150th anniversary of District Nursing
2009 saw the 150th anniversary of District Nursing in England. In 1859 Mary Robinson, the first District Nurse, was employed by William Rathbone in Liverpool to nurse the sick poor in their own homes.
The anniversary was commemorated in dozens of events around the country, by healthcare organisations, universities, and voluntary groups.
To see a summary in photos of the DN150 anniversary year, please click here.
To visit our nursing heritage website go to www.districtnursing150.org.uk .
There you can read stories from the archives, see photographs and films, read invalid recipes, questions and answers from exam papers, and letters from nurses serving in both world wars....
To read a Day in the Life of one district nurse today, on her rounds visiting patients at home, click here.
Florence Nightingale was also instrumental in helping William Rathbone establish district nursing in England. 2010 is the 100th anniversary of her death, so this year we will also be telling her remarkable story.
To buy commemorative items from the QNI online shop, please click here.
