Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved The NHS

1 x 60’ - BBC4 and iPlayer - Producer/Director (self-shooting)

As part of the Windrush generation, thousands of Caribbean and African women – many just teenagers at the time – answered the call to help rebuild Britain’s ailing health service. Leaving behind families, friends and cultures to seek a new life in the ‘Mother Country,’ they would go on to become the backbone of the NHS for decades. Told through the powerful voices of the women who lived through it, this film delves into the immense personal sacrifices they made. It explores their struggles against racism, their fight for career progression and their long battle for national recognition in post-war Britain.