An emergency consultant, who worked at the Royal Derby Hospital, has died after contracting Covid-19.
Manjeet Singh Riyat, described as “the father of the current Emergency Department” by his colleagues, died on Monday.
In a tribute on behalf of the Emergency Department team at Royal Derby Hospital, Emergency Medicine Consultant Susie Hewitt said: "Manjeet was enormously valued and much loved as a colleague, supervisor and mentor as well as for his wise council and discreet support in tough times.
"For many, Manjeet was considered the father of the current Emergency Department in Derby and many more will reflect on how his inspiration has shaped their own careers."
She also described him as an "enormously valued and much loved as a colleague, supervisor and mentor as well as for his wise council and discreet support in tough times".
In further tributes he was praised for his "huge contribution to the NHS in Derbyshier and across the field of emergency medicine nationally".
Gavin Boyle, chief executive at University Hospitals Derby, said: "Mr Riyat, known to his colleagues as Manjeet, was a widely respected consultant in emergency medicine nationally.
"Manjeet was the first A&E consultant from the Sikh community in the country and was instrumental in building the Emergency Medicine Service in Derbyshire over the past two decades. He was an incredibly charming person and well loved.
"Manjeet knew so many people here across the hospital, we will all miss him immensely. On behalf of everyone here at UHDB, including our patients and the communities we serve, I would like to offer our sincere condolences to his family."
