30 at 30: Vaccinating Nottingham: Healthcare students and staff working together
June 25, 2021
Once the pandemic hit, I was keen to contribute to the national nursing effort. However, as an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and parent of young children I instead had to struggle with home schooling and continuing my academic work. Like everyone, I needed to adapt quickly to a totally new way of …
30 at 30: My six-year nursing rollercoaster through a worldwide pandemic and near-death experience to registration
May 28, 2021
Growing up, I wanted to become a lifeguard. I spent every Saturday at my local swimming bath and all evening watching Baywatch over and over imagining what it would be like to actually save someone’s life and how rewarding this would be to me. It wasn’t until I met a true gentleman (who, at the time, believed in me more than I …
30 at 30: Celebrating Nursing at Nottingham
May 14, 2021
This year we celebrate 30 years of nurse training at University of Nottingham, although I have been working at NUH since before then. I started as a Staff Nurse in 1989 and have seen quite a few changes. My education as a student nurse began in 1984 through the apprenticeship-style scheme. We worked as auxiliary nurses and learnt ‘on the job’; I remember wearing hats, belts, buckles, and hospital badges. Thankfully, the hats …
30 at 30: The career of Anna Kent
May 10, 2021
Working within international humanitarian medical aid became a life goal of mine as I grew up. As many of us are, I was appalled to learn of the social and health inequalities across the world and wanted to make a positive difference. In 1999, aged 18, I was privileged to join one of the first …
30 at 30: Thoughts on Nursing at Nottingham from Dame Elizabeth Fradd DBE DL
April 30, 2021
I am delighted to write this short piece as part of the 30-year Celebration of Nursing at Nottingham University. It has been a privilege to observe, and at times participate in, the development of Nursing Education which has blossomed since its move from the Hospital–based School of Nursing to the University. I am sure the success of the established Department of Nursing Studies already in the University, headed up by Jane Robertson, acted as a sound …
30 at 30: The Year of the Nurse and Midwife in a Covid Age
April 23, 2021
When 2020 was named The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, I was working as the Director of Education and Student Experience within the School of Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham and we were celebrating 30 years of nursing at Nottingham. I finished the year working as Head of School of Nursing, Allied …
30 at 30: Student Nurses in the 21st century
April 16, 2021
The role of the student nurse has somewhat changed over the last 30 years. My student nurse journey began in March 2006 at the University of Nottingham’s School of Nursing Mansfield centre. We were the second cohort to be given the opportunity to study at degree level. While UK universities began offering nursing degrees during the 1960’s, in 2005-6, 4% of nurses were educated …
30 at 30: Nursing in Nottingham – my journey from the 1980s to 2021
April 12, 2021
I came to Nottingham in 1985 to commence my nurse training at the Queen’s Medical Centre. I lived in Harvey Court nurses’ residence at the back of the hospital – now the staff car park! When I started, my training nurses were employed by the NHS and I was a student in the Nottingham School of Nursing. We were all very were excited to …
30 at 30: Nursing and learning disabilities
March 29, 2021
I got an email this week telling me I had worked for the University for 25 years (you get less for murder) which gave me pause for thought about this blog. I started my career in education in 1987 (I know you weren’t born!) and came into the school because I needed a bigger audience …
30 at 30: Keeping it in the Family: A 60-year legacy and counting
March 12, 2021
It all started with my mother, Joan. Joan grew up the 1940s and 50s and always knew she wanted to be a nurse. Her greatest challenge to managing her dream was not realising any educational qualifications but that she would be tall enough. Joan was always petite and needed to be taller than the entry …
