Retirement of Website Editor I have been a member of the Executive Committee for nine years it is now time to retire. In 2003 Kate Russell and I with the help of Connect Internet Solutions set up the Liverpool Royal Infirmary Nurses’ League Website. I took on the responsibility of running the site and […]
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Nursing Standard Review
Our photo book, published in 2008, was reviewed earlier this year by the Nursing Standard. Liverpool Royal Infirmary Nurses` Training School – Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Nurses League With a few exceptions, nurses` voices and presence are often absent from the history of health care. This little book goes some way towards the […]
Our Oldest Member
Our oldest member reaches 100 Olive Edwards was born in Liverpool in 1908. At the age of 16 she went to work and then train at the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital in Myrtle Street. In 1930 she commenced her general training at the Royal Infirmary. She completed her Midwifery training and then returned to the […]
Memoirs of Eileen Brown OBE
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
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 […]