Maitland house celebrates 75th anniversary of NHS

Residents and staff at Maitland House in Clacton have been showing their support for the 75^th birthday celebrations of the NHS. The Activities team made nurses’ hats for the residents in the town, with staff wearing them as they carried out their day-to-day roles.

They also played a Human version of the popular children’s game Operation – raising lots of laughs as ‘patient’ Pete Vano, the Maintenance Manager at the home, underwent procedures, by a decidedly unqualified surgeon!

Manager Ann Evans explained: “We have so much admiration for our health colleagues in the NHS and work with them on a daily basis – from GPs, district nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and so many more. We wanted to recognise their 75^th anniversary and have a bit of fun at the same time. Fortunately, no real operations needed to take place!”