Culture of the United Kingdom need, not ability to pay. The NHS had a prominent slot during the directed by Danny Boyle, being described as "the institution which more than any other unites our nation", according to the programme. Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer's Research UK and Together for Short Lives are among hundreds of health charities in the UK. Florence Nightingale laid the foundation of modern nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London. It was the first secular nursing school in the world, now part of King's College London. Nightingale wrote "Notes on Nursing" in 1859. The book
Nursing literature Nursing literature Nursing literature refers to articles in journals and texts in books devoted to the field of nursing. Under the influence of Florence Nightingale, nursing became a scientific field of study and an independent discipline in healthcare. On March 6, 1886, the first nursing journal, "The Nightingale" was published, becoming the first nursing journal. In 1900, the "American Journal of Nursing" began publication, becoming the first nursing journal to be owned and operated by nurses. It remains the oldest nursing journal still in circulation. In 1952, the first journal dedicated to nursing research, "Nursing Research" was published. As the