Blackburn, United Kingdom
International Women's Day NHS Portraits
Maxine Sharples, 36, a Paramedic for North West NHS Ambulance service poses for a portrait wearing the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) she would wear when caring for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, ahead of International Women's Day at The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in north west England, Britain, March 3, 2021. Picture taken March 3, 2021. "We’ve been to hell and back. Every member of the NHS has I think. It does finally feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel" Sharples said. REUTERS/Hannah McKay