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Diane1947 said:
Roger I would say at a guess SEN .I was in set 3 of pupil nurse training.. It was a new venture that incorporated general, and elderly care training together. Before that I believe the SEN was just elderly focused.
I started in 1967, and the venture started 1966.
RGN or SRN did not have to go to Summerfield Hospital.
I did 3 months my first year, and 3 months my second year there.
Roger your Mother must have been amazing.
The work was hard, and long hours. Equipment was none existent.
In fact one ward I worked on had one set of screen, no Curtains around the bed there.
Back in the 60’s Summerfield or Western Road was a 1,000 bed hospital running at full capacity.
It was not until 1997 that I became a RGN.
However, having worked at Heartlands, Walsall Manor, and Good Hope, and for very short periods Selly Oak, and Moseley Hall, nothing matched those days nursing wise.
If you want to know a little more about Summerfield back then message me. Somethings were not so good.
Diane
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Hello Diane. You may recall a clinical tutor at the school of nursing at DRH: Mrs Summerton, I believe she was married to a doctor. A wonderful nurse and tutor
 
bhap guru said:
I left DRH in 1992 so she had been there as a clinical tutor prior for approx 20+ years I believe. Of Irish descent.
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I left DRH 1969 the one tutor I know was going to get married was Miss Wood, very put together both physically and professionally, but I was under the impression she was going to marry someone who was blind.
Are you still working Bhap.?
 
Seems that the days of the hospital at Dudley Rd are numbered with the opening of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick (at last!)
 
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