Florence Nightingale

• Nightingale's changes in the Crimea established new standards of patient care
• Wards were cleaned, patients were given a regular wash, clean clothes and had their bedding changes regularly
• Patients were separated according to their illness to prevent spread of disease
• Beds were spaced out, fresh air circulated from open windows
• 1859, Notes on nursing - Set out the training nurses should receive, nurses were taught to be as clean as possible, to change dressings and to be proper assistants to doctors and surgeons
• 1863 Notes on hospitals - Introduced new ideas about the design of hospitals. Incorporate use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet and follow a suitable diet.
• St Thomas Hospital adopted the 'pavilion principle' devised by Nightingale - six separate wards at right angles to a long, linked corridor which encouraged good circulation of air.