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NURSING

THROUGH THE YEARS

In association with The Royal London Hospital League of Nurses

To all the nurses of The Royal London Hospital: past, present and future and for Barbara Thompson, without whom this book would not have been possible.

Cover photo:

A. 1960s: A student nurse serving a patient lunch, whilst Matron discusses a patients observation chart with the ward sister.

(Image appears by courtesy of Trudy Wood)

NURSING

THROUGH THE YEARS

CARE AND COMPASSION AT THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL

LORETTA BELLMAN, SUE BOASE, SARAH ROGERS AND BARBARA STUCHFIELD

First published in Great Britain in 2018 by

PEN & SWORD HISTORY

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Copyright The Royal London Hospital League of Nurses, 2018

ISBN HB: 978 1 52670 874 8

PB: 978 1 52674 846 1

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The right of Loretta Bellman, Sue Boase, Sarah Rogers, Barbara Stuchfield, to be identified as Authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Contents

List of Illustrations

2015: New league badge, designed in 2015 for all members of the League of Nurses.

A view of the front of The London Hospital and Whitechapel High Street, c 1930s.

1940s: Student Nurses in pre-war style unmodified uniform at Hylands House, Chelmsford. (Image appears by courtesy of Daphne Elliot)

1940s: Wartime Whitechapel High Street, with bomb shelter sign and taped shop windows. (Image appears by courtesy of Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives)

Location of bombs that landed on or in the vicinity of The London Hospital during the Second World War.

1940s: A wartime ward at Brentwood Annexe with blackout blinds and heating stoves in the centre.

1940s: Student nurses relaxing in Trueloves sitting room. The uniforms have smaller sleeves and no apron straps because of rationing.

1940s: Student nurses eating lunch with aprons on in Trueloves dining room. A Sister tutor is observing them in the background.

1940s: Practical teaching; learning how to change a patients draw sheet. (Image appears by courtesy of The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum)

1942: Norman Hartnells Student Nurse Uniform sketch.

1940s: Practical teaching; washing a patient in a frame. (Image appears by courtesy of The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum)

1940s: A nurses bedroom in the Edith Cavell Home; this layout remained unchanged until the 1980s.

1940s: A General Nursing Council Exam paper dated 1949. (Image appears by courtesy of Jean McCraes daughter)

Prize giving and badge presentation in the Medical College Library, 1949. Nurses who had already left the hospital returned in mufti to receive their hospital badge and certificate.

1940s: Rear view of The London Hospital showing patients on the balconies and the covered walkway.

1940s: The London Hospital badge.

The London Hospital swimming pool, this was used until the 1980s.

A student nurse nearing the end of her three year training wearing a silver S. This badge denotes that she is undertaking staff nurse duties before qualifying. (Image appears by courtesy of Shirley Waterman)

1960s: A sister tutor teaching student nurses in the new library.

1960s: A ward sister supervising a student nurse learning to take a patients blood pressure.

1960s: A ward sister teaching a student nurse how to test urine using a Bunsen burner.

1960s: A group of sister tutors outside a nurses home. (Image appears by courtesy of Karen Harris)

1960s: Care and compassion. (Image appears by courtesy of Lesley Berris)

1960s: The Annual Summer Ball was held at the Hilton Hotel. Tickets cost 4 10s. in 1965.

1960s: Ward sisters laying an annual commemorative wreath at the Edith Cavell statue in Trafalgar Square. Edith Cavell trained at The London Hospital, and was executed in the First World War. (Image appears by courtesy of Trudy Wood)

1960s: Patients getting fresh air at Banstead Annexe, Surrey. (Image appears by courtesy of Liz Day)

1961: Badge Day; Princess Marina of Kent presents a newly qualified staff nurse with her hospital badge assisted by matron. (Image appears by courtesy of Trudy Wood)

A State Enrolled Nurse (SEN) teaching a student nurse.

1970s: A sister and staff nurse using one of the first ward computers. (Image appears by courtesy of The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum)

1970s: A ward sister and student nurse making a patient comfortable. (Image appears by courtesy of The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum)

1982: Queen Elizabeth II visited The London Hospital to open the new Alexandra Wing. The Queen talking to staff by Queen Alexandras statue. (Image appears by courtesy of Karen Harris)

1982: Queen Elizabeth II meeting a matron and medical staff. (Image appears by courtesy of Karen Harris)

A student nurses typical set photo of Set 472 October 1981 wearing their new made to measure uniform before starting on their first ward placement.

1980s: Student nurses and staff nurses on Christmas Day.

1980s: A ward sister preparing the flowers for the Christmas fairies to distribute to staff.

1992: Six student nurses at the start of their training, all are now wearing the new look uniform. (Image appears by courtesy of Jules Plumb)

Late 1990s: The Chief Nurse, Directors of Nursing and a modern matron.

2000s: Sisters standing in front of Queen Alexandras statue. (Image appears by courtesy of Paula Day)

2012: Doing a Usain Bolt, Olympics sisters wearing The London Hospital sisters uniform, as adapted for the London Olympics opening ceremony. (Image appears by courtesy of Kelly Read)

40-45. A selection of badges awarded to nurses who trained at The London Hospital from 1941 until the present day.

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