The Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association was created in 1879 to organise training and act as an employment agency for nurses in Poor law infirmaries and workhouses.
It later became the Workhouse Nursing Association.
Princess Christian
Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Helena was educated by private tutors chosen ...
was the president.
It vetted applicants and in one year only 18 of 41 trained nurses who applied were considered suitable.
Louisa Twining Louisa may refer to:
Places
;Australia
* Louisa Island (Tasmania)
;Canada
* Louisa or Lac-Louisa, a community in Wentworth, Quebec
;Malaysia
* Louisa Reef, Sabah
;United States
* Louisa, Kentucky
* Louisa, Missouri
* Louisa, Virginia
* Louisa ...
and
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English Reform movement, social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during t ...
were involved with its formation.
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Poor law infirmaries
Nursing organisations in the United Kingdom