Matron Rose Amankwaah started working for the NHS in 1975, just three years after she ran in the 100m relay for Ghana at the Munich 1972 Olympics.
A former international sprinter once described as the 'fastest woman in Africa' is retiring after almost five decades as an NHS nurse. Matron Rose Amankwaah, who represented Ghana at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, will retire at the end of this month after 49 years as an NHS nurse. The theatre matron started working for the NHS in 1975, just three years after she ran in the 100m relay for Ghana at the Munich 1972 Olympics.
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