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An oral history in the UK AIDS era
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Project dissemination event
Thank you for everyone who attended the event on the 12th November, 2019 which was held at Conway Hall, London.
Photographs
The black-and-white photos on this website are by Gideon Mendel. In 1993, Gideon Mendel spent several weeks photographing Broderip and Charles Bell HIV wards at the London’s Middlesex Hospital as part of the Positive Lives project, which marked the tenth anniversary of the Terence Higgins Trust.
Gideon Mendel - photographer
In 1993 Gideon spent several weeks photographing Broderip and Charles Bell HIV wards at the London’s Middlesex Hospital.
Impact on services
The medical profession was faced with patients presenting with numerous AIDS-related conditions the health service had rarely encountered before, and for which treatments were unknown.
The Challenges
Challenging issues were faced by healthcare workers for which they were, at first, ill prepared.
How to access the full collection
The full recordings and transcripts are available at the British Library.
Historical Background
From the early 1980s, HIV and AIDS had a dramatic impact upon healthcare workers and healthcare services. Even before the health services were aware of HIV/AIDS, patients were being admitted to hospital with symptoms that even the most experienced senior clinicians could not diagnose.
Managerial support for the team
Steve was the Charge Nurse on an HIV ward in London; here he discusses his role in supporting the nursing team.
Contaminated blood products
Candy was an HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist for Children in London, she recalls the anger felt by parents.
Transmission and infection control
Ed was a junior doctor at the time, here he recalls his first patient and what infection control measures were taken.
Health Promotion Campaigns
Lisa worked at Terrace Higgins Trust, here she speaks about the health promotion campaigns.
Support within the team
Anna was a staff on an HIV ward in London she describes how the team looked after each other.
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.
Planning funerals
Sarah was a staff nurse on an inpatient HIV ward in London she talks about patients planning funerals.
Being open about death
Ricky was working as a nurse at the London Lighthouse and describes how they managed death on the unit.
Health prevention response
Roy was a General Practitioner in Edinburgh. He talks here about the challenge implementing health prevention strategies.
Impact of death on relationships
Pepe was a psychiatrist in London and describes how impending death of patients shaped the relationships with clinical staff.
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.
Education on HIV for health workers
Helen was a Consultant in Public Health becoming Director of Public Health from 1988 in Scotland. She explains how they approached HIV education in a time of fear.
Testing breakthrough Vancouver conference 1996
Alastair was a Doctor in HIV and here is talking about the importance of the advances in viral testing and HIV treatment.
HIV treatment early days
Gillian is an HIV Consultant talking about the early days when HIV treatment was toxic but there was nothing else.
Chaos but always positive
Stephen was an HIV children's nurse he reflects on why he felt working in HIV were the good times.
Patient centred care
Jane was the Sister of an HIV ward in London she talks about the nature of patient-centred care in the HIV inpatient service.
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