Colleagues gathered on Ward 22 to say a fond farewell to Mr Jyoti  Basu. He is moving on after nine years as a consultant and a registrar before that.

The consultant urologist said: "I am very sad to be leaving. I have always been very supported here by everyone - my secretary, the ward, managers and consultant colleagues past and present."

He lives in Leeds and is moving to a similar role at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust.