The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has now discharged 1,300 people.
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Patients have praised the selfless heroes at Norfolk s largest hospital as it has now discharged more than 1,300 Covid patients.
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital shared the news, after a further 200 patients have been discharged in the last two weeks since January 28.
In a tweet, the hospital said it would not be possible without incredibly dedicated and hardworking staff .
Since the start of the pandemic, the hospital has reported 566 patients have died after testing positive for Covid-19, with 10 new deaths confirmed on Wednesday. We are incredibly happy to tell you that since the pandemic began, we have seen over 1,300 people recover from Covid-19 and return home to continue their recoveries.
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A dancer, who was paralysed from the waist down after a brain tumour, has been able to walk again thanks to a robotic exoskeleton.
Simon Kindleysides, from Norfolk, trained as a dancer, but lost the use of his legs after a brain tumour in 2013.
But with the use of a borrowed robotic suit, he completed the London Marathon in 2018. It took nearly 37 hours but he set a world record.
Since then, an anonymous benefactor has bought him an suit and the 36-year-old father of three is walking more than 100 miles in February to raise money for his local hospital, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
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Estrella Catalan (Photo from GoFundMe)
Described as wonderful, caring, and loved by all the people she met, UK-based Filipina nurse Estrella Catalan passed away last Feb. 5 at age 52 due to complications brought by the COVID-19 virus.
Since September 2002, Estrella was working at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). There, she built a lasting legacy to her colleagues as a “conscientious and hardworking person a department could ask for.”
“Our deepest and heartfelt condolences are with Estrella’s loved ones and friends at this very difficult time and with all those who worked alongside Estrella and knew her,” Sam Higgins, chief executive of NNUH Foundation Trust, told BBC. “This is a heartbreaking reminder of the situation we are facing every day to help others and we want to thank our staff for their ongoing courage and commitment during the pandemic.”
Norwich hospital chaplain answers Covid-19 call A Norwich hospital chaplain has responded to the call for former NHS staff to return to help during the Covid-19 pandemic, 20 years after he was last part of the hospital chaplaincy team. During the first call of the pandemic last year for former NHS staff to return, Canon Captain Darren Thornton offered to help the Chaplaincy team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital some 20 years after he was a chaplain at the old Norfolk and Norwich site in the city centre. Now a chaplain at the University of East Anglia and Rector of St Giles on the Hill, Darren returned to a depleted hospital chaplaincy team during what has been a busy time, providing comfort and support for all patients and staff throughout the challenging Covid-19 period.