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Publications by members of the Royal London Hospital League of Nurses
Annual Review
Available only to League members: published in July each year.
Contributions from League members are welcome. Manuscripts to reach the Honorary Editor on or before the spring meeting, c/o The Post Room, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB
The following can be purchased direct from The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum or by post using the order form supplied.
Patients are People
 Margaret Broadley
Memories of nursing at The London 1939-1986. Published in 1995. Miss Broadley celebrated her 95th birthday in 1998 and took a very active interest in the League until her death in January 1999. Proceeds for the benefit of The Royal London Hospital.
Price: £4.50 plus 50p for UK postage and packing. Order form.
Patients Come First
 Margaret Broadley
Memories of nursing at The London between the two World Wars. This popular book is still in print. It describes aspects of the nursing culture which, those who worked at Whitechapel in the 1960s and 70s can confirm, lasted well into the post-war period. Published 1980.
Price: £3.95 plus £1.00 for UK postage and packing. Order form.
Learning to care
 Edith Parker and Sheila Collins
A history of nursing and midwifery education at The London Hospital 1740-1993. It includes contributions from nurses and midwives, many being League members.
Published in September 1998.
Price: £9.50 plus £1.50 for UK postage and packing or £2.00 for overseas. Order form.
The Royal London Hospital: A Brief History
 Sheila M Collins
Compiled in 1995 this short paperback (56 pages) includes 36 black and white and 29 colour illustrations.
Price £4.50 plus £2.50 for UK postage and packing. Order form.
Other items about nursing at The London
Edith Cavell: Her Life and Her Art - Sa Vie Et Son Art
 Claire Daunton
In English and French this illustrated book includes some of the water colours painted by Edith Cavell and gives new insights into her life and reputation.
Published in 1990.
Out of print
It Wasn't So Bad After All
 Jess Frost
An autobiography which includes memories of The London, midwifery, a nursing career and emigration to Australia where the author still resides.
Published in 1996 by The Pentland Press Ltd.
Price: £7.50. Out of stock
Video: Why Not Nursing As a Career?
A silent film showing nurse training at The London in 1939. It is in black and white and runs for 25 minutes.
Price £7.95 plus £1.00 for UK postage and packing. Order form.
Video: Not So Much A Training: More A Way of Life
A colour and sound fillm about nurse training at The London which was made in 1967. It runs for 25 minutes.
Price £7.95 plus £1.00 for UK postage and packing. Order form.
Other books, postcards and greetings cards are available
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