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: 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 …
