Stories
- Article
The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
- Article
Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’
An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.
- Book extract
Why we need to decolonise healthcare
In this extract from ‘Divided’, Annabel Sowemimo describes the way her nana’s stroke and hospitalisation heightened her awareness of the need for us all to advocate for the health of others.
- Article
The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Exhibit No 14 Nursing
Date: 1967Reference: SA/MWF/C.112Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
List of approved societies
Date: 1946Reference: SA/QNI/H.14/4Part of: Queen's Nursing Institute- Books
Red Cross nursing : impact on health care / Barbara M.G. Yule.
Yule, Barbara M. G.Date: 1983- Archives and manuscripts
General Nursing Council: requesting reference for nurse who worked with Emily Saunders-Jacobs
Date: 1965Reference: GC/158/3/4Part of: Saunders-Jacobs, Emily Virginia- Archives and manuscripts
Subject files
Date: 1888-1971Reference: SA/QNI/HPart of: Queen's Nursing Institute