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The NHS has launched a national photography competition in partnership with Fujifilm to mark 75 years of the NHS.
The competition will explore what the NHS means to staff and volunteers across five categories.
The competition will be judged by a panel including This Morning’s resident GP Dr Ellie, journalist Victoria Macdonald, photographer Lewis Khan, Dr Habib Naqvi MBE, Fujifilm’s Theo Georghiades and chief nursing officer for England, Dame Ruth May.
The winning photos, and 70 commended entries, will be displayed at an exhibition in Fujifilm’s House of Photography in London in July and August.
Chief nursing officer for england, Dame Ruth May said: “The NHS can do nothing without its incredible workforce – it is thanks to the skill and dedication of hundreds of thousands of staff and volunteers that the NHS is the much loved institution that it is today.
“Joining the NHS is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, and, as we mark the 75th year of the NHS, this competition provides an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary skill and diversity of NHS staff and volunteers.
“I’m delighted to be a judge and I am looking forward to seeing all the entries which celebrate and look back on 75 years of the NHS”.
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