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Doctors say fond farewell to staff
retiring: Dr Naseer Naqvi retiring after 27 years and Prof Romesh Gupta OBE retiring after 26 years Picture: Ian Robinson
A slice of history came to an end when two doctors retired from Chorley hospital on the same day.
Prof Romesh Gupta and Dr Naseer Naqvi brought the curtain down on their careers on Friday.
Prof Gupta has worked at Chorley hospital since 1985, having become a doctor in his native India in 1969.
He came to the UK in 1975 and moved to Lancashire in 1982, settling in Euxton.
The father-of-three said: “I’ve had a fantastic time. I’ve enjoyed working at Chorley.”
The 64-year-old was awarded the OBE for services to medicine and the community in Lancashire and said patient care always came first.
Prof Gupta’s work was recognised when he was given the Gold Clinical Excellence Award from the Department of Health.
Prof Gupta is a former president of the Rotary Club of Chorley
Dr Naqvi, who lives in Bolton and has two children, specialised in Parkinson’s Disease.
Najeeb Raza said of Dr Naqvi: “He is a highly dedicated and highly professional consultant, who served patients with respect and a smile.
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ravibhanot
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 07:59 PMProf. Romesh Gupta is an exceptional man. He is a caring, loving man who has worked tirelessly to improve people's health. He started the Health Melas in Bolton and Preston. This has helped a great number of people. He inspired and helped us to start a similar one in East London. We hope there will be many more Romesh Guptas in this world. I personally hope Romesh will go on and inspire many more health melas to start nation wide.
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