DSB Gives Award to Pioneering Heart Surgeons at NHS Heroes Ceremony

Dame Shirley Bassey and Lord Robert Winston presented a special NHS Heroes Award last night to two pioneering surgeons for their life saving work on heart transplants.

Steven Tsui and Stephen Large were given the Pioneering Hero Award after their work made it possible to restart a heart, allowing more people on the donor register to receive transplants.

Watch the star-studded ceremony- which celebrates 70 years of the NHS – on ITV on Monday 21 May at 8.30pm #NHS70

— Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT 💙 (@RoyalPapworth) May 14, 2018

Mr Steven Tsui added: "“It is a real honour to receive the NHS Pioneering Hero Award. However, this is just the beginning. We have much to do to establish a DCD heart transplant programme across the whole of the UK and across the world." #NHS70 @NHSHeroes #DCDheart

— Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT 💙 (@RoyalPapworth) May 14, 2018

Thanks to support from @papworthcharity our DCD heart transplantation programme has saved more than 40 lives

— Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT 💙 (@RoyalPapworth) May 14, 2018

Dame Shirley was among celebrities attending the NHS Heroes Awards event at London’s Park Lane Hilton, which ITV are televising on Monday 21st May at 8.30pm.

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Dame Shirley Bassey pictured with Camilla this evening #NHSHeroes pic.twitter.com/Fxvoq3TtgL

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