'If we didn't have Tracy, we'd be dead'

A paramedic who works with homeless people in Derby has just won an award for her work.

Tracy Cunningham, a rough sleeper paramedic in the city, has been named in BBC Radio Derby's Make a Difference awards.

Ms Cunningham said: "Each day I go on outreach around the city centre and look out for any new rough sleepers.

"I'm a bit like their mother, to be honest."

One of the people she has helped said: "Because of this lady, I've never had to spend a night on the streets."

Another added: "If we didn't have Tracy, we'd be dead."

Video journalist: Emma Snow

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