We need to treasure our NHS, you never know when it will throw us a lifeline - the YEP says
“Each of us will have our own stories about how the NHS has been there for us in a time of need.”
These words from Edward Ziff, chairman of Leeds Cares and Town Centre Securities boss, couldn’t be more poignant at the present.
Rooted firmly at its heart from founding father Aneurin Bevan was it meets the needs of everyone, is free at the point of delivery and is based on clinical need and not ability to pay.
That is why we have today chosen to celebrate the service we are all so very lucky to access.
Joe Walsh, who gifted his kidney to a stranger in need, talks openly about being able to give the gift of life thanks to the surgeons at St James’s Hospital.
And the tributes to clinical support worker Janet Berry, who retired last week after clocking up 31 years, speak volumes.
We’re lucky to have this service and we must treasure it as we never know when it will throw us a lifeline.