OCTOBER 2016 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 • 4PM-5.30PM
IRISH DAYS, MAURITIAN NIGHTS; THE EXPERIENCES OF NURSES FROM OVERSEAS IN BRITISH MENTAL HOSPITALS, 1940S TO 1990S Dr Niall McCrae, King’s College London A neglected aspect of the history of mental health care in Britain is the cultural diversity of staff and its impact on patients and institutional life. After the Second World War, a widening net was cast to recruit to an unattractive career. The Irish became a major constituent of the workforce, but hospitals remained understaffed. In the 1950s the NHS tapped our imperial legacy, drawing thousands of young people from the West Indies, Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Mauritius. Various difficulties were faced by foreign recruits: unrealistic expectations, limited contact with the host culture, prejudice, language problems and job insecurity. Yet overall they found a friendly environment and they developed a strong identification with their hospital. Supported by anecdotal accounts, Niall McCrae considers the experiences of nurses from abroad from their arrival to hospital closure. HOST: Faculty of Health and Social Care Historical Society VENUE: Riverside Campus, visitors should go to the main Riverside Campus Reception opposite the River Dee, Castle Drive, Chester, CH1 1SL ADMISSION: Free CONTACT: Roger Whiteley, r.whiteley@chester.ac.uk, ring 01244 511619 or visit www.chester.ac.uk/hsc/historical-society
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 • 10AM-4PM
UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY: PARKGATE ROAD CAMPUS, KINGSWAY CAMPUS, THORNTON SCIENCE PARK, RIVERSIDE CAMPUS (EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES ONLY), QUEEN’S PARK CAMPUS Come along to our Open Day to find out for yourself what it would really be like to live and study here. Open Days are the ideal way to see if the University of Chester is right for you. HOST: Visit Us team VENUE: Parkgate Road Campus, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ Kingsway Campus, Kingsway, Chester, CH2 2LB Thornton Science Park, Pool Lane, Chester, CH2 4NU Riverside Campus, Castle Drive, Chester, CH1 1SL Queen’s Park Campus, Queen’s Park Road, Chester, CH4 7AD ADMISSION: Free CONTACT: 01244 512800, visitus@chester.ac.uk or book online at www.chester.ac.uk/openday
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