to all men... As any nurse can tell you, and history without doubt backs up, (as any nurse well knows), that works well for some people for some of the time. For everyone else it's business as usual, and we try to make the very, very best of what can be a severely testing time. No apologies then for returning to a well recognised starting point in our recorded history, the Nightingale School of Nursing... We can, of course, obtain almost any amount of infinitely variable Nightingale memorabilia, books, photographs, pottery, stamps, postcards et al. But to my simple mind there is nothing, but nothing, to compare with the issued badge of the Nightingale School of Nursing. If you can get one that is. Have a look at this...
1916, before the advent of State Registration, still in it's own velvet
lined box. But more importantly, what unbelievable history must it's holder
have had...
Or, to top off the three photographs, this absolutely amazing SEN version of the badge of this famous school of nursing. I have only ever even seen one of these before it's acquisition (it came via Australia). If it follows the overall trend on badge numbers awarded this one is seriously rare. And, for my money, quite beautiful...
But don't let the badges hypnotize you. They are but symbols of the dedication and achievement of their holders. Yes, they are symbols originating from the school of nursing set up by, arguably, the most famous of the famed, Florence Nightingale herself in1865. A school which, maintains it's standards, history and example to others even to this day, but perhaps the true value of the school lies in the example to others - however they are transmitted. I would not for
a moment suggest that 'Nightingale was/is best' only that the story was and
is known probably to every nurse who ever seriously aspired to be one throughout the western
world. Therein lies it's value - the inspiration of others to follow the
example of dedication and achievement... |
Another Photograph from the past - this one
If you can add anything to our knowledge of this one please do let us know,
Sarah would be delighted.. *With many grateful thanks to Ms Sarah Rogers
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