Of Sluices and Sisters

Description

These often amusing and sometimes very poignant reminiscences from nurses training at a London Teaching Hospital in the 1960’s paint a picture of a time when legendary Ward Sisters ruled supreme, starched white aprons were the hallmark of a nurse, and wearing make-up was likely to result in severe reprimand! Patients going berserk in the night, nurses hitching rides on meat lorries…these are only some of the events outlined, running alongside tales of what went on in those wards, by day and at night, including some quite personal and varied reflections of those in training.