| Reference Number (Click this to reveal full catalogue structure) | LJMUH/NUR |
| Title | Liverpool Schools of Nursing |
| Date | 1913-2002 |
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| Extent | 6 shelves |
| Description | The papers of the Liverpool Schools of Nursing covers records associated with the study of nursing and midwifery in Merseyside and Cheshire. County authorities covered include: Lancashire; Cheshire; and Merseyside (although Lancashire is the only to include a series level record, with explanation in the Arrangement field). District Health Authorities covered include: St Helens and Knowsley, covering Whiston Hospital, St Helens School of Nursing, and St Helens Hospital; Warrington, covering Warrington School of Nursing, Warrington Enrolled Nurse Training School, Warrington District General Hospital, and Warrington Dispensary and Infirmary; and Liverpool District, covering Sefton Area, Sefton General Hospital, Sefton Area School of Nursing, the Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Liverpool Eastern Disrict School of Nursing, the Royal Liverpool Hospital (formerly Liverpool Royal Infirmary, and now the Royal Liverpool University Hospital), Broadgreen Hospital, and the Liverpool Nurses Training School based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital, with placements at Whiston and Warrington Hospitals. Institutional records also exist for nursing and midwifery courses at Liverpool John Moores University (and formerly the Liverpool Polytechnic College of Nursing and Midwifery) School of Nursing and Allied Health; and the Central Mersey College of Health Care Studies. Regulatory bodies with records in this collection include the English National Board of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visits (ENB). There is also a series of nursing records unattributed to an organisation or institution, containing student records, registers, and assessment work from students on nursing and medical courses. Winwick Hospital and Rainhill Hospital are also mentioned within these records, although no records produced by these hospitals are held here.
The majority of the records in this collection are student registers and records. These often provide personal details, attendance records, course and training details, remarks on work and performance, assessment results, hospital placements, syllabi and timetables, and student ID photos, among other information. Other records held include: badges, cerificates, and other memorabilia from ceremonies held for nursing and midwifery students who completed their training programmes; administrative information for students, such as admissions records and student personal files; and assessment records kept by teachers.
Records of particular note include:
LJMUH/NUR/2/4 - A substantial collection of nursing studies photographs, likely attributed to the St Helens and Whiston Nursing School, mostly taken at Whiston Hospital and St Helens Hospital. This also includes a photograph of Officers of Whiston Workhouse, predecessor to Whiston Hospital, 1913, and some unattributed photographs of student nurses.
LJMUH/NUR/4/2/1/3/5 - Student register which includes a poem about the Midwife Teachers Diploma (MTD) course entitled 'MTD Lament.'
LJMUH/NUR/4/4/2/1/1 which includes a staff accident/incident reporting form for a student nurse who obtained a head injury whilst at work.
These collections evidence diversity of student nurses and midwives of different nationalities, race, ethno-religious groups, and gender, in addition to immigration for the purposes of studying nursing in Liverpool. Researchers interested in these topics are especially encouraged to enquire about research access. |
| Alt Ref No | NUR |
| AdminHistory | Liverpool John Moores University is connected to the history of nursing and nursing schools in Merseyside and Cheshire through it's nursing training course and later degree level qualifications. In 1991, the College of Nursing and Midwifery joined Liverpool Polytechnic, which achieved University status in 1992 and became Liverpool John Moores University. The Liverpool Nurses Training Schools which were formerly located at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Broadhgreen Hospital, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, and the Liverpool Maternity Hospital (and prior to this, dispersed under the District Nursing Schools until the 1979 formation of the Liverpool Area Nursing School) were then taught at the Polytechnic's Nursing Department and the Central Mersey College of Health Care Studies, bringing together other hospitals and nursing schools in the St Helens and Knowsley District and Warrington District. The College became a School in 1991, and is now known as the School of Nursing and Allied Health. Since 2013, all nurses have been educated to degree level.
Please see Series, SubSeries, and SubSubSeries level records for more detailed administrative history of each relevant health organisation and educational institution.
Further reading on the history of nursing and nursing schools in Merseyside includes:
Webster, R., and Wilkie, S., 2017. The Making of a Modern University: Liverpool John Moores University (London: Third Millenium Publishing), p. 68-75.
Bickerton, T. H., 1936. A Medical History of Liverpool from the Earliest Days to the Year 1920 (London: John Murray).
Parkes, M. and Sheard, S., 2012. Nursing in Liverpool Since 1862 (Lancaster: Scotforth Books). This is available via the LJMU Special Collections Library.
Nightingale, F., 1865. Organization of nursing: an account of the Liverpool Nurses' Training School, its foundation, progress, and operation in hospital, district, and private nursing (Liverpool: A. Holden), digital PDF copy available from the Wellcome Collection at: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tygfd4zf
Meglaughlin, J., 1990. British Nursing Badges Volume 1: An Illustrated Handbook (Vade-Mecum Press). Jennifer Meglaughlin's unpublished notes are also housed at the Royal College of Nursing Archive. |
| CustodialHistory | The majority of the Schools of Nursing papers were transferred to LJMU Archives in 2016 from LJMU's School of Health. Because the School of Health is the descendant of the Liverpool Schools of Nursing, and district Schools of Nursing, it is presumed that the papers were collated together once the district schools merged in the 1970s, and transferred to the Liverpool Polytechnic in 1991. |
| Related Material | Other related material can be found at the following repositories: The National Archives; St Helens Archive Service; Knowsley Archive Service; Merseyside Record Office; Liverpool Record Office; Cheshire Archives; Lancashire Archives; Warrington Archives; the Royal College of Nursing Archives; and the Wellcome Collection.
Please see the relevant Series and SubSeries level records Allied Materials fields for more details and links to individual collections and records.
For an up-to-date list of current and historic nursing organisations in the UK, please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nursing_organisations_in_the_United_Kingdom
The Schools of Nursing online historical society also have some useful information on their website and forum: https://www.schoolsofnursing.co.uk/ |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | Access to some of these records is closed or restricted because they contain personal data which identifies people who may be alive, in accordance with data protection legislation. LJMU Archives, however, still encourage researchers to make research enquiries related to this material and we will endeavour to help you in your research. Potential outcomes from an enquiry might include: a) we provide you with information extracted from a record or record(s); b) we provide you with partial access, i.e. a redacted copy of the record you wish to view with personal data removed; c) you are invited to fill in a research access request form to gain restricted access to records you wish to view, upon discussion and agreement to certain access conditions; or d) no access is granted. Decisions about access to restricted or closed items is made at the discretion of LJMU Archivists. Please see details within the Access Conditions for individual items for specific information.
Researchers interested in extracting data about the history of immigration and nursing study, or the history of Global Majority nurses and midwives, are especially encouraged to enquire about research access. These collections evidence diversity of students of different nationalities, race, ethno-religious groups, and gender, and would be well suited to an ethically-sound quantative (or mixed quantaive/qualitative) research project investigating these issues without involving the use of personal data.
Please contact archives@ljmu.ac.uk for all appointments and enquiries. |
| Language | English |
| Creator | Christopher Olive, Project Archivist 2023 |