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Some years ago Eileen Brown made copious notes on life in training at Liverpool Royal Infirmary for an article that was subsequently published in the Liverpool Daily Post. This was only a fraction of what she had written. In the memories section Eileen has written a much longer account of four years at LRI from 1945- 1949. In […]

Data Protection Act 1998 A query was raised at a recent Committee meeting, in relation to details held on our database and whether we are conforming to the Data Protection Act 1998. The information we hold is: Name, Address and year of commencement of training, as shown in the Members Address book. Most of this […]

On behalf of the Executive Committee, it is with regret that I have to inform you, our President, Kate Russell, died peacefully on the 6th July after a short illness. The funeral service was held at 1p.m. on Thursday 19th July at St Alkmunds Church in Whitchurch. The service was a celebration of Kate`s life

Thanks to Chris Gill (nee Allison) who has contacted the website to say the verse that the probationer Nurse was sewing in Casualty 1906 (on BBC TV in November and filmed at the Royal) is as follows:- Stephen Grellet (1773 – 1855) wrote the verse. Born in France as Etienne de Grellet du Mabillier he […]

A major research collaboration involving the University of Liverpool and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta in the United States, is set to accelerate the availability and treatment for infectious diseases wordwide. The agreement was signed on the table which once belonged to Florence Nightingale. The table was donated to the University […]