title: Daisy Ayris Lecture. The history of NATN. 40 years and counting.
abstract: Nancy Cox joined NATN in 1970, becoming deputy secretary in 1972, and national secretary from 1985-1989. This article is the second part of the Daisy Ayris Memorial Lecture given at Congress 2004. Nancy gives us a fascinating insight into the early days of the organisation, and how it has become the association it is today.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom