Long before the founding of the NHS, many people who were destitute turned to workhouses because of illness, old age, disability, mental illness, or as a safe place to give birth. The day-to-day care of sick and vulnerable inmates was dependent upon the quality of the nursing staff, and in most places, this improved steadily over time.
This roundtable with Stuart Wildman (Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham) and Rachel Kidd (Curator, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse) explores the history of workhouse nursing, alongside the stories of nurses at Gressenhall, Norfolk, the subject of a new exhibition.
For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/events/making-the-rounds-stories-of-workhouse-nursing
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