Registered General Nurse (RGN) Scotland Badge
AssociatedAssociated with
Jean McGregor Watt
(Stuartfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1893 - 1978)
MakerMade by
Brook & Sons
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 1891 - 1941)
Date1920-1958
Object NameBadge
Mediumenamelled silver
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions2.5 x 2.5cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS032154.1
Keywords
This badge would have been issued to qualified and registered general nurses. The Nurses Registration Act of 1919 introduced the state registration of nurses. The Register had five parts for different types of nurse: general (women only), male nurses, children's nursing, fever nursing, mental nursing and mental deficiency nursing. The General Nursing Council for Scotland held the register for Scottish nurses which included the provision of a uniform or badge for registered nurses.
Queen's Institute of District Nursing
1926 - 1972
possibly 1950-1960
1930s - 1980s
1950 - 1960
possibly 1940-1950
possibly 1930-1970
