THE mum of a consultant and his wife says they were ‘blown away’ when a banner supporting NHS staff appeared outside the hospital where they work.

Mrs Pat Lowe, of Viney Hill, is the mother of Andrew Lowe, a consultant radiologist at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.

His wife, Sarah, is a consultant geriatrician who practises under her maiden name of Birchenough.

Mrs Lowe said: “They were both blown away, greatly encouraged and humbled at the appearance of the banner in support of everyone in the NHS.

“They found it amazing that unknown people should feel so deeply and make so little fuss about expressing these sentiments.

“This is just the sort of boost all those magnificent people in the NHS need to see them through these unprecedented times.

“They are superb - all of them - and I also say this as a patient at the Gloucester Royal Hospital undergoing treatment for bone marrow cancer at the Edward Jenner Clinic.

“I pray for the safety of them all.”