Papers of Muriel Skeet

This collection contains the personal papers of nurse Muriel Skeet. This includes a resume and articles and reports written by Skeet.

Folder 1: Reports and articles collected or written by Muriel Skeet 1982-1996 including -

'A Protocol for Preparing Studies of Policies Used in Health Systems Based on Primary Health Care to Determine Nursing Manpower Mix Requirements', 1988.
WHO Report by the Director General, 'Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery in Support of Strategies of Health for all', 1992.
Proposal Document in Support of Global Networking, 1987.
WHO Nursing Leaders in Action, Oct 1991.
Continuing Case Project, Organising Aftercare: British Red Cross news review, 1971.
Agenda for Action: Challenges and Opportunities, Mar 1996.
International Nursing Review, 1985.
Jordanian Medical Association, 'Today's Priorities in World Health', 1984.
Nursing Focus, 1983.
Osterreichische Krankenpflege Zeitschrift, 1982.
Description leaflet for 'The WHO Programme on Health of the Elderly'.
'Home From Hospital: Providing Continuing Care for Elderly People', by Muriel Skeet. King's Fund Centre, 1982; revised 1985.
'Educating Health Professionals in Gerontology/Geriatrics'. Workshop Report, Budapest, Hungary, 1993. By Muriel Skeet and A.C. Beckingham.
'Better Opportunities for Disabled People: Report on Regional Office Activities in Disability Prevention/Rehabilitation, 1983-1988', by Murial Skeet. WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1989.
'The Age of Aging: Implications for Nursing', edited by Muriel Skeet. WHO, 1988.
'Nursing in Primary Health Care: Ten Years After Alma-Ata and perspectives for the Future.' Report of the Joint WHO/ICN Consultation, Ferney-Voltaire, 1-3 August 1988. WHO, 1989.
Typescript of 'Health Problems of the World', chapter by Muriel Skeet in Monica E. Baly, ed., 'Nursing & Social Change', 3rd edition, Routledge, London and New York, 1995.
Typescript of a paper or article entitled 'The Age of the Wrinklies', 6 pages.
Typescript of an article for Nursing Focus, entitled 'Nursing in the World Today: A Brief Stock-Taking', by Muriel Skeet, 9 pages.

'Learning to Investigate Nursing Problems: Report of an International Seminar on Research in Nursing' International Council of Nurses, Florence Nightingale International Foundation publication, 1960. This has Muriel Skeet's signature on it, but also a stamp of the Dan Mason Research Committee. Skeet may have attended the seminar and brought the report back for the committee. Marjorie Simpson, Research Officer of the Royal College of Nursing was a speaker.

Folder 2: Newspaper Articles, 1979-1996. WHO Records, 1969-1989. Collected or written by Muriel Skeet.

Report of the International Conference on Planning of Nursing Studies, organised by the Florence Nightingale International Foundation, held at Sevnes, France, 12-24 November 1956.

This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact the RCN Archives in advance of their first visit.