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UPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPIL WINS “YOUR NHS” ART
COMPETITION WITH DESIGN FOR HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE
The competition, supported by the Department of Health and
Social Care and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust, invited local primary school children in
the area to get creative to mark £18 million of government
investment for the renovation of Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral.
Open to all primary schools across Wirral, the competition invited
children to share their vision for the ideal hospital or healthcare
centre of the future.
Milly’s winning picture was chosen by a panel of expert local judges
including Janelle Holmes, Chief Executive at Wirral University
Teaching Hospital and Anthony Middleton, Chief Operating
Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Over 420 entries
were submitted by schools across Wirral. Milly is pictured at 10
Downing Street with The Prime Minister.
The judges were really impressed by Milly’s imaginative and
inspiring winning entry. They particularly enjoyed how Milly’s
drawing looks into the future by imagining robotic teddies and
drones that deliver medicine to patients. They also liked how Milly
designed a nature room with trees and greenery and a rainbow
room with bright and uplifting colours, creating a perfect, calming
environment for patients and staff.
With designs featuring healing gardens, robotic pharmacies and
spray antibiotic slides, 10 entries from budding artists across the
country were chosen as winners. The 10 prize winners travelled to
London on Monday 24th February to share their designs with the
Prime Minister. The artistic skills of Milly and her fellow winners
have also won them £500 of art vouchers for their school. The
winning entry in Wirral will take pride of place in the Arrowe Park
Hospital in Wirral very soon, along with all of the designs that were
shortlisted as finalists in the area.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “I was delighted to welcome
the young winners of the ‘Your NHS’ art competition to Downing
Street. Their creative designs and visions for our health service were
spectacular.”
Milly said: “I can’t believe I’ve won the 'Your NHS' art competition.
I really love drawing, and it was so much fun imagining what my
local hospital could look like in the future. The NHS makes me feel
safe and loved because it helps all of us so much when we are sick.”
Claire Marrin, Headteacher at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
in Upton, said: “We are all very proud of Milly. We had amazing
entries from across the school and know the standard was high
across the region. The competition was a great opportunity to get
our children thinking about the NHS and we are thrilled that Milly’s
caring and thoughtful nature has come through in her design! We
can’t wait to see some of her ideas come to fruition in the future!”
Janelle Holmes, Chief Executive at Wirral University Teaching
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We were so impressed by
the quality of the competition entries. It’s clear that the NHS means
so much to the community in Wirral and this was a great way of
inspiring the next generation who will ultimately help drive the
NHS forward. With energy and ideas like Milly’s, we will be in good
hands.”
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