| Marieanne Barry |
 Trained as a nurse. Marieanne’s background is surgical and post-operative surgical nursing. Prior to her involvement with
Southern Area Hospice Services, Newry, she worked in the medical ward of St John of God Hospital, Newry. She has been involved
with the Hospice from the very beginning, attending a series of meetings with the staff and management to consider the possibility
of establishing a hospice service within St John of God Hospital. Marieanne was very interested in the idea of hospice work
and applied for a job as an enrolled nurse, working on night duty. Later on an opportunity arose for her to change her status
to staff nurse. She talks about her role as both an enrolled and a staff nurse; management of the hospice during the early
years; the way in which patients were cared for and the relationship between the nursing and medical staff. She goes on to
discuss the main problems she has encountered; the principle changes that have occurred; the impact of the religious and political
situation in Northern Ireland; the geographical separation of Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK; and their relationship
with the other hospices in the Province. Marieanne ends by talking about what she feels the future holds for Southern Area
Hospice Services.
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| Interview conducted by Clare Humphreys, 16 August 2000 |
| Interview Duration: 37 minutes |
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