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Presidents Exhibition
Exhibition exploring the remarkable women who have served as RCN president from 1922 to the present day. We reflect on stories of military service and inspirational leadership, with images from the RCN archives.
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100 top tips
As part of our centenary celebrations we are asking our members to tell us what 100 tips they would give to their fellow HCSWs, HCAs, APs and other nursing support workers.
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Relax with RCN100
Download our RCN100 centenary illustration and relax your mind as you add some colour to icons of nursing and the RCN.
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100 Years
Molly Case’s poem, 100 Years, celebrates a century of the RCN by weaving key dates from the College’s history into the story of a nurse witnessing open-heart surgery for the first time.
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Dear future nurses
An email to nursing staff in 2116.
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The future of uniform
Discover how RCN Congress 2016 thinks nursing uniform will develop in the future to become smarter, more practical and easily identifiable.
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Nursing through time
Nursing through time is a KS3 resource for schools and teachers. Find out more how to apply to become a volunteer.
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Centenary film
Discover how we have grown to support over 430,000 members.
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Who
From Victorian times to the present day, the image of the nurse has taken on many roles in our imagination.
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Then
The First World War led to a hugely increased demand for nurses. At this time nursing training was unregulated and any hospital could establish a training school and set its own standards. In addition, thousands of ordinary women volunteered to help the war effort in the Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs).