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  • A composite image of a front cover and title page of a book
    17 Jan 2025

    Prison Nursing in our Historic Collections

    This April, we’re excited to launch a new exhibition exploring the history of nursing in prisons and criminal justice settings. As part of our preparations, we recently delved into key items from our Nursing History Collection.

  • A metal container with old Boots branding, containg the 1920s ‘Improved Enema Syringe’
    19 Sep 2024

    Object Highlight – Enema Territory

    If you follow us on social media, you may have seen our first Object of the Month post in July – a 1920s ‘Improved Enema Syringe’ produced by Boots, the Chemist.

  • RCN AGM
    13 Aug 2020

    Interested in what was discussed at past RCN Annual General Meetings?

    We may have missed out on meeting up for those headline RCN member events this year, but we can now get a virtual taste of the experience through the recently launched archive of historic AGM records.

  • Ward in Hospital for Africans, Accra
    25 Jun 2020

    Treasures: Ward in Hospital for Africans, Accra

    Members of the RCN Library and Archive team have chosen treasures from our digital archive to share. Kaitlene Koranteng highlights a postcard from the Boardman collection.

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