United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Association,Private Purchase badge
An enamelled Nurses badge from the late 1990s which was a privately issued item to replace the loss of the award of the General Nursing Council badge after 1983.It could be purchased upon the proof of registration by UK Nurses and was engraved with an individual registration number.This badge was replaced in 2004 when the UKN&MA incorporated the National Guild of Nurses and became the Guild of ... read more
National Union of Trained Nurses,silver members badge
A rare silver and enamel pendant badge for the Nation Union of Trained Nurses.Originally formed as the Nurses Social Union to promote the development of professional nursing through lectures and exhibitions prior to the First World War.It changed it's title to the NUTN in 1913 and was one of the diverse nursing groups which was seen as a rival to the College of Nursing upon it's formation in 19... read more
General Nursing Council for England & Wales.Registered Nurse Mental Subnormality badge
A chrome and enamel badge from the GNC from the 1970s,The standard Hygeia badge is in excellent condition with pin and clasp good.It is numbered to the rear RNMS 11686 for Registered Nurse Mental Subnormality. It is unnamed as all badges were from the mid 1970s until the closure of the registers in 1983. read more
16th International Congress of the International Council of Nurses,Tokyo
A large enamelled pin back badge for the 16th Quadrennial Congress of the International Council of Nurses,hosted by the Japanese Nursing Association in Tokyo in 1977.Very good condition.Height 40mm read more
12.50 GBP
British Society of Neuromedical & Neurosurgical Nurses Members Badge
Originally founded in 1971 in Manchester,this organisation for those Nurses working in the Neurosciences is still active today,renamed BANN; see http://www.bann.org.uk/?pid=9
This large badge ,featuring the human brain,was in use between 1976 and 1998. In very good condition with minimal wear to the gilt finish of the badge.Pin and clasp intact.Height 38mm
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Royal College of Nursing And National Council of Nurses of the United Kingdom,President Brighton and Hove District
An extremely rare neck badge and ribbon in silver gilt and enamel for the Royal College of Nursing and National Council of Nurses of the United Kingdom.The medal, which is suspended from an original blue silk neck ribbon, features a large silver gilt pattern of dress badge that was in use between 1963 and 1975 when the RCN amalgamated with the National Council of Nurses. The badge stands proud ... read more
The Northern Ireland Council for Nurses and Midwives,State Enrolled Nurse Badge
A scarce chrome and enamel badge for Enrolled Nurse Training with the Northern Ireland Council For Nurses and Midwives.The oval badge has the Red Hand of Ulster on a blue enamel background.Condition is good with enamel intact(these are prone to damage).Pin and clasp good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Engraved for M J Lee 3860 This may be Mary Jane Wilkinson (nee Lee... read more
Diploma in Orthopaedic Nursing
seven sided enamelled nurses badge for the Diploma in Orthopaedic Nursing .First issued in 1974 it features a twisted plane tree with it's trunk bound to a post,an allusion to a splinted fracture.The badge became obsolete in 1983 with the formation of the UKCC.Good condition with minor surface scratches but retaining most of its plated finish .Pin and catch intact, safety chain in situ .Makers ... read more
Royal Medico Psychological Association,Silver members badge
A silver and enamel badge awarded by the Royal Medico-Psychological Association for Mental Nurse training .This organisation had been responsible for organising the training of Nurses in Asylums since 1890 and colonies since 1919.Later to become the Royal College of Psychiatrists it had been the only officially recognised qualification in Mental Nursing until 1921.
This pattern of badge,... read more
25.00 GBP
Royal College of Nursing Dress badge plus SNA
A trio of badges for the Royal College of Nursing and student Nurses Association. They consist of the current pattern dress badge featuring the College's Coat of Arms.Condition is good.The second is the Student Nurses Association badge prior to its amalgamation with the RCN.The last is the small "Sunburst " Members badge from the 1960s and 70s.GFor condition see pictures. read more