'I'm full of energy', says octogenarian nurse

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At 80, Iva Hills still clocks in at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire, where she has spent 55 years in nursing. Hills embodies a rare longevity in a profession plagued by burnout and staffing shortages. Her sustained energy and commitment offer a striking counterpoint to the broader crisis in the NHS, where many leave the field far earlier. The article profiles a worker whose decades-long tenure and apparent vitality challenge assumptions about aging and work capacity in healthcare.