83-Year-old Nurse has no Plans to Retire

An 83-year-old nurse said she loves her job and has no immediate plan of retiring.

22:07 12 September 2016

Monica Bulman started her career in the NHS in 1952. She recently turned 83 but insists that she has no plans to retire. When she’s not working, she goes to the gym and attends regular spinning classes.

 

She said: "I love my job, each and every part of it. Being a nurse brings me so much pleasure and keeps me on my toes,"

 

"Although we now have much more paperwork to compete, it is fantastic that with the technology we can now look up our patient's X-rays and test results at the click of a button rather than having lengthy waits for the information," she said.

 

"Another change that amuses me is that years ago the theatre nurses, who were all gowned up, had to manually thread the needles for surgery, whereas now these all come in packs, pre-threaded."

 

She added: "My job has kept me going and helped me through some of the toughest times in my life. I don't know what I would have done without my colleagues and a job where I can dedicate myself to caring for others.”

 

"I still have no plans to retire and I hope to keep going for as long as I am able."