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King's College Hospital Nurses' League - Catalogue


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King's College Hospital Nurses' League

Section 2: Patient and Ward Records

Sambrooke Ward records

Patient consent forms

KH/NL/W1/1 CLOSED 1955 May-1955 Aug

'Sambrooke Ward Consent for Operations, May-Aug 1955'. Carbon copy register of King's College Hospital forms of consent for operative treatment, for male patients, 18 May 1955-2 August 1955. Also records name of operation.

KH/NL/W1/2 CLOSED 1955 Aug-1955 Sep

'Consent Book for operations, Sambrooke Ward, Aug-Sep 1955'. Carbon copy register of King's College Hospital forms of consent for operative treatment, for male patients, 5 Aug 1955-13 Sep 1955. Also records name of operation.

KH/NL/W1/3 CLOSED 1955 Oct-1955 Nov

'KCH forms of consent for operative treatment, Oct-Nov 1955'. [Sambrooke Ward] Carbon copy register of King's College Hospital forms of consent for operative treatment, for male patients, 4 Oct 1955-28 Nov 1955. Also records name of operation.

KH/NL/W1/4 CLOSED 1956 May-1956 Jun

'KCH forms of consent for operative treatment, May-Jun 1956'. [Sambrooke Ward] Carbon copy register of King's College Hospital forms of consent for operative treatment, for male patients, 14 May 1956-20 June. Also records name of operation.

Ward Reports

KH/NL/W2/1 CLOSED 1955 Mar-1955 May

'Ward Report Book'. Volume containing day and night 'orders' - report and instructions of the progress of each patient, in Sambrooke Ward, 23 Mar 1955-16 May 1955.

KH/NL/W2/2 CLOSED 1955 May-1955 Jul

Volume containing day and night 'orders' - reports of the progress of each patient, [Sambrooke Ward], 16 May 1955-16 Jul 1955.

KH/NL/W2/3 CLOSED 1955 Jul-1955 Sep

'Ward Report Book, Sambrooke'. Volume containing day and night 'orders' - reports of the progress of each patient in Sambrooke Ward, 17 Jul 1955-8 Sep 1955.

KH/NL/W2/4 CLOSED Sep-Nov 1955

'Ward Report Book, Sambrooke'. Volume containing day and night 'orders' - reports of the progress of each patient in Sambrooke Ward, 9 Sep 1955-3 Nov 1955.

KH/NL/W2/5 CLOSED Nov 1955-Jan 1956

Volume containing day and night 'orders' - reports of the progress of each patient [in Sambrooke Ward], 4 Nov 1955-6 Jan 1956.

KH/NL/W2/6 CLOSED 1956 Jan-1956 Feb

Volume containing day and night 'orders' - reports of the progress of each patient [in Sambrooke Ward], 7 Jan 1956-28 Feb 1956.

Day and Night Ward Reports, 1955

KH/NL/W2/7 CLOSED Jun 1955-Oct 1955

Volume containing day and night ward reports for individual patients in Sambrooke Ward, 29 Jun 1955-26 Oct 19 1955, recording temperature, blood pressure, medication etc.

Maintenance requisition registers - Chief Engineer's Department

KH/NL/W4/1 1954 Nov-1955 Jun

Carbon copies of Sambrooke ward maintenance requisition slips sent to the Chief Engineer's Department, 25 Nov 1954-23 Jun 1955.

KH/NL/W4/2 1955 Jun-1955 Dec

Carbon copies of Sambrooke ward maintenance requisition slips sent to the Chief Engineer's Department, 24 Jun 1955-16 Dec 1955

Maintenance requisition registers - Architect's Department

KH/NL/W4/1 1954 Oct-1956 Feb

Carbon Copies of Sambrooke Ward's maintenance requisition forms for the Architect's Departments, 19 Oct 1954-28 Feb 1956

Laundry register

KH/NL/W5/1 1955 Jul-1955 Sep

King's College Hospital Laundry Check List, Sambrooke Ward, 14 Jul 1955-6 Sep 1955 Containing daily lists of uniforms, and linen etc sent for laundering, and returned clean.

Dispensary register

KH/NL/W6/1 1955 Jun-1955 Aug

'Sambrooke Dispensary' Volume containing carbon copies of equipment and chemicals dispensed in the ward, 15 Jun 1955-24 Aug 1955.

KH/NL/W6/2 1955 Aug-1956 Jan

'Dispensary Book, Sambrooke Ward' Volume containing carbon copies of equipment and chemicals dispensed in the ward, 26 Aug 1955-17 Jan 1956.

Poisons register

KH/NL/W7/1 1955 Feb-1955 May

'Sambrooke Ward Poisons Book' Volume containing carbon copies of daily list of chemical stock used in Sambrooke Ward, 2 Feb 1955-13 May 1955.

KH/NL/W7/2 1955 May-1955 Aug

'Sambrooke Ward Poisons Book' Volume containing carbon copies of daily list of chemical stock used in Sambrooke Ward, 14 May 1955-17 Aug 1955.

KH/NL/W7/3 1955 Aug-1955 Nov

'Poisons Book' Volume containing carbon copies of daily list of chemical stock used in Sambrooke Ward, 18 Aug 1955-19 Nov 1955. Includes typescript instructions for use.

KH/NL/W7/4 1955 Nov-1956 Feb

'Poisons Book ' Volume containing carbon copies of daily list of chemical stock used in Sambrooke Ward, 21 Nov 1955-14 Feb 1956.

Nurses' Ward Admission Book

KH/NL/W8/1 CLOSED 1960-1961

King's College Hospital Nurses' Ward Admission Book. Arranged chronologically by date of admission. Details recorded include patient's name and address, date of admission, details of next of kin, doctor's name and address, name of physician or surgeon, date of discharge, signature of nurse, and remarks. 1 volume.

Nurses' Sick Room / Accident Book, 1958-1963

KH/NL/W9/1 CLOSED 1958-1963

'Nurses' Sick Room / Accident Book'. King's College Hospital notebook recording nurses' accidents or visits to the sickroom. Arranged chronologically. Details recorded include name of nurse, date, ward, and nature of accident or illness. 1 volume.

Nurses' Ward Dangerous Drugs Register 1960-1962

KH/NL/W10/1 CLOSED 1960-1962

'King's College Hospital Dangerous Drugs Register'. Arranged chronologically by date of order. Nurses' Ward Register including date, number of similar orders, drug requirements (name, quantity, strength and form of drug), signature of sister, and signatures of members of Pharmacy Department who received, dispensed and checked the order. Includes an index of drugs. 1 volume.

Nurses' Ward Dangerous Drugs Order Book 1962-1965

KH/NL/W11/1 1962-1965

'King's College Hospital Dangerous Drugs Order Book'. Arranged chronologically by date of order. Register for the Nurses' Ward, including date, drug requirements (name, quantity, strength and form of drug), ordered by and date, supplied by and date, and accepted for delivery and date. 1 volume.

Princess Elizabeth Ward

Report book

KH/NL/W12/1 CLOSED 1961-1962

Ward report book containing day and night report on patient of Princess Elizabeth Ward, Jan 1961-May 1962, including male and female children. Includes patients name, and other details.

Register of [KCH] female patients, 1952-1958,

KH/NL/W13/1 CLOSED

Register of female patients 8 Jan 1952-28 Jan 1958. Including date of admission, name, address, name and address of next of kin, relationship, telephone no, age, religion, private doctor's name and address, name of physician of surgeon, indication of consent form signed, signature of nurse and remarks.

Forms of Consent for Operative Treatment, 1957-1959

KH/NL/W14/1 CLOSED 1957-1959

King's College Hospital Forms of Consent for Operative Treatment for women and children patients. Arranged chronologically. Pre-printed forms in duplicate, recording the name, address and signature of the patient, date when consent was given and the person giving this consent, and type of operation. 1 volume.

Record Book for Stock preparation of Dangerous Drugs

KH/NL/W15/1 1954-1955

'King's College Hospital Record Book for Stock Preparation of Dangerous Drugs'. Arranged alphabetically by name of drug. Record Book notes patient's name, dose, date, nurse administering drug and by whom checked. 1 volume.

Night Duty Record Book 1940

KH/NL/W16/1 CLOSED 1940

King's College Hospital Night Duty Record Book. Arranged chronologically. Details recorded include the date, name of ward, patient and nature of illness, and comments. One table records time and date of death of patients. A second table, divided into private and civilian patients, records numbers of general, maternity and infant patients present in hospital on certain dates, and the number of staff available. 1 volume.

Miscellaneous Patient Case notes

KH/NL/CN/1 CLOSED 1959

Patient record cards containing detailed case notes for three patients May-Jul 1959. (Found loose in Sambrooke Ward volume containing day and night 'orders' 7 Jan 1956-28 Feb 1956.)

KH/NL/CN/2 CLOSED 1963

Patient record card, May-Aug 1963, containing detailed case notes. (Found loose with the KCH Nurses' Ward records)

Section 3: KCH School of Nursing

Prospectuses

KH/NL/SN1/1 [1937-1990s]

'KCH Nursing School Prospectuses'. Prospectuses for KCH School of Nursing, [1937] [1940], [1942], 1952, 1954, [1956-1961], 1966, and several undated prospectuses; also King's College Hospital Group prospectus for State Enrolled Nurse, and Training for State Registration; and Normanby College School of Nursing, King's Health District (Teaching); Normanby College of Health Care (prospectus), [1990s].

Student Applications

KH/NL/SN2/1 1913-[1950]

File containing printed copies of rules and lecture timetable for nurses (1913, and undated); blank application forms for probationer nurses (undated); Covering letter for rules and further information, M A Willcox (undated); Covering letter from M E Ray, Sister Matron to J Rudd, for rules of Nurses and request to complete form, Jan 1916; Form letters from M K Blyde, Sister Matron and Superintendent of the Nursing Staff at KCH, to M A Hibbott, and J Kenshole, acknowledging application for training at KCH and invitation to take up vacancy, 1941-1942.

KH/NL/SN2/2 1961-1970

'Letters sent to applicants for nursing school, 1961-1970'. File relating to courses for KCH Integrated Nurse and Health Visitor, 1961, 1970, Preliminary Training School, 1961. Also information relating to Dulwich Hospital training courses [1961].

Course information

KH/NL/SN3/1 1924-1959

'Early Schemes of training'. File relating to nursing training schemes including KCH Preliminary Training School (PTS) timetable and syllabus, 1924; course outline for KCH PTS, Sep 1945; typescript PTS Syllabus 1950; PTS timetable (undated); KCH PTS syllabuses for anatomy and physiology, hygiene, elementary science, (undated); typescript notes for a practical demonstration in stump bandaging; list of bandage types, Nov 1948; and KCH notice of special requirements by student nurses on entry, Dec 1959. Also contains course outline for Borough Polytechnic Invalid Cookery Course (undated).

KH/NL/SN3/2 1949-1956

'Early Schemes of training: INHV (Integrated Nurse Health Visitor), Block System, Belgrave Integrated Course'. Collection of printed articles relating to nurse training including 'The growth of a Nursing School, King's College Hospital introduces the 'Block System'', K F Armstrong, Nursing Times 9 Apr 1949; 'Belgrave Hospital for Children', Nursing Times 16 Sep 1950; 'Experiments in Nurse Training - 9, Block system and unbroken span of duty', B J Wylie, Nursing Mirror, 5 Jan 1951; and 'KCH and Belgrave Hospital for Children Combined four-year training for General and Sick Children's nursing', Nursing Times 20 Jan 1956.

KH/NL/SN3/3 1951-[1955]

File containing the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Nursing Administration course outline and notes for consideration of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Administration (Hospital) Course, Jan 1951. Also RCN memoranda on the establishment of Education Committees in Schools of nursing, [Jan 1955].

KH/NL/SN3/4 1962, [1967]

'Integrated Nurse Health Visitor courses'. File relating to nurse training including typescript copy of 'Integrated course of Nurse and Health Visitor training' - an application for approval to adopt the 1962 syllabus of training in General Nursing extended to meeting the requirements of those students following the Integrated Course of Nurse and Health Visitor Training (undated); also typescript copy of application for approval of the King's College Hospital and Croydon Technical College Integrated Nurse Health Visitor Course [1967].

KH/NL/SN3/5 1965-1968

'Timetables and course outlines, training Plan 1965-1968 (incomplete)'. File relating to timetable KCH nurse training, including a Plan of practical experience, 1965-1968; Course outlines for introductory, second and third year school; and timetable for KCH School of Nursing introductory, second and third year training (undated).

KH/NL/SN3/6 1968

'Plan of training for student nurses allocated to St Francis Hospital; copies of lists etc used in relation to allocation - Physiotherapy, radiography, medical and dietetic students'. File containing copies of timetables for KCH student nurses allocated to St Francis Hospital, 1968; also letters and lists relating to arrangements for physiotherapy, radiography, medical and dietetic students to enter wards for nursing experience, 1968.

KH/NL/SN3/7 1964

'GNC syllabuses'. File containing printed copies of Training syllabus and record of Practical Instruction and Experience (General) for the admission to the Roll of Nurses, 1964, General Nursing Council for England and Wales, London.

Handbooks

KH/NL/SN4/1 [1920-1970]

'Handbooks for probationers and student nurses'. Printed copies of KCH Nurses handbook. 5 booklets, 3 versions, all undated

Examination papers

KH/NL/SN5/1 1924

Photocopies of typescript KCH Examination in Surgery for Senior Nurses, Mar 1924.

KH/NL/SN5/2 1939-1959

'Terminal test in nursing'. File containing copies of examination question papers for KCH nurse students, Aug 1939-Dec 1959.

KH/NL/SN5/3 1951, 1954-1965

'Preliminary State Examination Papers'. File containing typescript and printed copies of General Nursing Council Preliminary State Examination question papers, 1951, 1954-1965.

KH/NL/SN5/4 1956-1964

'Preliminary Training School examination papers'. File containing typescript copies of KCH Preliminary Training School, High Elms, Nursing Examination question papers, 1956-1964.

Examination Results

KH/NL/SN6/1 1966-1968

'March 1966 exam results and criticism 1967 file, Nursing Final State results'. File containing List of results of Intermediate assessment, Mar 1966; copies of question papers for KCH Final Hospital Examination Mar 1967, and Mar 1969; Comments on Intermediate Examination, May 1967; Nurse Tutor's reports on the nurses in Third Year School of Nursing {KCH}, Jul-Aug 1968, and results of terminal test in nursing.

Prizes

KH/NL/SN7/1 1966-1967

'Examples of prize giving arrangements in 1966'. Sister Matron B J Wylie's file containing papers and letters relating to the arrangement for prize giving ceremony for nurses, 25 Oct 1966, including invitation to special guests, arrangements of date, booking of facilities, organising prizes, notices to nurses, printed invitation and programme, photographer, flowers etc, Mar 1966- Jun 1967.

KH/NL/SN7/2 1949-1966

'Monk Memorial Prize'. File containing lists of students' marks and copies of letters to the winners of the KCH Monk Memorial Prize, 1949-1966. Also contains extract of minute from the Education Committee, 24 Sep 1951, relating to the purpose of the prize - an annual prize for the best nurse completing their training 'for general proficiency, excellent conduct, loyalty and devotion to professional duties'.

KCH Preliminary Training School - High Elms, Farnborough

KH/NL/SN8/1 [1920-1980]

Photographs of High Elms, KCH Preliminary Training School views of house, gardens, staff and students Black and white and colour

KH/NL/SN8/2 1982

A place in the country… High Elms, Downs, Kent Ken Wilson, London Borough of Bromley, Recreation Department, 1982. Picture book relating to the history of High Elms

KH/NL/SN8/3 [1930-1960]

Manuscript programme for theatrical titled 'The months of grace or Green for danger' presented by the Belles of High Elms, 2 Jun.