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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. -
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. -
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! -
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. -
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. -
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! -
"Whenever I am infuriated, I revenge myself with a new diagram.”— Florence Nightingale, 1857 Florence Nightingale used colourful diagrams to persuade royals and generals to adopt reforms that prevented countless deaths. This volume tells the story of exactly how she did it. -
A great new kind of history book. Not only do you learn tales of the past, but it also explains where the tales come from and how and why they can change depending upon who is telling them, and why. -
Goodreads calls this book, A love letter to data storytelling, and the book itself states that it takes readers on a journey through this subject, capturing its essence, with each chapter unveiling a rich tapestry of insights, tracing the evolution of charts from mere shadows of civilisation to potent instruments of persuasion. -
From the very beginning, in 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) actively recruited Irish women and men were to train and work as nurses in British hospitals. By the 1960s approximately 30,000 Irish-born nurses were working across the institution, making up around 12% of all nursing staff. Based on 45 interviews, this book tells the stories of Irish nurses in their own words using rich oral history and photographs. -
High quality tote bag featuring the wonderful Mary Seacole quote, “I never thought too exclusively of money, believing rather that we were born to be happy”. -
Brighten your feet with these funky coloured socks. Ideal for microbiologists and medical professionals as the socks are covered with brightly coloured images of bacteria. -
This is a fascinating book examining the work that nurses of many differing nations undertook during the Crimean War, the Boer War, the Spanish Civil War, both World Wars and the Korean War. -
Cotton tea towel showing Florence Nightingale at work in the Military Hospital in Scutari. -
Delightful and informative print showing St Thomas’s Hospital in its full glory in 1871. Presented in a cream cardboard surround. -
A5 size notebook with squared paper bearing a quote from Florence Nightingale: Whenever I am infuriated, I revenge myself with a diagram. -
30cm/12inch ruler bearing a quote from Florence Nightingale: Whenever I am infuriated, I revenge myself with a diagram. -
Grey blue lens cloth featuring the Florence Nightingale quote I attribute my success to this I never gave or took an excuse -
Eco friendly weekly planner with the cover bearing the Florence Nightingale quote I attribute my success to this I never gave or took an excuse -
Novelty plastic pen, in the shape of a syringe, containing red liquid and marked with 0.5ml scale on the side. The mechanism of the pen resembles the plunger of the syringe, and the nib of the pen is returned to the casing by pressing the release button on the side. -
The Sunday Times Number One Best Seller. The Courage to Care covers the great extent of a nurse's work. Bestselling author Christie Watson discovers that repeatedly it is patients and families who show exceptional strength in the most challenging times. -
‘The Unstoppable Mary Seacole’ is a vivid and richly illustrated first person account of Mary’s adventures, most notably her nursing of wounded soldiers in the Crimea. Mary Seacole’s persistence and bravery shine through, despite all the barriers put in her way, in this inspirational children’s book.
