Twenty-two Guy’s and St Thomas’ staff members, including a consultant who cured Hepatitis C in lots of patients, have been celebrated for collectively working 550 years for the Trust.
A total of twenty-two members of staff from areas spanning pharmacy to food service have been celebrated for working more than 550 years for the Trust at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals.
The long-serving staff who have been with Guy’s and St Thomas’ for at least twenty-five years each included midwives, nurses, doctors, IT technicians, a speech and language therapist, and a catering finance manager, among others.
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Professor Ian Abbs was also honoured for his long association with Guy’s and St Thomas’, having worked at the Trust for thirty-two years. From training as a junior doctor at St Thomas’, Prof Abbs has been a consultant renal physician, Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer before becoming Chief Executive in 2019.
He presented the medals to each long-serving staff member at St Thomas’ Hospital, noting some of their achievements and career highlights.
Among those celebrated was Dr Ranjababu Kulasegaram, a consultant in HIV. Colleagues highlighted his work in viral Hepatitis where he managed to cure Hep C in the vast majority of co-infected patients.
They paid tribute to him as being a “fantastic, very patient-focussed doctor” and added: “We all feel incredibly lucky to work with him and benefit hugely from his experience and wisdom.
Professor Richard Leach, clinical director of pulmonary, adult critical care and sleep at Guy’s and St Thomas’, was also honoured.
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Prof Leach has cared for tens of thousands of patients and trained thousands of doctors and nurses during his time at the Trust. His book Leach’s Critical Care Medicine at a Glance was mentioned as being a favourite among medical students and junior doctors across the world.
Jayne Amponsah, a principal pharmacy technician, started working at the Trust in 1997. Jayne was praised for “providing invaluable teaching and mentoring to the many pre-registration technician’s pharmacists and pharmacy students across the years” and for having a “vast bank of experience”.
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Tony Eyareya, a cyber security operations analyst, joined as an apprentice and has worked at the Trust for 29 years. He was acknowledged for his friendliness and being “determined to make a difference” in his job.
Charles Alexander, Chairman of Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “It is a privilege to be able to honour so many staff for their dedication and loyalty to the Trust, particularly in more recently challenging times.
“Your commitment to helping us care for our patients is an inspiring legacy of your careers and we are grateful for all you have given throughout your many years of service to Guy’s and St Thomas’.”
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To all past and present personnel at St Thomas’s. My first wife received very welcome attention and treatment of kidney problems throughout her life. We send our sincere thank you to all.