Early days of nursing in West Sussex

The early days of nursing saw the hospital going to the patient, rather than the patient going to the hospital.

By Elaine Hammond

Published 6th Jul 2020, 12:54 GMT

Updated 6th Jul 2020, 14:05 GMT

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Prompted by the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Jeremy Knight, Horsham museum and heritage manager, has been searching the archives to find out how the work of Florence Nightingale impacted on the town.

Mr Knight decided to mark her birthday, May 12, 1820, by looking at some incidents involving nurses in Horsham, including a key figure in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.