Whether it be as a midwife, in management as a clinical lead, working in specialist units or on the wards, our nurses have worked tirelessly to deliver the best care possible. Gazette photographers were on hand in the 1990s and 2000s to capture on film their dedicated work. So many recognisable faces…

7. Blackpool's brilliant nurses
Brenda Grace joined the Back to Nursing scheme at BVH in1999, which brought former nurses back into the profession Photo: Rob Lock


9. Blackpool's brilliant nurses
Chris Johnson School Nursing Sister and Subsatnce Misuse Adviser for Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust in 1998 Photo: BERNARD HOWE

10. Blackpool's brilliant nurses
Clinical Trials Nurse Collette McGrath in the new Macmillan Unit in 2003 Photo: Mike Foster

11. Blackpool's brilliant nurses
Staff Nurse Barbara Bradley setting up the Automatic Cell Separator in the haematology unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 1996 Photo: Bill Johnson

12. Blackpool's brilliant nurses
Nurse Julie Pendlebury on the ward at BVH in PIC WARREN SMITH COPYRIGHT 2001 Photo: Warren Smith


