Coronavirus: Hundreds of NHS staff clap for recovering colleague

More than 100 members of staff from East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust clapped for their colleague to mark her recovery from coronavirus.

NHS workers at the Conquest Hospital in Hastings, celebrated as a member of nursing staff left Critical Care after 23 days.

Uma Pradhan, who is a nurse at the hospital, left the Critical Care Unit on Friday.

Her colleagues paid tribute to her, as she was moved to another ward to continue her recovery.

Uma described the staff at ESHT as "truly amazing."

Uma said that she "couldn't thank the staff enough" for everything they did for her.

She said: "I am still in hospital but progressing every day, everyone has been fantastic.”

Kate Murray, Critical Care and Anaesthetic Consultant said Uma had had "a really tough battle against Covid-19" and described her recovery as "remarkable".

She said: "This recovery has been made all the more special given that she is “one of our own”.

"She is an amazing lady – and a dedicated nurse. One of her first questions when she began to get better was when she could go back to work!"

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