Army Medical Services School of Nursing

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Can anyone address what the different colours represent?

[conservator]

The green enamel signifies SEN (State Enrolled Nurse)
- someone who has trained for two years.

The blue enamel signifies SRN (State Registered Nurse)
- someone who has trained for three years.

The SEN & SRN qualifications ended in the 1990s or 2000s when a different system of qualifications was adopted and the traditional nurse training schools (including military hospital training schools) were closed.
Student nurses since have qualified with a university degree whilst attached to a training hospital. Not all nurses train for a degree and RN (Registered Nurse) status but can qualify as Health Care Assistants and work to gain experience prior to applying for a university course, if so desired and holding the pre-requisite qualifications for RN training.
George

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Originally Posted by conservator

The green enamel signifies SEN (State Enrolled Nurse)
- someone who has trained for two years.

The blue enamel signifies SRN (State Registered Nurse)
- someone who has trained for three years.

The SEN & SRN qualifications ended in the 1990s or 2000s when a different system of qualifications was adopted and the traditional nurse training schools (including military hospital training schools) were closed.
Student nurses since have qualified with a university degree whilst attached to a training hospital. Not all nurses train for a degree and RN (Registered Nurse) status but can qualify as Health Care Assistants and work to gain experience prior to applying for a university course, if so desired and holding the pre-requisite qualifications for RN training.
George

The scheme was called "Project 2000" and was introduced in 1990 , previously there were three 'grades' of "nursing staff :

State Registered Nurse - Could be in charge and was 'registered' to hold and dispense "controlled drugs".

State Enrolled Nurse - Best described as a "practical" nurse , qualified to carry out the majority of nursing duties but not 'registered' so officially a lower grade.

Nursing Auxiliary - Untrained (but often very experienced) assistant who did a lot of the basic duties (cleaning/bed making) etc , they did a lot of the 'duties' that (wrongly) weren't seen/classed as real nursing.

Personally I think that "Project 2000" was the start of the decline in Nursing numbers in the UK as a lot of people who would have previously been happy to work in the NHS were put off by the thought of doing a University degree (whether due to financial/social/educational reasons).

Project 2000


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Wow! Thanks for the great informational feedback