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Here we share voices from our Digital Archive that remember the NHS’ origins, capture the 70th anniversary celebrations, and reflect on its future.

To coincide with Mental Health Awareness week we delve into our Digital Archive to share stories from people about mental health.

Watch patients, staff and local people share their compelling stories of Park Hospital, now known as Trafford General Hospital, birthplace of the NHS in our short film.

Medical Objects, Human Stories - listen to voices from our collection bring to life objects with their personal stories.

Discover stories from our archive exploring women, work and the NHS to celebrate International Women's Day.

From early memories of health care and pre-NHS experiences to the challenges of community care now, the stories shared illustrate the unique place of the NHS in everyday life.

‘When I was 8, Aneurin Bevan came to stay the night with us because he was going to launch the NHS...'

Elizabeth Anionwu was one of the first nurses to develop services for patients suffering from sickle cell disease.

These short films have been created by young people who trained as Community Reporters to both share and gather stories about people’s lived experience of the NHS.

On the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush we explore the history of black and minority ethnic staff (BAME) working in the NHS through their voices.

Explore the rich diversity of NHS history through people’s voices. These are a taster of the oral histories recorded by our volunteers in South Wales and Greater Manchester.

Stories from patients, staff, volunteers and campaigners and items from our collections bring to life the development of the NHS throughout its first 70 years.