Hazel Williams attended a service in London to mark 75 years of the National Health Service.
As the NHS celebrates 75 years, four people from the East Midlands talk about their passion for the health service.
Ms Williams started as a technologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 1968 and officially retired in 2013, but still works in the NHS part-time. Rita Archer started volunteering at Royal Derby Hospital in 1973, alongside a full-time teaching assistant job at a local school. She said she "really would miss" offering her time to the health service as she enjoys spending time with people."If you're ill on the ward, not everyone has regular visitors and we do operate a trolley service, which gives them someone to talk to.""It's been wonderful," she said. "I've certainly gained more than I've given out to the hospital.
The 69-year-old, who has been with the service for 53 years, said during her nurse training there was a curfew for when they had to return to their accommodation.
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