# Becoming Nurse Pam, Heavy Baskets & Hospital Wards(Part 2)

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Podcast: [Miss Brightside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/miss-brightside-the-power-of-positivity-7564717)
Published: 2026-03-23T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://missbrightside25.captivate.fm/episode/becoming-nurse-pam-heavy-baskets-hospital-wardspart-2
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Duration seconds: 1760

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In this week’s episode, Pam takes us deeper into her incredible journey from the knicker factory to the hospital wards. She shares what nursing training looked like in the 70s — walking miles with heavy baskets of books, earning just £24 a month, and learning everything hands‑on, bed by bed. We talk about the old‑school wards, the realities of women’s health back then, the lack of screening, and the courage it took for patients to seek help. There are laughs too what is the steriliser??, the legendary “donkin” , and the sister who collected everyone’s sugar.

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