She spent her final days in the same wards which became so familiar to her over a distinguished career spanning more than four decades.
Pam Ford dedicated her life to the NHS, with service of a quarter of a century at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH).
After training as a nurse at the age of 18 in 1950, Pam went on to fill a variety of roles across the NHS including work in hectic accident and emergency departments.
Her last 25 years were spent at the NNUH, taking up her first position at the former hospital site on Newmarket Road.
She went on to care for hundreds of patients and spread her own knowledge as a clinical teacher, A&E sister and nursing officer.
From there she took retirement before returning to take up one of the highest roles in the hospital, being elected as a governor at NNUH in 2010.
Pam was active in the role, supporting the Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Foundation Trust in many activities and volunteering in the hospital's mobile library service, taking books to patients on the wards.
Sadly she was recently diagnosed with cancer and has now passed away at the age of 84.
John Fry, chairman of NNUH, hailed her experience in helping guide the hospital.
'Pam was highly respected by her colleagues at the NNUH, both as an experienced nurse and a governor,' he said. 'She gave her time freely and was very active in supporting our hospital up until the last few weeks of her illness.
Councillor Brian Watkins, who is also an appointed governor at NNUH representing Norfolk County Council, said: 'Pam has made an immense contribution to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital both as a nurse of many years standing, and more recently as a governor. Pam will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege to know her.'
Pam passed away peacefully after a short illness at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
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