Description
This Child First and Always [shoutline] It’s 1969 and London is alive with change. Susan Macqueen is about to take on the job of a lifetime: becoming a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. More than 40 years on, Susan never looked back. In this, her enchanting memoir, she recounts life at the hospital and the brave children and parents she met along the way. Filled with stories of hope, tragedy and laughter, The Children’s Nurse is the extraordinary tale of a woman who dedicated herself to her work – never ending night shifts, intimidating Sisters and the children and their families. When Susan Macqueen was a child, she knew she wanted to be a nurse. Despite being told her grades weren’t good enough, Susan was accepted on to a nurse training course and never looked back. Over forty years later and, on her third attempt, Susan finally retired from Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2011, and is now enjoying a more leisurely pace of life. She is the President of the Great Ormond Street Nurses’ League and still works for the Hospital in a consultative role.
