Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on 12th May 1820 to wealthy English parents. Her father, who was educated at Cambridge University, schooled her at home with her sister. In 1837, Florence had a mystical religious experience, which she described as her ‘calling’.

Florence Nightingale's greatest achievement was to raise nursing to the level of a respectable profession for women. In 1860, with the public subscriptions of the Nightingale Fund, she established the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St Thomas' Hospital. "Miss Nightingale", as she was always called by the nurses, scrutinised the probationers' ward diaries and reports.

She will be forever remembered for the tireless work she did improving the health of the nation and for laying down the principles of modern nursing.

We are proud to bear the torch of Florence Nightingale and step forward.

Download 2004-05 Results Here : To download, Right click and select option 'Save Target As ...' to save to your computer.