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96-Year-Old Volunteers at Royal Liverpool Hospital Since 1994

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC · How we work

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Audrey Joughlin, 96, volunteers on Royal Liverpool Hospital’s book trolley service.
She first worked for the NHS in 1948, the year it was founded.
Joughlin has volunteered at the hospital since 1994 after a career diagnosing diseases.
She said the NHS made care free, unlike the pre-NHS system where patients paid.

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Audrey Joughlin, 96, volunteers on Royal Liverpool Hospital’s book trolley service.
She first worked for the NHS in 1948, the year it was founded.
Joughlin has volunteered at the hospital since 1994 after a career diagnosing diseases.
She said the NHS made care free, unlike the pre-NHS system where patients paid.