Members of the pubic got a behind-the-scenes glimpse of hospital life as part of a 24-hour celebration at University Hospital Aintree to mark the anniversary of the NHS foundation.
Visitors went on a tour of areas of the hospital normally out of bounds.
For the tours, theatre staff took people through the process of receiving an anaesthetic, the operating theatre and the recovery area.
They also had the chance to try their hand at ‘keyhole surgery’ on a training dummy.
Physiotherapy staff showed how they help patients maximise their movement as they recover from injury or illness, and the hospital chaplains explained how they help patients of all faiths.
The spotlight also turned onto staff, with pamper sessions on offer, including a drop-in from 11.30pm to 2am for the night shift.
The programme was co-ordinated by the hospital’s volunteers service.
Terry Owen, head of the volunteers department, said: “We had more than 50 visitors on the tour, and dozens of staff took advantage of their breaks for the pamper sessions and free prize tombolas.
“It’s exhausting for everyone involved in the days, but it’s also very rewarding. We give visitors a chance to find out more about how the hospital works, and we get to thank staff for all their hard effort – what better way could there be to mark the anniversary of the NHS?”
For the staff, a number of companies donated prizes for a free tombola, and a team of staff from Liverpool stylist Herbert gave nurses free hair makeovers as part of the Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust’s annual commemoration of the foundation of the NHS in 1948.
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