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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-54698307

A mural celebrating diversity in the NHS has been painted in East London. Members of the public were invited to create different flowers to represent all the different nationalities that are working in the NHS. There are 200 flowers in the mural. There is a video in the link above.

The artist is Atma. Atma says in the video,

“Every single flower tells a story. It has been created by all sorts of people; old people, young people, artists, non artists, families, schools, and I put the art work together.”

“What makes this piece very special is that every flower is different and it’s a strong metaphor to say that what makes the NHS really rich is the diversity of people who work for it.”

A doctor interviewed in the link above says, “it’s important for our patients to be able to see themselves in the people who care for them.”

-        What is the NHS, who is it for?

-        Has anyone been to a hospital? Did all the nurses and doctors look exactly the same or were they different?

-        What is diversity?

-        There are 200 flowers in this display, what does this show us about the NHS?

-        What is a metaphor?

-        Why do you think Atma wanted so many different people to contribute to the mural?

-        Why do you think Atma asked people to create flowers instead of their faces or instead of a big map or different objects? What is it about a flower?

-        Why do you think the mural shows a person holding a sign that reads, “One NHS”?

-        “it’s important for our patients to be able to see themselves in the people who care for them.” What does the doctor mean by this?

-        What can we learn from the artist, Atma?

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