Nurse Liz Martin dies at 73 after 46-year career at Sheffield hospital
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Liz Martin, a nurse who worked at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield for 46 years, has died at the age of 73. According to an obituary published by The Guardian, she died in the hospital’s palliative care unit after a long struggle with cancer. Martin trained at the Northern General as a state enrolled nurse and later became a state registered nurse. She was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, to Pat Crowson and Rachel Bowie. She began her nursing training at age 16 in 1969, living in a nurses’ home under strict supervision and nightly curfews. In the 1990s she completed a one-year conversion course to become a state registered nurse, leading to her appointment as a ward sister in 2000 on a medical admissions ward. She later became a clinical educator at the hospital in 2005, teaching nurses, new doctors, and other medical staff. Outside of work, she enjoyed rambling, reading detective thrillers, and traveling to Australia, South Africa, Canada, and various European countries.
What’s reported
Liz Martin died at age 73 in the Northern General Hospital’s palliative care unit after a long struggle with cancer.
She worked at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield for 46 years, rising to ward sister before retiring.
She trained as a state enrolled nurse and later became a state registered nurse at the same hospital.
She was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, to Pat Crowson (office clerk for the gas board) and Rachel Bowie.
She began nursing training in 1969 at age 16, living in a nurses’ home under strict supervision and nightly curfews.
In the 1990s she completed a one-year conversion course to become a state registered nurse.
She became a ward sister in 2000 on a medical admissions ward and a clinical educator in 2005.
She is survived by her husband John Martin, daughter Rachael, two grandsons, a great-granddaughter, and five siblings.
Key figures
Liz Martin: nurse, deceased at age 73
Pat Crowson: father, office clerk for the gas board
Rachel Bowie: mother
John Martin: husband, former porter at Northern General Hospital
Rachael: daughter
Sources: The Guardian
