Here we take a look at life on the wards at the University Hospital of Hartlepool and a look inside some long lost hospital’s like Cameron’s where many mothers gave birth.

9. A&E staff
Hartlepool hospital's A&E closed 15 years ago. Emergency department staff are seen here in 2004. Photo: Mail

10. Children's ward
Did you stay on Hartlepool hospital's children's ward? Seen here in the early 2000s. Photo: FLR

11. Netball nurses
University Hospital of Hartlepool Ward 9's Nightingales netball team in 2004. Photo: LH

12. Christmas traditions
One of the Christmas traditions years ago at Hartlepool General Hospital was the mixing of the Christmas pudding where nursing staff would help the kitchen staff. Photo: Mail
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