Today (July 5) marks 75 years of the National Health Service. It's something that touches all our lives - from the moment we are born to those final hours and every injury, illness and birth in between.
More than a million people a day are treated by the NHS in England. Founded in 1948 by Aneurin Bevan, it was the first universal health service available to everyone. Seventy five years on nine in ten people agree that healthcare should be free of charge and say it's the NHS that makes them most proud to be British.
To mark the special anniversary, we share the inspirational stories of unsung hospital heroes at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. They all come from different walks of life and work in different departments within Nottingham University Hospitals' Trust. We also speak to a woman who received a letter from Buckingham Palace after praising bereavement staff and a retired nurse, who devoted more than 40 years to the NHS.
