Tributes to hospital chief nurse after sudden death
TRIBUTES have been paid to an “incredible” top Birmingham nurse after he died suddenly.
Philip Norman, executive chief nurse at Edgbaston’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, died unexpectedly on Monday.
Chief executive Dame Julie Moore said that staff were devastated by Mr Norman’s passing.
He had, she said, “touched the hearts of everyone he met”.
The 51-year-old, who joined the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust in October 2013, pioneered new initiatives at the Trust to fight infection prevention and control.
Dame Julie said: “It was with the greatest sadness that we learned that our Chief Nurse Philip Norman unexpectedly passed away. It is devastating news for us all. However, our first thoughts and sympathies are for his partner and his family.
“Philip was not only an incredible nurse but also an incredible person who touched the hearts of all those he met – patients, relatives and colleagues alike.
“He will be sorely missed by us all.”
Mr Norman qualified as a nurse in 1988 and undertook a number of clinical roles including work in A&E, High Dependency Care and surgery.
He moved to UHB in 2013 from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he had held the role of Acting Chief Nurse.
At this time the circumstances of his death are unknown.
A book of condolence has been left at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s faith centre for anyone who wishes to pay tribute to the muchloved nurse.