This Saturday the Royal Bournemouth Hospital surgical theatres have an open day from 10am until 4pm.

Back in 1977 Gareth Jenkins, deputy hospital administrator, had a patient's view of one of the modernised operating theatres at Boscombe Hospital, with nurses May Dedman and Wendy Edes and assistant Jackie Hodson.

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