Stories from healthcare workers in the early days of the HIV epidemic.
This project tells the stories from nurses, doctors and other professionals who were involved in the care and management of people with HIV/AIDS during the 1980s and 1990s. On the website you can listen to clips from some of these stories. The full collection is available in the British Library. Find out more about us or get in touch.
Featured clips
Motivation to work in HIV
Pearl, a Religious Sister, was a staff nurse on an HIV ward in London she talks about why she wanted to work in HIV.
Challenge of staff becoming patients
Jim, a psychotherapist in London, talks about the challenge of staff who become patients on the HIV ward.Telling our story
Brian, Professor of HIV Medicine, explains the value of an oral history approach for recording HIV health workers experiences.
