Do You Agree with the View That It Was Largely as a Result of the Work of Florence Nightingale That Medical Care for British Soldiers Improved During the Crimean War?

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Although Florence Nightingale and her work in Scutari did have influence (in both the Crimea and England) she did not have a major impact in improving the medical care of soldiers during the Crimean war.

Nightingale is perceived to have had a major impact in the Crimean in improving the medical conditions of the soldiers in the Crimean war, however this is not the case. Nightingale is said to have been running a “death camp” before the sanitary commission arrived and it is also said that in the winter of 1854/55 5,000 men died of bad hygiene and ventilation in Nightingale's base hospital Scutari. It is said that it wast until the sanitary commission arrived in march 1855 that the conditions at Scutari increased. With all that said (even if she didn't deserve that credit she got and it would be better used elsewhere in Mary Seacole) she still had a huge influence on nursing and future improvements via Nightingale training school for nurses.

Source 4 describes Nightingale as a 'ministering angel' whom filled every fellows face with gratitude with the sight of her. However this source is from the times newspaper who would later be the main force behind the Nightingale fund (as well as already funding her scheme) and the writer would undoubtedly be William Russell (the first journalist to report on war time) who was an avid supporter of Nightingale meaning that the source may have been influenced by this causing it to become corrupt. Although true and supported by almost all reports that she worked with extreme devotion and dedication as well as being known as 'the lady with the lamp' through this dedication in serving the soldiers nearly 24/7, the source does not refer to her improvements of medical care, only how Nightingale influenced the soldiers mentally.

Source 5 much like source 4 supports Nightingale. It states that Nightingale improved the medical
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