Staff at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) hospitals have paid tribute.
Colleagues have paid tribute to an “extremely knowledgeable” nurse who was described as the “go-to” person.
Nurse Mhairi Cooper, unfortunately, lost her “incredibly brave fight” against Myeloma earlier this month.
Staff at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) hospitals yesterday paid tribute to Mhairi and observed a minute’s silence.
She was well known across the Trust, having worked as a nurse in the day case units at both Derbyshire Royal Infirmary and Queen’s Hospital Burton.
More recently, Mhairi worked at the Royal Derby Hospital, including a sister on Ward 207 and then on Ward 206.
A genuinely lovely person.
A statement from the family on social media reads, “It breaks our hearts to bring you the sad news that our beloved Mhairi has passed away.
“A beautiful woman inside and out, she will leave a massive hole in our hearts and in the lives of the people she knew.”
“We appreciate all of your kind messages and support received from her diagnosis until today. ”
Dr Magnus Harrison, Interim Chief Executive at the trust added, “Her colleagues tell me she was bubbly and chatty and seemed to know everyone.
“She was an exceptional friend and colleague and was the ‘go to’ person as she was extremely knowledgeable about everything. She was also a genuinely lovely person and will be greatly missed.”
