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Pink and white button badge featuring the quote ‘Nursing is an Art’. -
Metal and enamel pin badge featuring an image of Florence Nightingale and ‘What would Nightingale do?’ -
Metal and enamel pin badge featuring an image of Mary Seacole and ‘What would Seacole do?’ -
Black and white button badge featuring the quote ‘You can’t scare me, I’m a nurse’. -
There are many heroic tales from the Second World War. However, there are very few tales of the heroism displayed by those who didn’t necessarily pick up a weapon. These women offered lifesaving treatment, keeping men alive so they could undergo the operations and procedures they needed to keep them that way. This book, complete with real life stories, documents the experiences, places, and equipment of one of these groups of people affectionately named “The Flying Nightingales. -
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The story of the Covid crisis told by a nurse who was newly qualified as an advanced clinical practitioner, responsible for life and death decisions about the patients she saw. Covering her experiences, both before and during the pandemic, this book is by turns both heartbreaking and heartwarming, shining a light on the compassion and dedication of hospital staff during these dark days. -
The Florence Nightingale Museum is pleased to announce our Adopt an Object scheme. We have chosen some of our key objects for you to adopt either for yourself, as a gift for someone or on a corporate basis. Your donation will go directly towards looking after our fantastic collection. Your adoption will last for 12 months. -
Large fun bag featuring attractive design. Folds up into integral pocket so as to be easily stowed away when not being used. -
Chunky and attractive ballpoint pen, with colourful design, and containing six colours to choose from: black, blue, red, orange, green and purple. -
Set of three A6 sized lined notebooks featuring London landmarks on the cover. -
What are the secrets of old London Bridge? Who was Big Ben? How do you tell if you're a proper cockney? How did the London stone allegedly bring about the creation of the city? Discover the answers to these questions and many other fascinating aspects of the Great British capital in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia. -
The first book to explore the inception of modern nursing from a transnational perspective, Carol Helmstadter studies the development of the new military nursing in the five Crimean War armies: British, French, Piedmont-Sardinian, Ottoman, and Russian. -
Discover the people, places, and landmarks that make London a truly global, modern city. London is a city justly proud of its cultural diversity, yet for too long the focus has been on mainstream history. Black London is a complete guide that shines a new and much-needed light on the rich Black history of London's inhabitants and beyond. -
Beautiful paper fan disguised as a book, with a hard cover, and illustrated with traditional botanical drawings, paintings and text. Perfect for all book lovers! -
A rectangular photostone set in a silver nickel casing. This keyring has a drawing of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals on the photostone. -
A tin plate fridge magnet with a digital drawing of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals. -
A bookmark with magnets on either side to fasten over the page of a book marking your place. The bookmark design has a drawing of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals and the Florence Nightingale Museum logo. -
An A5 notebook with drawing of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals on the front cover. The 70 pages of the notebook are plain. The covers are 255gsm and pages 100gsm. -
An A6 postcard with drawing of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals. -
100% cotton tea towel with printed design of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals. -
100% cotton 10oz tote bag with printed design on the front of Florence Nightingale surrounded by animals. -
Classic children’s playground game. Cat’s Cradle cord comes with full instructions of how to play. Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard. -
This bookmark is made of stiff card and has a navy ribbon attached. It features a quote by Cicely Saunders taken from The Management of Terminal Disease: Volume 1. The bookmark was created exclusively for the Florence Nightingale Museum. -
Founder of the St. Christopher's Hospice, and of the modern hospice movement, Dame Cicely Saunders' work transformed the management of pain, the care of the dying, and led to the establishment of the field of palliative medicine. This biography explores her extraordinary life. -
Crochet 15 iconic women who changed the world with this collection of amigurumi crochet patterns. Whether it's Florence, Greta or Malala, this collection of crochet patterns celebrates 15 women who have made an impact on the global stage whether in politics, sport, medicine or education. Learn more about each of the characters featured in this collection and make unique gifts to inspire and delight all generations. -
A Victorian toy which tests coordination and dexterity to get the ball into the cup. Not suitable for children under the age of 3. Contains a long cord which could present an strangulation hazard. -
Mark your place in a good read with a charming bookmark that slips easily around your book. Fun and quirky, this is a lovely gift for the bookworm in your life, or indeed for you. -
In this collection of testimonials, over 100 well known individuals, including the likes of Louis Theroux, Joanna Lumley and Michael Palin, share a collection of personal stories. Hopeful, heartfelt and hilarious, these stories form a love letter to the 1.5 million people who go above and beyond the call of duty every day. -
A set of paper encased pens that are flat enough to use as a bookmark. Choose one of the six lovely designs, from golden feather quill to very upmarket ballpoint, any time you are looking for a writing implement...or indeed a way to mark your page. A useful, unique and quirky gift for the book reader and notebook carrier in your life, or indeed for yourself! -
How much do you know about your own body, and how it works? Why should you have to shower? Why do some people like the taste of broccoli and others don't? Start at the mouth and roll the dice to see how long it takes the body to digest food, test your touch receptors with a finger trick, and put the pieces of our skeleton together in a match-up exercise. Packed with plenty of fascinating facts, fun challenges, quizzes and puzzles. Learning has never been so easy! -
Our replica fanoos lanterns have been handmade in Turkey, not far from where Florence Nightingale was working during the Crimean War. They come in three different sizes: 14cm diameter (Small), 19cm diameter (Medium) or 21cm diameter (Large). -
A card game for change-makers. Play and learn at the same time with this great game full of fantastic women. -
Create an animated picture story the way it was done in Victorian times. Colour the illustrations and then flick through the book to create a moving picture. There are blank pages to create your own moving picture story too. Not suitable for children under the age of 3 as small parts may be a choking hazard. -
Handmade fabric decoration with Florence Nightingale holding her lamp. Perfect for hanging on the Christmas tree. -
Metal and enamel keyring of Florence Nightingale with her famous lamp. -
This rectangular magnet features a photograph of Florence Nightingale dating from 1856, taken after she returned from the Crimean War. Bordered in blue with a blue banner containing the museum logo.
