NHS at 70: Being a nurse in the 1940s versus now

Name: NHS at 70: Being a nurse in the 1940s versus now
Uploaded: 2018-06-28T19:14:05.000Z
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: Grace and Ethel have both worked in nursing. Grace is 20 and Ethel is 88, but what's changed?

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Grace Stephenson and Ethel Armstrong have both worked in nursing for the NHS, but they have a 68-year age gap.

While Ethel began her career as a cadet back in 1948, Grace started her training last year.

The women, aged 20 and 88, share their experiences of the NHS during a visit to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

28 June 2018