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The first registered nurse
Tom Cable and Jenny Main tell the story of the Nottingham nurse Ethel Fenwick.
Before Ethel Fenwick, there was no national register of nurses, no standardised qualification for nursing staff across the country. Ethel, who trained as a nurse and worked in London and Nottingham, decided that needed to change.
In this episode of Notorious Nottinghamshire, hear from historian Tom Cable and author Jenny Main as they take you through the story of Ethel Fenwick.
