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Roz Edden

@rozedden.bsky.social
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PhD candidate University of Birmingham researching nineteenth century smallpox epidemic in Gloucester. Former nurse, now outreach teacher with hospital education.

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RCN History of Nursing Forum @rcnhistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Do join us in London for this special #histnursing lecture
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Re-posting just in case you missed my article on the work of Gloucester’s district nurses during a smallpox epidemic. Delighted to have been awarded first prize @midlandhistory.bsky.social 🥳 #nursinghistory #gloucestershirehistory www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘A Bright Spot in Their Poor City’: The Work of Gloucester’s District Nurses During the 1896 Smallpox Epidemic
This paper examines the response of the Gloucester District Nursing Society to a major epidemic of smallpox in the city at the end of the nineteenth century. Unable to cope with the high numbers co...
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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣 Less than 6 weeks to go until 31st October 📣
Drake Hotline Bling meme, top text reads Halloween, bottom text reads Midland History 2026 Prize Essay Deadline
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today’s interruptions /distractions. 1. Sight test and the excitement of buying new spectacles. 2. Taking the dog to hydrotherapy
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Enjoyable walk exploring south east London’s three peaks. Another of the magnificent seven cemeteries ticked off into the bargain
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Another brilliant Green Man festival this year
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The best start to the day
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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🥇 Available now via #openaccess, the 2025 Midland History Essay Prize winner🥇 @rozedden.bsky.social shines a spotlight on the vital role played by Gloucester's district nurses in caring for their community during the 1896 smallpox epidemic Read online 👇 doi.org/10.1080/0047729X.2026.2707076
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‘A Bright Spot in Their Poor City’: The Work of Gloucester’s District Nurses During the 1896 Smallpox Epidemic
This paper examines the response of the Gloucester District Nursing Society to a major epidemic of smallpox in the city at the end of the nineteenth century. Unable to cope with the high numbers co...
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Amazed at how much personal information the person sitting opposite me on the train is inadvertently divulging during a phone call. Theirs is the only voice - the WHOLE carriage is listening.
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
New Year’s Eve walk ☀️Bredon Hill
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Longing for the days when you could depend on the train you booked actually running. A seat would be nice too 😬
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WHO @who.int · 16/10/2025
4 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every minute. #BreastCancer can have a variety of symptoms, especially when more advanced. Early diagnosis increases the chances for successful treatment 👉 bit.ly/47fqDZy
Every minute, four women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
It’s that time of year again.
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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The Society's AGM followed immediately by The SSHM Lecture 2025 with Jeremy Greene (all welcome). 'Wasted medicines and medical wastes: Notes from the trash-heap of medical history' 📅Monday 6 October [Online] 🕰️4:00-5:30pm (UK time) Register via the link on the webpage #histmed #histSTM
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SSHM AGM & The SSHM Lecture 2025
Monday 6 October [Online]  4:00 – 5:30pm (UK time)  As required, the Society gives notice to members that the Annual General Meeting to formally accept the accounts for 2024 and for…
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Heading off to Berlin for the EAHMH conference 👏
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Roz Edden @rozedden.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Too many repetitive and unnecessary questions. He’s almost 93, he has dementia, a recent hip fracture, IDA and COPD. He’s breathless and in pain. Won’t that do? And I’ve been charged £10 for my efforts 😬
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