The family and colleagues of two much loved Birmingham Woman’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust staff members have paid tribute after they both sadly passed away following treatment for COVID-19.
Safaa Alam – Risk Management Midwife
Inspirational young Birmingham midwife Safaa Alam began her career as a nurse, before training as a midwife at Birmingham Women’s Hospital (BWH).
In a tribute from BWH Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, described Safaa as kind, compassionate and loved by family, friends and colleagues alike.
She was a valued member of the BWH team, where her passion for patient safety led her to progress to the specialist role of Risk Management Midwife.
Safaa took pride in supporting her colleagues to maintain safety, standards of care and lead improvement of services for our women, babies and families.
Trust Chief Executive Sarah-Jane Marsh paid tribute to her.
“Safaa was an amazing midwife whose skills and expertise helped to bring hundreds of new lives in to the world, whilst supporting women in their journey to motherhood.
“We promise to continue to uphold Safaa’s values and commitment to safe maternity care, wrapped up in the kindness and compassion she exemplified.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband and family as they come to terms with their devastating loss.
“May you rest in peace Safaa and may God bless you and your loved ones always.”
Birmingham Women’s Hospital’s Head of Midwifery, Rachel Carter, said Safaa was ‘the glue to our team’:
“Safaa was loved by all of us here at Birmingham Women’s. Not only was she generous with her time, approachable, and extremely hard-working; a true role model, but she was also a dear friend and the glue to our team.
“To watch Safaa work was inspiring, she provided women, babies and families with exceptional care and did this with the greatest level of compassion, putting every one she worked with at ease.
“Our memories of Safaa will always be cherished and we’ll greatly miss her strength and positive outlook on life.”
As well as being a dedicated and passionate midwife, Safaa was also a devoted wife to Shazad. He said:
“Saf was my beautiful and full of life wife. She was very passionate about her job as a midwife and would often dedicate more than what was required.
“Whenever we visited family or friends she would naturally lean towards any children and create lasting fun activities with them full of laughter and happiness.
“She was my childhood sweetheart and we grew up together and married over four years ago. My years with Saf have been filled with love, fun and adventure; this was just the beginning of our lives together, her passing has been premature.
“She has left an empty feeling and space in my life and for many others which will take a long time to heal but I will remember her with love for her courage, patience and kindness.”
Lillian Mudzivare – Senior Mental Health Nurse
Senior Mental Health Nurse Lillian Mudzivare also sadly passed away this week following a long battle with Covid-19.
Lillian was an important part of Forward Thinking Birmingham, the city’s mental health service for children and young people
Trust Chief Executive Sarah-Jane Marsh paid tribute to Lillian’s commitment to mental health and young people:
“Lillian was a much loved member of our Forward Thinking Birmingham team whose bubbly, vibrant and bright approach touched the lives of everyone who knew her.
“Her commitment to the mental health and well-being of young people always shone through and she was working hard towards becoming an advanced practitioner where she knew she would be able to make even more of a difference.
“Lillian, thank you for everything you did for the young people of Birmingham, our thoughts are with your husband and beautiful children now and always.”
Lillian, 41, was a valued nurse who had worked at the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust for two and a half years.
Elaine Kirwan, Deputy Chief Nurse for Mental Health Services said that Lillian was a much loved member of the team:
“We were so proud when Lillian joined our team. She was an amazing, talented nurse. Her care and compassion for patients shone through, she was a beautiful person, great friend, loved by us all.
“We will all miss Lillian for her exuberance and we will miss how she would cheer all of us up, lifting spirits whenever we were down.”
Lillian lived in Birmingham with her husband Moses and their daughters. Her family have shared the following statement:
“Lillian was such a beautiful mother, wife and friend – she was always there for others. She loved her children, her family and friends dearly and was a very proud nurse always caring for those who needed her help.
“We are all devastated to lose such a wonderful person; she will always be in our thoughts.”
Both Safaa and Lillian’s families have requested that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.
Our thoughts go out to all of their family, friends and colleagues.
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