COHSE Northern region banner 1986
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COHSE London Region
COHSE Northern Region 1992
COHSE Northern Region Banner
COHSE North West Banner July 1982
COHSE North West Banner 10th July 1982 TUC Rally, Manchester
John Smith (IFL) Read more…
COHSE Farewell – 25 June 1993
COHSE farewell dinner for COHSE staff
Friday 25 June 1993Read more…
COHSE – Join The Resistance March – Nottingham 4th February 1988
COHSE – Join The Resistance Banner – Nottingham Thursday 4th February 1988
1,000 strong march in freezing weather from Forest Recreation Site to Market Square
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COHSE Officers 1985
Garry Shaw (COHSE Charge Nurse Winwick Hospital ex Miner)
Brendan Doyle (COHSE Nursing Officer Walton Hospital)
Tony Clarke (COHSE Nursing Officer Burnley General Hospital)
Mike Murphy (COHSE Staff Nurse Oakwood Hospital Maidstone …Read more…
Maud Wiese
Maud Wiese was the first women National Executive Member of the National Asylum Workers Union.
She was elected to the General Nursing Council (now NMC) in 1922 and fought for the rights and professionalism of mental health nurses, also arguing a…Read more…
Nurses GLC Nurses Night 1986
COHSE Fleet Street Nurses Chapel
COHSE Fleet Street Nurses Chapel in action 1970
COHSE Fleet street nurses branch Irene Aitken (Left) Aileen Flood COHSE Fleet Street nurses branch
Norah Fitz…Read more…
Miners Support NHS Workers 1982
COHSE nurses march with South Wales Miners in Cardiff 16th June 1982
33 South Wales went on strike in support of NHS workers 12% pay claim
On June 8th 50,000 on strike to support NHS workers in solidarity in Midlands and Yorkshire
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Sherborne COHSE Banner 1981
Sherborne (Dorset) COHSE 1312 Banner at Tolpuddle 1981Read more…
Norren Baker – Nottingham COHSE
Noreen Baker COHSE Branch Secretary Nottingham South branch 1241, outspoken advocate for the NHS issues and the importance of NHS sexual health services
Regular speaker at COHSE conference, progressive views and infectious laughter
Elected…Read more…
Reading & Dist 607 COHSE Banner
Reading COHSE banner at Tolpuddle 1981
Councillor Roy Oliver, Reading & District 607 COHSE branch secretary and COHSE NEC member (left)Read more…
Joan Hall – Salford Ladywell Hospital COHSE
Well respected and progressive, Joan Hall, staff nurse, COHSE Branch secretary Ladywell Hospital 327 branch, Salford.
Labour Councillor and Lancashire County Councillor (Langworthy and Seedly) later NPC Pensioners champion.Read more…
COHSE Wales Banner 1981
Dave Galligan COHSE Regional Officer and Dick Edwards COHSE Regional Secretary, Cardiff 1981 Read more…
Etwall Hospital Occupation – Work-In Dec 1979 – March 1980
The decision to close Etwall Hospital was resisted by the COHSE and the Etwall Community Action Group and was supported by the staff who led a work-in (Occupation from December 1979 until 21 March 1980
COHSE Lincoln Nurses elected to Lincoln City Council 1980
Ralph Toofnay was a Mauritian psychiatric nurses in Lincoln and was elected in May 1980 as a Labour councillor along with long term Councillor, County Councillor and COHSE Lincoln Public Health branch secretary nurse, Nora Baldock and John Plant also a…Read more…
COHSE – Purdysburn Hospital
COHSE – Purdysburn Hospital, Belfast 1981
One of COHSE’s most active and highly influential branches
COHSE Branch Secretary later Regional Secretary Jimmy O’Reilly (front) and a young David Picking