Nursing during The Troubles: nurse contributes stories

By The Newsroom
Published 10th Oct 2013, 11:00 BST
Pictured at the launch of Nurses Voices from the Northern Ireland Troubles are Elizabeth McAlister, RCN History of Nursing Network, Health Minister, Edwin Poots and Norma Grindle from Castlerock. Both Elizabeth and Norma contributed stories to the book. INCR41-320SPictured at the launch of Nurses Voices from the Northern Ireland Troubles are Elizabeth McAlister, RCN History of Nursing Network, Health Minister, Edwin Poots and Norma Grindle from Castlerock. Both Elizabeth and Norma contributed stories to the book. INCR41-320S
Pictured at the launch of Nurses Voices from the Northern Ireland Troubles are Elizabeth McAlister, RCN History of Nursing Network, Health Minister, Edwin Poots and Norma Grindle from Castlerock. Both Elizabeth and Norma contributed stories to the book. INCR41-320S
A Castlerock woman has contributed to a new book about nursing during the Troubles.

During the conflict nurses rose to the challenge of caring for their patients, from whichever ‘side’ they came, often under very testing conditions.

Compiled by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) History of Nursing Network in Northern Ireland and published by RCN Publishing, Nurses’ Voices from the Northern Ireland Troubles documents, for the first time, nurses’ experiences during this period. The book was launched recently by Health Minister, Edwin Poots, at the Guildhall, Derry City.

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