Health workers recreate 1927 hospital steps staff photo
NHS workers have recreated a historic photograph found inside a broom cupboard to mark the 70th anniversary of the health service.
The original photograph of a matron, her assistant and nurses wearing old-fashioned nursing caps was taken at the Sandwell Hospital's headquarters in West Bromwich back in 1927, when it was known as Hallam Hospital.
Fourteen members of staff at the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust have now recreated that magical photograph in the same spot near 90 years later.
The original 1920s photograph of a matron, her assistant and nurses wearing old-fashioned nursing caps was taken at the Sandwell Hospital's headquarter in West Bromwich in 1927, when it was known as Hallam Hospital
Avnash Nanra, who works as a ward manager for the paediatric and adolescent assessment unit, took part in the photographic recreation.
She said: 'The old picture is truly amazing and shows a completely different side to the health care service.
'You can clearly see how things have changed over the years. I was privileged to be part of this project and I hope that the re-enactment will be looked at in years to come.'
Sue Woodcock, who is the electronic patient record systems trainer at the war, was given the picture along with other images from 1927 to 1966 by other ward service officers.
She said: 'I was chatting to them about history, and they told me about how they had found these old pictures in one of the broom cupboards.
Fourteen members of staff at the hospital have recreated the photograph nearly 90 years later
'I was keen to see them and so went along with them to have a look. I was astonished to find these very old and interesting photographs.
'I have kept them safe ever since. When I heard that there was going to be a huge celebration for NHS70, I thought these pictures would be perfect. It would be a great opportunity to share them with our colleagues and visitors.'
The images, which were recovered earlier this year, will be on show at the Sandwell Hospital between 10am to 2pm tomorrow during a tea party to mark the NHS anniversary.