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NEWS & EVENTS
NHS staff praised by Sophie Wessex HRH COUNTESS OF WESSEX PRAISES LINCOLNSHIRE’S NHS HEROES IN VIDEO CALL... LINCOLNSHIRE HRH The Countess of Wessex recently attended a virtual healthcare symposium as the special guest of Lincolnshire’s NHS General Practice Nursing and Healthcare Assistant conference, an event which also happened to fall on her birthday. The Royal spoke about the hard work that our NHS heroes have demonstrated in fighting Covid-19 and used the opportunity to thank the county’s healthcare workers following the vaccination of her 89-year old father. “Thank you so much, to all of you,” the countess said. “It doesn’t matter which part of the system you’re working in, whether you’re a general practitioner, nurse, whether you’re healthcare assistants – we all know how much this whole pandemic has put on you, and we’re hugely grateful for all of your hard work.”
“I had a wonderful early birthday present yesterday. It was an early birthday present because my father received his vaccine. He’s 89 years old, and I’m so happy that he’s actually got it.”
Puppy love for rescue dogs AMAZING SKEGNESS MAKEOVER FOR RESCUE DOGS SEEKING A HAPPY NEW HOME...
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“It’s a huge weight off my mind. And he was full of praise for the way that it had been handled and how quick and easy and simple the whole process was, and I know that wouldn’t be happening
without the care and attention of the nurses out in general surgeries.” The purpose of the virtual symposium was to share experiences and best practices during the outbreak. n
SKEGNESS There was puppy love online for the RSPCA after the animal welfare charity uploaded a video of its remarkable makeover of 30 dogs rescued from Skegness now seeking happy new fur-ever homes. The charity rescued the dogs from a property near Skegness, and they were given veterinary attention as well as some cosmetic TLC to sort our their matted fur. The video shows the dogs wagging their tales and enjoying a new lease of life following their makeover. The dogs are now being offered on
the RSPCA’s Find a Pet page which matches rescued cats and dogs to those seeking a new companion. The RSPCA took in 11,500 dogs, 29,500 cats and 786 horses last year, in addition to 17,500 wild animals. On average, the charity helps an animal every 30 seconds and receives about 1.2m calls each year to its 42 animal centres, four animal hospitals and 152 branches. The charity estimates the UK pet population is 9m dogs and 8m cats. n To rehome a dog or cat or view the video of the dogs’ makeover, see www.rspca-radcliffe.org.uk
