Be a part of NHS75 and share your story | Primary care latest updates

In July, we will join celebrations nationwide to mark 75 years of the NHS – and we’re asking you to be a part of it. 

We’ll be sharing our NHS Stories, internally and externally, during NHS75 week (w/c 3 July).            

We’re inviting you to tell us about your NHS journey – via this MS Form – and it could be one of those we feature during the NHS75 celebrations. We want to celebrate your dedication, and inspire others to join us, and start their own NHS journey. So please take just a few minutes to fill in the survey!

How to get involved in NHS75

You can celebrate 75 years of the NHS – which takes place on 5 July – in your own unique way.

You can also share a photo or video of your team that ICB’s Communications Team could share on our own social media channels.

You could also encourage your patients to share their experiences of how the NHS has helped them in their own way.   

Perhaps you could organise a get together as part of the NHS Big Tea Party or put your best foot forward by taking part in the 5k parkrun for the NHS on Saturday 8 July or 2k junior parkrun on Sunday 9 July. You can even dress up for the occasion! Find your nearest parkrun here.

We will also be highlighting some of the amazing work happening at ICB on our channels, and celebrating recent successes whether it’s individual employees, teams, projects, or ICB as a whole.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to celebrate our continued work to provide outstanding care for our patients, as well as honour our amazing colleagues and volunteers.

Wellbeing Festival

The NHS75 celebrations coincide with the much-anticipated Northamptonshire Virtual Wellbeing Festival – a week-long programme of exciting online events, from 3-7 June, with no fewer than 41 entertaining, inspiring, and informative sessions, including six headline speakers plus a mix of live and recorded activities offering something for everyone. All Wellbeing Festival sessions will be available free on Microsoft Teams and the Festival website exclusively for Northamptonshire health and care colleagues.

Download your NHS75 Teams background

We created an NHS75 Teams background for you to download and use during the NHS birthday week. Download the PowerPoint here and save the image as a PNG or JPEG. You can then upload it to MS Teams.

How it all started

Since the NHS was founded on 5 July 1948, it has always innovated and adapted to meet to needs of each generation. 75 years on, the NHS’s founding principles remain as relevant today as they were then.

Despite the challenges, the public still overwhelmingly support having a national health service, and it is what makes our people most proud to be British.

As we mark 75 years of the NHS, it is a time to celebrate our past, but more importantly, a time to think about a future where we continue to put patients first.

We want to take this opportunity to thank all NHS staff, past and present, who have made the organisation what it is.

Join NHS75 events

To celebrate the birthday year, NHS England is promoting a series of NHS75 events:

• Saturday 1 July to Sunday 9 July – host an NHS Big Tea
• Wednesday 5 July – NHS birthday
  • Service for NHS staff, volunteers and partners at Westminster Abbey
• Thursday 6 July 2023 – George Cross tour commences
• Saturday 8 July – ‘parkrun for the NHS’
• Sunday 9 July – ‘parkrun for the NHS’ (juniors)

If you’re celebrating NHS75 please share your photos and videos with the Communication Team by emailing them to commsteam@nhft.nhs.uk.

‘Our NHS at 75’

The shortlist ‘Our NHS at 75’ national photo competition, in partnership with Fujifilm, has been announced. Earlier this year we asked colleagues to submit photos as part of the competition. Unfortunately, no-one from ICB has been shortlisted, however you can still see some of the striking images included here NHS England » Our NHS at 75 – Shortlist Announced.

Read more about NHS75 at www.england.nhs.uk/nhsbirthday.