Raquel Policarpio Source: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A former surgical sister who died following a long battle with cancer has been posthumously awarded a lifetime achievement award by the chief nursing officer for England, Ruth May.
Raquel Policarpio died aged 51 last June, shortly after retiring from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she had worked for 18 years.
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Nominated by chief nurse at the trust Karen Dawber, Ms Policarpio has now been awarded the CNO Gold Award for lifetime achievement in nursing.
Ms Dawber had put Ms Policarpio, who was originally from the Philippines, forward for the award to honour her dedication to nursing and her patients in Bradford.
Zero coronavirus deaths in Birmingham as UK death toll rises by 12
NHS England reports a further 9 COVID-19 hospital deaths occurring over 3 dates
14:06, 13 MAY 2021
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The UK Covid-19 death toll has risen once again on Thursday May 13, with nine deaths in England and one in Wales.
NHS England reports a further 9 COVID-19 hospital deaths occurring over 3 dates.
21 were reported last Thursday, 13 two weeks ago and 22 three weeks ago.
ONE further Covid-19-related hospital death has been reported today in Bradford. According to the latest NHS figures, one further death was reported by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on May 12. No further deaths were reported by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. It means the total number of reported hospital deaths in the Bradford district now stands at 890 – 628 at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 260 at Airedale and two at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. Nationally, a further nine patients who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 87,081.
NO further Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported today in Bradford. According to the latest NHS figures, no further deaths were reported by either Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. It means the total number of reported hospital deaths in the Bradford district remains at 889 - 627 at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 260 at Airedale and two at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. Nationally, a further 11 patients who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 87,072. Their families have been informed. The figures are updated at 2pm each day and include confirmed death cases reported at 4pm the previous day.