Happy Birthday Nhs Poem by Sheena Blackhall

Baby steps, from cot to grave
Aneurin Bevan's great success
Free healthcare for young and old
Happy Birthday NHS

No more fear of doctor's fees
Words alone could not express
Relief that free attention brings
Happy Birthday NHS

We live longer than before
Due to medical progress
Workload grows with every year
Happy Birthday NHS

Cancer, gall stones, heart disease
Ulcers, Alzheimers and stress
Fractures, transplants, diabetes
Happy Birthday NHS

Ambulance with paramedics
Race to patients to assess
Time's essential, quick and calming
Happy Birthday NHS

Mental health's the unseen problem
Handled with skill & finesse
Geriatrics, paediatrics
Happy Birthday NHS

When pandemics come a-calling
PPE and special dress
Colleagues, patients, hundreds dying
Happy Birthday NHS

Nurses, GPs, surgeons, midwives
Trained to combat your distress
X-rays, bandages, prescriptions
Happy Birthday NHS

Feeling poorly? Let them help you
To their treatments acquiesce
Anaesthesia makes things painless
Happy Birthday NHS

Bursting at the seams with patients
It's the Healthcare we all bless
Easing pain in birth and death
Happy Birthday NHS