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NHS Charities: Achieving Our Potential Together
A short video highlighting the charitable support offered to NHS staff, patients and communities throughout the history of the NHS.
Overview
NHS Charities Together champion the extra support that NHS charities across the UK have provided for NHS staff, patients and communities in this short video, marking 75 years of the National Health Service. Produced for the 2023 NHS Charities Together national conference, the video features clips from archival NHS films which are preserved by the BFI National Archive and are available to view in our NHS on Film collection.
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