Ahead of the NHS’s 75th birthday, which takes place on Wednesday 5 July, people from across the Black Country have come together to reflect on their favourite thing about the institution.
The NHS will always mean something to each person, whether it’s because it’s free at the point of access, the high-quality care they have received, friendly staff and colleagues, or the various career prospects it offers.
To commemorate this significant anniversary, the Black Country NHS has created a video of NHS staff, volunteers and patients reflecting on their favourite thing about the NHS and the impact the NHS in the Black Country has had on all their lives. The video can be viewed on YouTube here.
Sally Roberts, Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB), features in the video and reflects on her favourite things about the NHS. She said:
“It’s my 38th year this year as a registered nurse in the NHS and what a career I’ve had, as well as the opportunities I’ve had to develop my career and develop my life really as a nurse.
“As I reflect on my favourite thing about the NHS, I think about my nursing family and the work that we’ve done throughout the years from a nursing profession. I have many families of nurses in my life, so my professional family and my personal family and I’ve also got friends who are nurses too.
“I think what the NHS gives us is very much that collective element, and the opportunities and flexibility to have the most phenomenal career in such a wonderful institution.”
