Borders ‘therapet’ Hattie the dog was celebrated last week at a Downing Street reception.
Hattie joined brilliant staff from Coldstream Medical Practice who were being recognised as local healthcare champions to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
Yvonne Archibald and Dr Emma Platt attended the Number 10 reception after I nominated Coldstream Medical Practice to attend the event.
It was a pleasure to join Emma, Yvonne and Hattie the dog at Downing Street for a reception to honour local NHS heroes.
I nominated Coldstream Medical Practice because it is very highly regarded by the local community and it did incredible work to help people through the challenges of the Covid pandemic.
As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS, it is very worthwhile to reflect on the huge debt of gratitude that we owe NHS staff.
Yvonne Archibald, practice manager at Coldstream Medical Practice, said: “We were delighted to be nominated to represent the practice team at the NHS Champions reception at Downing Street.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see inside Number 10 and it was really interesting to meet other NHS staff from across the country.
"It was lovely that we were allowed to bring along Hattie, our practice dog, to the event. She’s a huge part of the practice team and acts as an unofficial therapy pet for both patients and staff and she definitely won some hearts on the night.
"Thank you for the nomination and we were so glad we accepted the invitation to attend."
