Impression sketch
of Sir Arthur Stanley and Sarah Swift - by Jamie. From original images that can
be seen at: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Arthur_Stanley.jpg>
and <https://www.rcn.org.uk/centenary> [Accessed: 11 April 2016]
With ongoing war
without
Any sign of ending,
a great
Need continued
for nurses
To care for
wounded soldiers.
As early as 1886
had been
Call for state registration
Of nurses but the
proposal
Had been
suspended in 1914.
An obvious
growing need
For structured
nurse training,
Was taken on by
Red Cross'
Sarah Swift and
MP A. Stanley.
Support of Arthur
Stanley
Came from his
volunteer
Work of health
and disability;
As Chairman of the
Red Cross.
Nurse training so far, had varied
Between programs
in volunteer
Hospitals over 3
years - or hasty
Training in
mental hospitals.
Two institutions they looked to
Were medical
royal colleges;
Together, these models drew
Together, these models drew
A proposal for future
meetings.
Despite various
objections, an
Initial meetings
success meant
No others were
needed - diplomat
Stanley overcame all challenges.
Came significant
date, 27 March
1916, to
consolidate the college
Of Nursing Ltd - a
meeting sat
At St Thomas
Hospital London.
Objective, to
discuss constitution
Of newly formed
nursing college;
To bring hospital
governing bodies
And matrons from across the country.
With Chairman
Arthur Stanley
MP, announcing scheme, came
From needs of
standardisation
For
qualifications in the profession.
Matron Sarah
Swift, of Joint war
Committee, with
Stanley as their
Chairman - looked
to already well
Established bodies of medical
training.
Alongside the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons, time
Had come for
College of Nurses -
Which, in time, may gain a royal title.
At its heart were
three principles;
State recognition, uniformed
Curriculum of training alongside an
Curriculum of training alongside an
Established standard
entrance exams.
Mr Stanley advised there would
Be no finance issues - a public
Keen to help
soldiers and sailors,
Would not fail this nursing profession.
Regarding state
registration
Of nurses Bill, Mr
Stanley felt
Not to wait till
wars end, when
Public
interest would move away.
Nursing needs
were current
In public's minds; after conflicts
End nurses, with their knowledge,
Would return with
a power to harness.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1916.
A College Of Nursing. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 8 April 1916. P.12. Col.5. Available at: <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12208608/Daily-Telegraph-April-8-1916.html> [Accessed: 10 April 2016].
Mann, J., 2016.
100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 10 April
2016).
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