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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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. -
Gift ticket for admission to the Florence Nightingale Museum. Buy either admission for one or for a family, a perfect gift for family or friends. Tickets are available in either physical or digital form. The cost of the physical gift ticket includes postage and packaging of a physical ticket with envelope that can be redeemed at the museum. If you would like us to send this directly to your recipient or an alternative address, please put their name and address in the order notes at the checkout. The digital gift ticket is sent to your email address and then you can either print it or email it to your recipient. If you would like us to email this directly to your recipient, please add their name and email address to the order notes at checkout. -
Let's hear it for the health heroes! From Florence Nightingale to today's midwives, doctors, paramedics, carers and more, this book is packed of true stories of healthcare workers past and present, all around the world. Including famous names and unsung heroes, these are real people being amazing - making new discoveries, putting themselves on the front line and helping to take care of people in need, in all sorts of ways. -
In this classic historical text on hospitals - featuring a foreword by the Florence Nightingale Museum - Nightingale reveals her passion for good hospital architecture and design. At Scutari she saw first-hand the harm which can be caused by inadequate and poorly designed hospital buildings. Nightingale openly criticised designs which she thought might lead to higher infection rates, and therefore patients' deaths. Published in conjunction with the Florence Nightingale Museum, the cover of this edition is exclusive to the museum. -
Florence Nightingale’s seminal work, the classical historical nursing text. Florence Nightingale wrote Notes on Nursing to help ordinary women care for their families. Translated into over ten languages, and never out of print since its first appearance, this really is the classic nursing text. Over 160 years later much of the advice given continues to be pertinent in the extreme, especially in the light of the recent global pandemic. Published in conjunction with - and including a foreword by - the Florence Nightingale Museum. The cover of this edition is exclusive to the museum.