Colchester Hospital’s neonatal unit manager Karen Moss started her nursing training in 1980. Her mum was an accident and emergency sister at Essex County Hospital in the 1960s and later a health visitor, and it was her who inspired Karen to go into nursing. “Her way of nursing is something I’ve not really changed from,” Karen said. “I was taught to treat people as I would like to be treated.” After completing her training, Karen joined Colchester Maternity Hospital in 1984 as a student midwife and qualified in 1986. She went on to work at The Rosie (maternity) Hospital in Cambridge in 1987 and undertook more specialist neonatal training while she was there.