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  • Midwife on Call

    by Agnes Light ...
    Agnes Light trained as a nurse in the 1960s and went on to become a midwife - helping to bring new lives into the world for over thirty years.After fainting from shock at the first birth she attended as a student, Agnes grew to adore her job and the lifelong friends that worked with her on the maternity ward. In her enchanting memoir, she recalls how she struggled at first with the strict rules of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Bundles of Joy

    Two Thousand Miracles. One Unstoppable Manchester Midwife

    by Linda Fairley ...
    The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Linda Fairley.‘No matter how many babies I deliver, each and every one is a miracle, connecting me to the world like nothing else, reminding me that we are all equal in the beginning, and in the end. It’s a great leveller, childbirth.’It’s January 1972 and times have changed since Linda first stepped onto a maternity ward four years earlier. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Three Years In Starch.

    by Maud Harris ...
    A factual account of general nurse training in a large West Country hospital from 1959 to 1962. Documents the massive changes in the last few years, especially with the advent of the computer age.Full of stories that other medical and nursing professionals will relate to readily.Poignant,humourous,informative,a fast paced read to be enjoyed by everyone whether with or without a medical background. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • So There I Was...

    My Hospital Adventures

    by Rob Gordon ...
    This book is a collection of my all-time favorite stories from working with patients as a medical professional over the past seventeen years. I have witnessed and been a part of some amazing experiences ranging from hilarious to shocking to just plain disgusting. I've told these stories many times at family gatherings, parties, and in conversations with friends. After much encouragement, I took ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • It Won't Hurt a Bit

    Nursing Tales from the Swinging Sixties

    by Jane Yeadon ...
    When Jane Yeadon decided that she wanted to become a nurse, the Swinging Sixties had arrived in style. But before her training the nearest she got to anything swinging was the udder of the cow on their farm in the north-east of Scotland. It was time to leave for the bright lights and some modern life. It Won't Hurt a Bit is the story of Jane's journey from the farm she loved and the schoolwork she ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • This Side of the Call Light

    by Nurse Jane ...
    There is no available information at this time. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Mercy

    by Echo Heron ...
    **MERCY, a Novel (Revised 2024) CATALINA RICHARDSON, RN, is both dedicated nurse and black sheep of Mercy Hospital's Ward 2. Battle-weary from continually bucking a system choked by hospital politics, obnoxious doctors and self-serving management, the main things that keep the feisty redhead going are her patients. This week's assignments are among the most challenging and intriguing: CORKY, the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Hospital Beat: A Police Officer’s stories from inside a busy British hospital

    A Police Officer’s stories from inside a busy British hospital

    Have you ever thought your local hospital might be haunted? Did you know the police are sometimes called upon to deal with thieving patients, dishonest staff, and even medical professionals with strange and disturbing sexual habits? This and more is probably happening in your local hospital, but so far you have been blissfully unaware. Until now... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey

    Each of us has at least once in our lifetime come into contact with nurses of all backgrounds, whether in the course of being cared for or while they care for our family and friends. More often than not, we have seen nurses as what they truly are: compassionate professionals who often go above and beyond the call of duty in an unequivocally selfless manner. But not many of us have taken time to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Children's Nurse

    The True Story of a Great Ormond Street Nurse

    The memoir of a Great Ormond Street nurse.This is the inspirational story of life as a nurse during the 1960s, 70s and 80s, most of which was spent at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.Susan Macqueen was 12 years old when she accompanied her mum to see her friend Ms Fairweather, the matron at the local nursing home and from that day on she knew she wanted to be a nurse. A few years later, ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Midwife’s Here!

    The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain’s Longest Serving Midwives

    by Linda Fairley ...
    The Sunday Times bestseller‘Delivering my first baby is a memory that will stay with me forever. Just feeling the warmth of a newborn head in your hands, that new life, there’s honestly nothing like it… I’ve since brought more than 2,200 babies into the world, and I still tingle with excitement every time.’It’s the summer of 1968 and St Mary’s Maternity Hospital in Manchester is a place from a ... Read more

    $12.49 USD

  • Call Me Sister

    District Nursing Tales from the Swinging Sixties

    by Jane Yeadon ...
    Who'd have thought a missing bacon rasher and a teaspoon would play a part in advancing someone's career? It's the late '60s and Jane Yeadon has always wanted to be a district nurse. Staff nursing in a ward where she's challenged by an inventorydriven ward sister, she reckons it's time to swap such trivialities for life as a district nurse. Independent thinking is one thing, but Jane's about to ... Read more

    $7.19 USD