Worshipful Company of Nurses
The Worshipful Company of Nurses is a livery company in the City of London, ranking at 111.
It was founded as the Guild of Nurses and was approved for formation as a guild by the City of London on 9 February 2016. It was formed to represent the nursing profession.[1] A guild is the beginning of a process towards forming a livery company.[2]
In 2020 the Guild was promoted to a company without livery,[3] and in May 2023, the Worshipful Company of Nurses was approved for Livery by the Court of Aldermen.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Guild of Nursing" (PDF). Livery Briefing. February 2016.
- ^ "New Guilds & Modern Companies | Livery Companies of the City of London". www.liverycompanies.info. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Stephenson, Jo (13 May 2020). "Nursing profession accepted into 'ancient' livery movement". Nursing Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Ford, Steve (16 May 2023). "Nursing group receives prestigious livery company status". Nursing Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
