50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale - Address

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50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale - Address

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The Address given by Professor Michael Wheeler, Visiting Professor at the Universities of Lancaster, Roehampton and Southampton at the 50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale.

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May 12, 2015

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50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale - Address

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