What do 'Easy Rider', bees, the art of improvisation, Buddhism, statistics and jelly have in common?

The answer lies in the professional training and working lives of nurses and midwives. 'Handle with Care' explores the critical roles that science and the senses play in nursing and midwifery and reflects on changing practice over the past 150 years, through film, theatre, music, talks and many hands-on activities.  

• Find out why bikers need to look after their legs.
• Test the temperature of nursing on the front line in the world’s most dangerous combat zones.
• Set your pulse racing with flamingofeather Physical Theatre.
• Report for duty with 'Red Cross Pluck'.
• Whet your appetite with Crimean beef tea and junket; share your tips for invalid food.
• Meet a beekeeper and view her hive; learn why honey isn’t just spread on bread.
• Discover what made Florence Nightingale a polymath.
  

We invite you to reflect with us on the importance of empathy, as well as design and technology, in modern nursing, midwifery practice and patient care, and meet the next-generation Nightingales.

This event is FREE. No booking required. Drop-in any time.

Handle with Care: co-created by the staff and students of The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King’s College London.

With thanks to The Society for the Social History of Medicine.

Licensed bar and café open all night. This is a social event for the incurably curious.