Nursing in India type of nursing. In 1664 the East India Company started a hospital for soldiers in a house at Fort St.George, Madras. The first sisters were sent from St Thomas' Hospital, London to this military hospital. In 1797 a Lying-in-Hospital (maternity) for the poor of Madras was built with the help of subscriptions by John Underwood. In 1854 the government sanctioned a training school for midwives in Madras. Florence Nightingale was the first woman to have great influence over nursing in India and had a close knowledge of Indian conditions, especially in the army. She was interested in the nursing service
Florence Nightingale Foundation In 2014, the Florence Nightingale Foundation launched an Alumni Association to allow members to remain connected to the work of the Foundation, engage with other scholars, share their ideas, knowledge, and expertise, and to give something back by raising funds and getting involved in mentoring current scholars. Florence Nightingale Foundation The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is a charity organisation in the United Kingdom that provides scholarships to nurses, midwives and other health professionals while serving as a living memorial of the work of Florence Nightingale. In 1912 a memorial to Florence Nightingale was first proposed by Mrs Ethel Bedford-Fenwick at