Healthcare museum to be set up in shopping centre

Photographs, medical artefacts and memorabilia will be featured in the museum

A museum charting the history of Wolverhampton's healthcare is to be set up in a shopping centre.

The project will be based in Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust's (RWT) Health Hub in the Mander Centre.

An exhibition of medical artefacts, photographs, and memorabilia from the trust's collection will be included in the programme, which will run for 18 months.

The museum, named the Healthcare Heritage Centre, will be supported by a grant of more than £139,000 from National Lottery Fund.

Volunteers who enjoy talking to people and can take on at least two shifts a month are needed to help run the centre.

RWT's Arts and Heritage Co-ordinator, Elinor Cole, said: "They will be giving their time, commitment and enthusiasm to make this project work.

"We are pleased to be able to give them new skills in return."

People interested can apply via the Health Jobs UK website.