Surgeon leaves for Afghanistan
A surgeon from Sunderland leaves today to run the hospital at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
Surgeon heads to Afghanistan
A surgeon from Sunderland leaves today to run the hospital at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. As well as working at Sunderland Royal Hospital Colonel Ben Banerjee is a member of the Territorial Army. This is his fourth tour of duty and he'll be in charge of all trauma care in Helmand Province.
He's one of four surgeon's from Sunderland who are members of the reserve forces. The Hospital has allowed them to take part in nine tours of duty.
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