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Memory #25

From Not Given

I remember… My mum was a nurse (dual heritage – white & Nigerian) & worked in the NHS. She worked in Liverpool & often was a bridge between communities. For example, one patient (geriatric ward) called out ‘gari’ and the other nurses dismissed him because they thought he was calling out ‘Gary’ and he had no family. She pointed out he was asking for Nigerian food.

Other similar cards…

Memory #64

From 1962/63

I remember… Training in Radiography in what had been the mortuary of the hospital. Its vast ceiling meant that the office was on a type of gallery in the middle. It was quite daunting.

Memory #62

From 1967

I remember… When I was a child I had my appendix out. You were wheeled outside in the rain to your operation!

Memory #55

From 1970s/80s

I remember… When I trained in the 1970s/80s we had protected lunch and coffee breaks – now people have to have quick breaks on wards. There is less time to decompress and talk to colleagues.

Memory #42

I remember… Coming around after an operation and general anaesthetic. I had never experienced an operation before so this was a very unusual feeling. I remember the nurse getting tapping my shoulder and her saying “you are ok, it is safe to open your eyes”. I was still very groggy, but I knew I was safe & secure, even though I had not fully come out of the ‘FOG’ of anaesthetic.

Memory #49

From 1960s & 1990s

I remember… I was a nurse in London in the 1960s … My immediate memory is of calm, the peace & quiet at 3am on night duty. Contrast with how noisy a different hospital was in 1996 when I took my mother in. Chaos! The shops & the people & the noise now in the main entrance. So busy – like a shopping centre. I needed calm and efficiency.