Irish nurses in the NHS: How Irish nurses helped to build & shape the British health care system

Irish nurses in the NHS: How Irish nurses helped to build & shape the British health care system

By the 1960s, approximately 30,000 irish nurses had emigrated to help build and shape the British health care system. Author & Senior Professor of Sociology Louise Ryan & Former Nurse in the NHS Olive McKeown join us to chat about the history of Irish nurses in the NHS & how integral they were to the UK health care system. – 00:00 | Irish Nurses 01:17 | Emigrating in the 70s 02:38 | Why Go To The NHS 03:47 | The Forgotten Irish 04:53 | Culture Shock 06:31 | Facing Negativity 08:15 | Taking On The NHS 09:48 | Nursing Career – Credit to : Ireland AM