A hospital matron who once posed proudly in her ward alongside Boris Johnson was yesterday named as one of the NHS heroes who lost their lives trying to save others.
Sara Trollope, 51, had dedicated her entire 33-year career to the NHS and was just months from retirement when she died from coronavirus.
A close friend of the “devoted” health worker said the job that she loved so much ended up costing her life. It emerged Sara is one of at least 21 health workers to die from the disease.
It was also revealed that another 917 people in total have died after contracting Covid-19 in the UK, bringing the hospital death toll to 9,875.