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The Voice of Nursing: Exhibition
You are invited to explore how nursing has changed over the last 100 years. With stories from nurses themselves and items from our unique collections, discover how the RCN has developed from a small professional women’s organisation in 1916 to become the Voice of Nursing in 2016.
Updated: 12 January 2026 -
How
Over the last one hundred years the RCN has played an essential role in nursing education, improving standards and providing ongoing training.
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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 (V...
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What
Major advances in medicine, changes in the NHS and the growth of nursing specialisms and research have changed the role of nursing dramatically in the last 100 years.
Updated: 12 January 2026 -
Who
From Victorian times to the present day, the image of the nurse has taken on many roles in our imagination.
Updated: 12 January 2026 -
Hampshire
This branch is open to RCN members working in Hampshire.
Updated: 16 January 2026 -
Now
Since we were set up by a group of hospital matrons, the Royal College of Nursing has seen great changes. Today we are an influential nursing community where equality, diversity, human rights and inclusion and fundamental to nursing care.
Updated: 12 January 2026 -
magazines
Whistleblowing: how am I protected?
Know your rights if you choose to speak up for patient safety
Updated: 16 January 2026 -
Why you should join the Trade Union Committee
Rhian Wheater, RCN Trade Union Committee member for Yorkshire & the Humber region, gives an insight in to her election to the committee and her first 18 months in the role, and encourages RCN Reps to put themselves forward for election.
Updated: 16 January 2026 -
Menopause: A nurse’s lived experience
Samten’s blog is a powerful account of her peri-menopause experience as a woman of colour, and as a nurse herself. 89% of nurses in the UK are female, so it is vital to continue to raise awareness around menopause.
Updated: 19 January 2026
