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Hundreds of people gathered outside Furness General Hospital to pay their respects to a ‘gentleman’ doctor before his funeral. Current staff members, ex-colleagues and members of the public paid an emotional tribute and clapped for long-serving rheumatoid specialist Dr William Smith Mitchell, who dedicated more than 30 years to the hospital before he sadly died of pulmonary fibrosis. George Nasmyth, a consultant surgeon who started working with Mr Mitchell in 1991, said: “He was the one who brought the attention to the legionella outbreak and this was the most important thing because until you recognise it more and more people were getting it, and that was down to him. ....
Readers have paid tribute to Dr William Smith Mitchell, who has sadly died. Dr Mitchell was a rheumatoid specialist and worked at Barrow’s Furness General Hospital for more than 30 years. One of Dr Mitchell’s most prominent achievements was being the first to spot the outbreak of the legionnaires disease at The Forum in 2002. The outbreak, in which seven people died, was ranked the second worst in British history. Dr Mitchell’s daughter, Caroline Biggins, said that he was a ‘loving’ father and his family were his world . One reader Kathy Bartlett said: “This news has really upset me. ....
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to the hero doctor who was the first to uncover the Legionnaires disease outbreak in Barrow. Long-serving rheumatoid specialist Dr William Smith Mitchell dedicated more than 30 years to Furness General Hospital before he sadly died of pulmonary fibrosis. Dr Mitchell was a beloved husband to Maureen, treasured dad of Val, Caroline, William and David and cherished grandad of Priya, Amelia, Nevaeh, Cerys and William. Dr Mitchell qualified from Glasgow University in 1977 before becoming a consultant at Furness General Hospital in 1990. He went on to become a training programme director for rheumatology in Morecambe Bay and became an associate dean at Manchester University in the medical department. ....