NHS at 70: the North West marks the milestone
The National Health Service is turning 70 on 5 July 2018. In this series we take a look at some of the pioneering treatments in the North West - and exploring the future of the service.
NHS at 70: nurses dress in uniforms of the past to mark anniversary
The hospital where the NHS was launched 70 years ago today has put on a costume display to mark the occasion.
Trafford General Hospital in Manchester, former Park Hospital, was where the then Health Secretary introduced the National Health Service back in 1948.
Today nurses dressed in the uniforms of their predecessors from each decade since the 1940s.
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