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Hospital staff celebrate a patient’s 101st birthday

Staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) celebrated a patient’s 101st birthday yesterday (19 June) by throwing him a party on the ward with cake, cards and balloons.

John Moore, born 19 June 1918, wasn’t going to let his stay in hospital spoil his birthday celebrations as he starts his new century with cake and company on ward C53. John previously served in the Royal Air Force and currently lives in Arnold.

He thanked the staff by saying: “I’ve had a good day and I’ve liked everything that has been going on today” as he gave thumbs up to the ward staff and offered to share the rest of his cake to the ward.

Kay Hornby, Discharge Coordinator on ward C53 said: “John was really excited about his birthday; he was up at 6am telling everyone about his big day. We thought it would be a great idea to help him celebrate by getting him a cake and singing happy birthday to him.

“It’s important for patients to celebrate their birthdays and 101 years-old is a big birthday to celebrate. We try to encourage celebrating birthdays to make hospital life feel as close to normal life as possible and not only does it improve the wellbeing of a patient but staff can also enjoy the celebrations too”

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