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100 Years of the RCN

Here is a link to a 100 year time line for the Royal College of Nursing. The college was proposed in 1915 and founded on March 27th 1916 with 34 members. http://edu.hstry.co/timeline/the-royal-college-of-nursing/embed

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Farewell to Portmeirion

After many years of meeting together in local hotels, our Welsh members moved to the Portmeirion Hotel 16 years ago. Several ‘Royal’ nurses from the Wirral and Liverpool have since joined in their annual get together to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere in such a beautiful setting. Sadly, numbers have declined over the last few years […]

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Old Photos from 1960’s in Liverpool

These photos were published in the Liverpool Echo. I was truly shocked to see them as they reflected the living conditions many of our patients were coping with. As a young, naive 18 year old in 1963 I had absolutely no idea of what really existed beyond the hospital doors. How very humbling.   http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/stunning-pictures-reveal-sides-life-10859905  

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2nd Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Nurses Badge Awards

We had a marvellous day last Wednesday 13th Jan when members of the committee past and present attended the 2nd awards ceremony.It was the second attempt to organise the ceremony as the first date was cancelled due to the doctors strike. We felt for Jo Marinas having to reorganise and it so nearly happened again […]

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