After 47 years working at Newcastle' s hospitals, recently-retired hotel services manager Jackie Thompson has won a prestigious national lifetime achievement award at a ceremony held in the Westminster.
Jackie, who began her career almost half a century ago as a domestic supervisor and rose up through the ranks - retiring after leading the RVI team ensuring a patient's stay in hospital goes as smoothly as possible. As hotel services manager, she was in charge of teams like the hospital porters and domestic staff.
This week, as the NHS celebrated its 74th birthday, Jackie was given the prestigious lifetime achievement gong at the NHS Parliamentary Awards. MPs around the country nominate constituents they believe deserve recognition - and after Chi Onwurah MP put Jackie forward, she was lucky enough to win.
