The extraordinary life of Daphne Steele
– the first Black matron to join the NHS
History
'They're not just little adults'
The history of children's nursing
NHS 75: the history of our National Health Service
As the NHS celebrates its 75th anniversary, we go back in time to 1948 to find out how it's evolved
Celebrating 25 years of RCN Direct
How has our member support service evolved to meet your needs?
Goodbye, Bulletin
Look back at the history of our printed magazines, from 1920 to the 21st century
Empire, racism and the NHS
The history of sickle cell disorder and how nurses created specialist services
‘History shows that when members act, they are formidable’
For more than 200 years, trade unions have advocated for workers. What have they achieved?
Nursing on the factory floor
Find out how occupational health nursing has evolved with the times
Care or control?
The complex history of learning disability nursing
Fire hoses, jammed doors and improvised barricades
Remembering the Radcliffe strikers 100 years on
Crushed eggshells, banana skins and fish bones
How did interned nurses provide nutrition for POWs in WWII?
'Fearless about being first'
How a Nigerian nurse became one of the profession's most influential leaders
Molly Murphy: the life of an activist nurse
Suffragette, revolutionary and wartime nurse – discover the extraordinary history of nurse Molly
What do witches and nurses have in common?
Research into healers and midwives accused of witchcraft reveals secrets about origins of nursing
Finding the black nurses of the Royal Navy
Historian Dr Erin Spinney uncovers the lives and work of enslaved black nurses
The day the NHS arrived
On 5 July 1948, health care professionals rolled up their sleeves for a historic day at work
Celebrating BAME nursing history
Online exhibition recognises the incredible diversity of our nursing workforce
Prisoner of war to psychiatric nurse
Professor Peter Nolan, nursing history expert, recalls the story of mental health nurse Jack
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