How will you celebrate 75 years of NHS care?
This year marks 75 amazing years of the National Health Service – and people across Northamptonshire are being encouraged to celebrate what the NHS means to them.
On 5 July 2023, Integrated Care Northamptonshire (ICN) will join organisations across the nation to celebrate 75 years of the NHS – and people across the county can be a part of milestone moment.
Since the NHS was founded on 5 July 1948, it has always innovated and adapted to meet to needs of each generation. 75 years on, the NHS’s founding principles remain as relevant today as they were then. Despite the challenges, the public still overwhelmingly support having a national health service, and it is what makes people most proud to be British.
To mark NHS75, Integrated Care Northamptonshire will be highlighting recent successes and innovations, as well as encouraging the public to show their support by celebrating in their own way.
People are invited to organise a get together as part of the NHS Big Tea Party and help raise funds for NHS charities – sharing their events and photos on social media using the hashtag #NHS75.
There is also the opportunity to join the 5k parkrun for the NHS on Saturday 8 July or 2k junior parkrun on Sunday 9 July – with the option to dress up for the occasion! Find your nearest parkrun here.
To celebrate the birthday year, NHS England is promoting a series of NHS75 events:
- Thursday 22 June – Windrush Day
- Saturday 1 July to Sunday 9 July – host an NHS Big Tea
- Wednesday 5 July – NHS birthday
- Service for NHS staff, volunteers and partners at Westminster Abbey
- Thursday 6 July 2023 – George Cross tour commences
- Saturday 8 July – ‘parkrun for the NHS’
- Sunday 9 July – ‘parkrun for the NHS’ (juniors)
Read more about NHS75 at www.england.nhs.uk/nhsbirthday