Around 40,000 nurses and midwives from around the Commonwealth, notably Africa and the Caribbean, came to the UK from its inception in 1948 to the mid-70’s to work in the fledgling NHS, which was facing problems recruiting staff.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Commonwealth and African NHS staff
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Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue
London Post has drawings for the sculpture and informs "16 pieces of granite,...
Other Subjects
Hampstead General Hospital
Founded in South Hill Park Road by Dr William Heath Strange. Expanded into neighbouring houses and then in 1905 moved into a new building on the site of what is now (2014) the Heath Strange Garden...
3 memorials
Breast Cancer Care
Charity providing support for women with breast cancer. Founded by Betty Westgate, five years after she was diagnosed with the disease. Originally called the Mastectomy Association; the name was ch...
1 memorial
Hermann Michael Biggs
Born USA. Worked with cholera, tuberculosis and typhus, particularly in New York.
1 memorial
Squadron Leader Frank Allen Binks
Frank Allen Binks was born on 17 May 1917 in Columbo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a son of Harry Binks and Gladys Eleanor Binks née Allen. Much of the information about the man can be found on the Roy...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Richard Bright
A physician specialising in kidney problems, he was credited with the discovery of Bright's Disease (now called Glomerulonephritis or Nephritis) through his research on patients who exhibited drops...
1 memorial