Nursing and Medical Pioneers · 1820 – 1915
Hospitals: Then and Now
Comparing medical care from the Victorian era to modern-day National Health Service practices.
Key Questions
- 1What would a hospital ward look like 150 years ago?
- 2How has medicine improved since Florence Nightingale's time?
- 3Who are the people that help us stay healthy today?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS1: History - Changes within living memoryKS1: History - Historical enquiry
Year: Year 2
Subject: History
Unit: Nursing and Medical Pioneers
Period: 1820 – 1915
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