Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949
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St Oswalds Hospital was built in 1848 originally as a Union Workhouse for the poor. In 1930 it became the Ashbourne Public Assistance Institution and then in 1948 was made part of the NHS as St Oswalds Hospital. The hospital had two wards which ac...
Marion Seery, St Oswalds Hospital League of FriendsMarion relocated to Staffordshire ten years ago when her husband got a new job. After bringing up her family, she went back into education to study Travel and Tourism, with the thought she might pursue a career at airport check in or customs. It w...
Yvonne Frost and Carol Watson, St. Oswald’s Hospital League of FriendsRetired nurses, Yvonne Frost and Carol Watson, reflect on their years at St. Oswald’s Hospital, sharing memories of their care, community, and the close relationships they built with their patients. After retiring, they continue their involvement t...