Nursing Times has compiled the following timeline to highlight key events affecting nurses and midwives in the NHS over the last 75 years of its history, as part of our anniversary coverage. You can ...

I started to do orthopaedic nursing in 1939 when I was sixteen ... We rushed to go on duty wearing full uniforms stiff starched cap, collars, cuffs and all! The shattered glass from the windows ...

I started to do orthopaedic nursing in 1939 when I was sixteen ... We rushed to go on duty wearing full uniforms stiff starched cap, collars, cuffs and all! The shattered glass from the windows ...