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“THIS has been unrelenting.” Those are the stark words of the chief executive of Bradford’s main hospital on the intense challenges wrought by Covid-19. Nearly one year on from the first Covid admission at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), doctors and nurses still don their PPE armour as they continue to wage a war against the virus.  The Telegraph & Argus was given access to the hospital to speak to Covid-19 patients about their experience, and their accounts are a sobering reminder of the impact it has had on so many.  Julia Morris, 61, from Odsal, was being treated in Ward ...

A BANNER produced by a Bradford-born photographer to celebrate our essential workers and volunteers during the coronavirus crisis has gone on display in a city hospital. Ian Beesley and his team, including poet Ian McMillan, have produced colour lockdown banners to celebrate the dedication of NHS and key workers during the pandemic. The first banner produced, in honour of the NHS, features the slogan; 'Forever In The Heart of the Nation - Our NHS - All for One and One for All'. It has gone on display in the main concourse at Bradford Royal Infirmary after it was donated to the hospita...

A TOP Bradford doctor has spoken of his pride in leading a trial to find an effective Covid-19 vaccine, describing it as the "pinnacle of his research career". Professor Dinesh Saralaya, a Respiratory Consultant at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) is Director of the newly-established National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Patient Recruitment Centre, which is based at BRI and under the auspices of which, the late phase Novavax vaccine trial in Bradford was organised. On the news that the Novavax coronavirus vaccine had been shown to be 89.3 per cent effective at preventing Covid-...

Mel Pickup started as a trainee nurse on the wards, now she is running Bradford’s hospitals during the most challenging of times. Catherine Scott reports.