DEDICATED nursing staff who have treated thousands of people across North Yorkshire have been recognised for their service.
The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust held their annual Long Service Awards where chairman Angela Schofield and chief executive Steve Russell celebrated the many years of service and achievements of long serving staff.
Sixty staff were recognised in five separate categories; 25, 30, 35, 40 years, as well as a special 50 years of service award for recently retired Emergency Department Nurse Monica Sharpe.
Ms Sharpe retired earlier this month after caring for North Yorkshire patients for a huge half-a-century.
As well as the awards, a vintage tea party took place, with traditional afternoon tea served to guests in the ceremony at Harrogate District Hospital.
Trust Chairman Ms Schofield said: “Congratulations to all of our long-serving staff who are celebrating their huge milestones and many years of service to the NHS."
She added that the Trust and the NHS could not survive without its "wonderful" staff.
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