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Shining a Light: A History of Nursing Support Workers: Exhibition

Discover the fascinating history of nursing support work and celebrate the contribution that nursing support workers continue to make today.

Shining a Light: A History of Nursing Support Workers: Exhibition

About Shining a Light: A History of Nursing Support Workers: Exhibition

20th Nov 2024 to 29th May 2025
Mondays to Thursday 10am - 4pm
Royal College of Nursing
42 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh South EH9 2HH
This is a free event
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Nursing support workers are the heart of health and social care, delivering hands-on care.

From Victorian asylums and wartime volunteers to nursing assistants and
care workers today, this Royal College of Nursing exhibition uncovers the long history and diversity of nursing support work.

Exhibits include a handmade magazine created by a young Agatha Christie when she was a volunteer providing nursing support in the First World War. The exhibition also shines a light on the personal stories of nursing support workers today, celebrating the contribution they continue to make – in hospitals, care homes, clinics and communities.

The venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any questions or accessibility needs, please contact us on scotland.library@rcn.org.uk or 0131 662 6163/4.

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