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Health Care Workers in HIV

An oral history in the UK AIDS era

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The black-and-white photos on this website are by Gideon Mendel.

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
    https://www.healthcareworkersinhiv.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pearl2master.mp3

    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
    https://www.healthcareworkersinhiv.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jim-K-1edit-master.mp3

    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
    https://www.healthcareworkersinhiv.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Brian-G-master.mp3

    Telling our story

    Brian, Professor of HIV Medicine, explains the value of an oral history approach for recording HIV health workers experiences.
Interview themes
  • Evolution of treatment

    Evolution of treatment

  • Death and dying

    Death and dying

  • Education and support

    Education and support

  • Approaches to care

    Approaches to care

  • Responses and attitudes

    Responses and attitudes

  • Impact on self

    Impact on self

  • Transmission & health promotion

    Transmission & health promotion

  • Relationships

    Relationships

  • Telling my story

    Telling my story

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With a financial contribution from St Stephens AIDS Trust