Trio share their birthday with the NHS 75 years apart
A woman who shares her birthday with the NHS was guest of honour at Frimley Park Hospital to meet a newborn baby and her mum who, by another coincidence, also has the same birthday.
Sue Carton, from Yateley, was born on 5 July 1948 at Winchester Hospital on the first day of the NHS.
She joined in Frimley Health’s NHS75 celebrations on Wednesday (5 July) and met tiny Amalie Ashall – born exactly 75 years later – and her mum Chelsy Ashall who turned 29 on the same day.
Sue was delighted to have the chance to share her birthday with the NHS at Frimley Park. She said:
“It’s nice to know that I’m still here and the NHS is still here after 75 years. It will be nice to celebrate our 100th birthday together in a few years too!”
Amalie was born at the delivery suite at Frimley Park at 5.35am on the 5th July.
Mum Chelsy said: “I’m really pleased to be sharing my birthday with my daughter and the NHS – it’s made this such a special day!”
Chelsy lives in Aldershot with Amalie’s dad, Callum Ashall. Both used to work at Frimley Park Hospital - Chelsy in radiology and Callum as a porter.
Staff across Frimley Health – which includes Frimley Park Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital and Heatherwood Hospital, along with services in Aldershot, Fleet, Farnham, Windsor, Maidenhead and across the community – marked the day with celebrations including NHS75 ‘Big Tea’ events, Bake Off competitions, the opening of an ‘NHS75 garden’ at Wexham Park and the unveiling of new outdoor artwork at Frimley Park.
In addition, five award-winning members of staff were due to attend a special NHS75 service at Westminster Abbey:
• Susan Chard, bereavement officer, chosen for the care and compassion shown to two bereaved families in the US
• Alert Macabante, porter, for providing excellent care
• Sophie Winter, bed manager, for caring for a woman in labour before she was able to get to the labour ward
• Attinder Kaur, catering assistant, for her dedication to ensuring dementia patients get the nutrition they need
• Lucy Tebbit, clinical practice development nurse, for consistently offering outstanding support to her colleagues
Dr Gareth Roberts, Frimley Health’s chief of service for medicine, was also a guest at a special NHS75 reception at 10 Downing Street.