Doctors and others: reflections on the first Francis Report

Saunders, John

doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.13-2-132

Cited by 2 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 14 publications

(7 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In an age of exciting scientific advance, human kindness is not an optional extra 1 At the dawn of the 20th century, military and medical authorities realised nurses had neither rank nor status and were barred from serving at the battlefields themselves. Formation of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) in 1902 with Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII, as its first President, and of the British Red Cross Society in 1905, 2,3 together with several other organisations, transformed the scene and by 1914, it was felt that the 'new army of men would need a new army of nurses'.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Alice Welford (1887–1918), a nurse in World War I: The impact of kindness and compassion

Watkins

2016

J Med Biogr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The contribution of nurses to the morale of wounded and dying young men during World War 1 was immense. Alice Welford came from the small North Yorkshire village of Crathorne, joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service in 1915 and spent the following two and one half years in nursing casualties from some of the fiercest battles of the war including Gallipoli and Salonika. She kept an autograph book inscribed by wounded and dying soldiers, with poignant verses and humorous drawings showing love, wit and tragedy. Despite the dreadful conditions, kindness and compassion brought them comfort and raised their morale - a critical message for today, and Alice's gift to us from World War I.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…13 Alice's life and autograph book are living evidence of the profound effects of kindness and compassion on the morale of her dying and wounded men -a critical message more than ever needed today. 1 That is Alice's gift to us from World War I. Your kindness I shall never forget.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%