Doctor honoured for 'exceptional contribution' to sick childrenpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
A doctor from Bury St Edmunds has won a national award for her care of young patients.
Dr Lucy Grove, a community consultant paediatrician, was chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the UK to be named Best Doctor, in the 2017 WellChild Awards, external.
Dr Grove, who was nominated by colleagues as well as the mother of one of her patients, said it's still a "bit of a surprise" that she was nominated.
"I think it's probably because I'm part of a wider team, and this is about teams of people who are pretty special and who dedicate a lot of time in supporting both families and children with very complex needs," she said.
"What we try and do is actually work, not just with the illness and the complex problems children have, but really just try as a team across health and education to allow them to access all the normal things that children do."
She will pick up her award from Prince Harry at an event in the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London later today.