Nurse at ellenor hospice in Northfleet celebrates 25 years caring for patients and their families

A nurse has challenged the preconception a hospice is a “sad” place to work and is “all about death and dying” as she marks a quarter of a century in the job.

May Shurmer, 55, has worked at ellenor hospice based in Northfleet for the past 25 years, supporting and caring for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

May Shurmer started at elenor Hospice in 2001

The nurse remembers it was the beginning of 2001 when she first walked through the specialist palliative care provider’s doors.