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A long-serving nurse has called time on her career after almost four decades serving the people of West Cumbria. Julie Hall has worked at West Cumberland Hospital for the past 36 years since the age of 19, but left the NHS this week to start her well-earned retirement. Completing her training at the hospital and never leaving after that, Julie has seen plenty of changes – “some good, some bad” she said – along the way. Julie, who also undertook her nursing degree in 2014 and became a ward sister in 2002, explained what she has loved about her job. She said: “I love looking after people, and seeing them get well again – it doesn’t happen with everyone.
A LONG-SERVING nurse has called time on her career after almost four decades serving the people of West Cumbria. Julie Hall has worked at West Cumberland Hospital for the past 36 years since the age of 19, but left the NHS this week to start her well-earned retirement. Julie completed her training at the hospital and simply never left, and has seen plenty of changes - some good, some bad she said - along the way. Julie, who also undertook her nursing degree in 2014 and became a ward sister in 2002, explained what she loved about her job. She said: I love looking after people, and seeing them get well again - it doesn t happen with everyone.
West Cumbrian nurse inspires nationwide skin campaign
Pol Donaldson is a staff nurse at the West Cumberland Hospital and was working on the COVID-19 ITU during both waves
A nurse from West Cumbria has inspired a new campaign to support NHS workers suffering from pandemic-induced eczema.
A combination of constant hand washing, harsh sanitiser gel, uncomfortable PPE and stress have all been cited as the reasons behind an “eczema epidemic” among NHS workers, identified by a study by the British Society for Cutaneous Allergy.
The research, presented by the British Association of Dermatologists, cited that six out of ten healthcare workers seen in occupational skin disease clinics had irritant contact dermatitis, with one in five so severely affected that they needed time off work.