Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
Welcome to the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery. Established in 1860 by Florence Nightingale, the School is descended from the world’s first professional school of nursing and is today, an internationally renowned centre for training and research. Voted by head teachers as the best in the UK, our graduates are highly sought after by employers both nationally and internationally across all specialties of nursing and midwifery.
Latest news
Plans to develop an Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) took a step forward today with the announcement of a name, ‘King’s Health Partners’, and Vice-Principal (Health) Professor Robert Lechler confirmed as Interim Director.
The dynamic role of the modern nurse was the central message delivered by the Chief Nursing Officer yesterday, at the launch of two reports showing how nurses might start to realise Lord Darzi’s vision.
A systematic review of research has concluded that all women should be offered midwife-led models of care, and women should be encouraged to ask for this option.

