What is activism where care is concerned? From the recent nursing strikes to the central role Black nursing staff played in the formation of sickle cell services, this episode explores a range of different kinds of activism in nursing history.
Frances starts by talking to writer and journalist Madeleine Bunting about her 2020 book 'Labours of Love', to find out why shadowing nurses in their everyday work was eye-opening to her, and what it might tell us about the origins of the recent nursing strikes.
This sets us up to explore the history of radical nursing in more depth. Historian and nurse consultant Chris Hart tells Frances about the history of industrial action in nursing, such as a masked nurses' protest in 1938. Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, who describes herself as a Black health radical, explores activism within nursing practice, in particular her pioneering work in sickle cell nursing.
Producer: Natalie Steed
Links:
Madeleine Bunting is an award-winning British author and former journalist. You can find out more about her work, including 'Labour of Love', here: https://www.madeleinebunting.com/nonfiction
Chris Hart has written four books on nursing and its history, including 'Behind the Mask: Nurses, Their Unions and Nursing Policy' and 'Nurses and Politics': https://www.rcn.org.uk/library
Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu is on Twitter @EAnionwu. Her memoir, 'Dreams from my Mother' is out now in paperback with Orion. Find out more on her website: https://www.elizabethanionwu.co.uk/
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What is activism where care is concerned? From the recent nursing strikes to the central role Black nursing staff played in the formation of sickle cell services, this episode explores a range of different kinds of activism in nursing history.
Frances starts by talking to writer and journalist Madeleine Bunting about her 2020 book 'Labours of Love', to find out why shadowing nurses in their everyday work was eye-opening to her, and what it might tell us about the origins of the recent nursing strikes.
This sets us up to explore the history of radical nursing in more depth. Historian and nurse consultant Chris Hart tells Frances about the history of industrial action in nursing, such as a masked nurses' protest in 1938. Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, who describes herself as a Black health radical, explores activism within nursing practice, in particular her pioneering work in sickle cell nursing.
Producer: Natalie Steed
Links:
Madeleine Bunting is an award-winning British author and former journalist. You can find out more about her work, including 'Labour of Love', here: https://www.madeleinebunting.com/nonfiction
Chris Hart has written four books on nursing and its history, including 'Behind the Mask: Nurses, Their Unions and Nursing Policy' and 'Nurses and Politics': https://www.rcn.org.uk/library
Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu is on Twitter @EAnionwu. Her memoir, 'Dreams from my Mother' is out now in paperback with Orion. Find out more on her website: https://www.elizabethanionwu.co.uk/
What emotions do you associate with nursing? In this episode, Frances finds out about the history of the different feelings linked with nursing care: from faith, fortitude and love to the more recent focus on compassion and the "6 Cs".
She meets historian of nursing and emotions Dr Sarah Chaney, who explains how emotions change over time, and why it's important not to make assumptions about what feelings are essential for care. Artist Rachel Mulligan and nurse Ofrah Muflahi explain the artistic project they both worked on to create new stained glass windows depicting the complexity of modern day nursing and why nursing can't be summed up in three - or even six - emotions. Finally, nurse researcher Dr Jennifer Jackson tells Frances about the under-recognition of emotional labour in nursing, and why striking is a valid response.
Producer: Natalie Steed
Links:
Ofrah Muflahi is RCN Professional Lead for Nursing Support Workers. Find out more here: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Professional-Development/Nursing-Support-Workers and follow her on Twitter @OfrahRn
Read more about the history of emotions at the Emotions Lab, a project by Queen Mary, University of London https://emotionslab.org/ and listen to Sarah Chaney's "Living With Feeling" podcast on robot nurses here: https://soundcloud.com/user-357683788 @emotionshistory
Find out more about Rachel Mulligan's stained glass here https://www.rachelmulligan.co.uk/ and visit the stained glass windows in the RCN Library and Heritage Centre in London or online here: https://www.rcn.org.uk/library/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions
Find Sarah Chaney's new book, "Am I Normal?" here: https://profilebooks.com/work/am-i-normal/ and follow her on Twitter @kentishscribble
Read "Is the Art of Nursing Dying?" by Jennifer Jackson and Georgina Morley here: https://go.exlibris.link/1mplXzRy (RCN members can login to get access through the RCN Library and Archive) and follow Jennifer on Twitter @JJackson_RN
Past Caring
What is activism where care is concerned? From the recent nursing strikes to the central role Black nursing staff played in the formation of sickle cell services, this episode explores a range of different kinds of activism in nursing history.
Frances starts by talking to writer and journalist Madeleine Bunting about her 2020 book 'Labours of Love', to find out why shadowing nurses in their everyday work was eye-opening to her, and what it might tell us about the origins of the recent nursing strikes.
This sets us up to explore the history of radical nursing in more depth. Historian and nurse consultant Chris Hart tells Frances about the history of industrial action in nursing, such as a masked nurses' protest in 1938. Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, who describes herself as a Black health radical, explores activism within nursing practice, in particular her pioneering work in sickle cell nursing.
Producer: Natalie Steed
Links:
Madeleine Bunting is an award-winning British author and former journalist. You can find out more about her work, including 'Labour of Love', here: https://www.madeleinebunting.com/nonfiction
Chris Hart has written four books on nursing and its history, including 'Behind the Mask: Nurses, Their Unions and Nursing Policy' and 'Nurses and Politics': https://www.rcn.org.uk/library
Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu is on Twitter @EAnionwu. Her memoir, 'Dreams from my Mother' is out now in paperback with Orion. Find out more on her website: https://www.elizabethanionwu.co.uk/
