Review written by Maggie Perkovic and read live on the bookshow on 26th Feb 2015
This is a true story of Joan
Woodcock who started her career in 1966 as
a cadet nurse, where Matron is
very much in charge.
She loved the work and put up with the more unpleasant
areas without complaint.
No university training for her,,just basic knowledge
and of course the dreaded
exams which she studied for and managed to
pass.
During her career she worked on hospital wards, casualty units, out in
the community ,
as well as stints in prison and in a police unit dealing with
sexual assaults.
From an early encounter with an axe injury to a patient who
swallowed their
suppositories. to daily dealings with difficult patients and
all kinds of bodily
fluids Joan shares her memories with laughter.warmth and
tragedy, and she
praises the now defunct matron system which ensured clean
wards and cared for
patients..
Reading this book makes one realise how
much has been lost by constant changes
in the NHS, professionalism and
patient care being replaced by too few staff
and those in charge not
understanding what is happening on a day to day basis.
Very good, Maggie
Perkovic,
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