TV Scoop (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
I was on my way back from a (rare) weekend away from the TV/computer so I didn't watch any TV last night. Seemingly neither did our team of writers, so I was wondering what the craic was with Florence Nightingale . Reading the overnights this afternoon, I saw that it pulled in a very healthy 4.7million viewers. So viewers seemed interested in it, so what did the reviewers think, I wondered...
Ten Percent (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Because the company paid by the BBC to make this film are a religious media company- A lot became suddenly clearer when I saw that Florence Nightingale, Norman Stone’s drama-documentary about the lady with the lamp, was a Faith & Values Media production. This is a company on a mission, rather literally. It actually states on [...]
Ektopia (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Kelly’s mum passed away from cancer last year and she wanted to honour her monther by raising some money for Cancer Research and the Florence Nightingale Hospice. Kelly started organising Cancer Sell, a charity auction of artwork donated by many great artists (listed below). The auction will be held at 98 Leonard Street, London, EC1V [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Thursday July 17thThis morning we were able to take a walk with Mary Taylor a former nurse who is now leading tours in London on health related topics. Mary was able to take us to St. Bartholomewrsquos Hospital where we were able to tour their museum and learn about the history of the oldest hospital in London. St. Barts has been treating patients for NINE centuries We also had the opport
Family Research (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The National Health Service (NHS) celebrates its 60th birthday this month. Formed in 1948 in the wake of enormous social change, the NHS has grown to become the largest health service in the world. By using our records you can explore the history of healthcare, and the people who played their part in it through [...]
normblog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
[Continued from here] Many years ago, when I read William Law's A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, I was struck by its pictures of 18th-century boredom. Law is much earlier than Jane Austen - the Serious Call...
Article Master (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Try to picture a hospital scenario. When we think of nurses or medical practitioners we always think of them in their clean, white uniform. The medical profession is considered as the noblest profession and the people in these professions are said to be God’s angels as they give a new lease of life to ailing [...]
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Try to picture a hospital scenario. When we think of nurses or medical practitioners we always think of them in their clean, white uniform. The medical profession is considered as the noblest profession and the people in these professions are said to be God’s angels as they give a new lease of life to ailing [...]
Mick Smith (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The news that half of our army and navy have considered quitting over the failure to provide proper equipment will be no surprise to readers of this blog. What is more difficult to work out is how those responsible for...
The Spanking Writers (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
My darling wife’s due home before very long: she’s been acting as a Florence Nightingale looking after her parents, and I can’t wait to hold and hug her. Oh, and to spank her, of course. I’ve been toying with ideas for the “first scene back”. Much as I want to upend her over my knee for [...]
RT (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Arguably the first “modern” conflict, the Crimean War is principally remembered for three reasons: the Charge of the Light Brigade, horrific maladministration in the British army, and the ministrations of Florence Nightingale. However, this war, fought by an improbable alliance of Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia against the Russian Empire, is far more complex. Many wars have been fought on the...
Thinking made Easy (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
"Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head - not, how can I always do this right thing myself, but how can I provide for the right thing to be always done?" -- Florence Nightingale Like the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale, nurses nowadays are...
The blog Film (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Will Ridley Scott's new take on the English folk hero work? And if so, which other characters are ripe for revision?
Family Research (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
In 1914, Dr Elsie Inglis, the pioneering doctor so dedicated that she was said to make Florence Nightingale look like a part-timer, defied the British Government and opened a hospital on the Western Front. According to a contemporary account by a Scots medic, Royaumont Abbey Hospital was initially overwhelmed. “Dying men lay huddled so closely [...]
