Surgeon leaves for Afghanistan
A surgeon from Sunderland leaves today to run the hospital at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
Hospital offers surgical expertise to the armed forces
Sunderland Royal Hospital has four staff surgeons who are also reservists for the armed forces. With the backing of the hospital they have taken part in nine tours of duty to places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
Consultant surgeon, Colonel Ben Banerjee, leaves today to become Medical Director at Camp Bastion. For a three month tour of duty he'll be in charge of all trauma care for Helmand Province, dealing with hundreds of injured soldiers and civilians.
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