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| Ebola doctor Martin Deahl returns to work | Ebola doctor Martin Deahl returns to work |
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| A doctor who travelled to Sierra Leone to help treat Ebola patients has returned to work after isolation. | |
| Dr Martin Deahl, arrived in the UK last month but has spent the last three weeks monitoring his health at home in Newport, Shropshire. | |
| He spent a month in Africa as part of an NHS team helping to tackle the spread of Ebola. | He spent a month in Africa as part of an NHS team helping to tackle the spread of Ebola. |
| Mr Deahl described the work as "the opportunity of a lifetime", but said he had struggled since his return. | Mr Deahl described the work as "the opportunity of a lifetime", but said he had struggled since his return. |
| "We could see ourselves making a difference at first hand and people who for all intents and purposes should have died and were as ill as could be, recovered," he said. | "We could see ourselves making a difference at first hand and people who for all intents and purposes should have died and were as ill as could be, recovered," he said. |
| "By the time we left we had 30 patients in the centre. Five died, sadly, but five were discharged entirely well." | "By the time we left we had 30 patients in the centre. Five died, sadly, but five were discharged entirely well." |
| 'Pressure on families' | 'Pressure on families' |
| A consultant psychiatrist, Mr Deahl travelled back to the UK with nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who subsequently contracted Ebola. | |
| Last week, London's Royal Free Hospital said she was "showing signs of improvement". | Last week, London's Royal Free Hospital said she was "showing signs of improvement". |
| He said while her illness had affected the team, most of them would return to Sierra Leone if given the chance. | He said while her illness had affected the team, most of them would return to Sierra Leone if given the chance. |
| However, he said the pressure on families had been great, even since returning home. | However, he said the pressure on families had been great, even since returning home. |
| "It was wonderful [seeing family], but odd, not being able to hug them or touch them. I've effectively slept in another part of the house and used a separate bathroom." | "It was wonderful [seeing family], but odd, not being able to hug them or touch them. I've effectively slept in another part of the house and used a separate bathroom." |
| 'Fear of Ebola' | 'Fear of Ebola' |
| Mr Deahl said the fear of Ebola meant he had written to parents at his daughter's school to reassure them children were not at risk. | Mr Deahl said the fear of Ebola meant he had written to parents at his daughter's school to reassure them children were not at risk. |
| Even since being given the all clear and returning to work on Monday, he said some patients had been anxious. | Even since being given the all clear and returning to work on Monday, he said some patients had been anxious. |
| "Regardless of the rules and the quarantine, there's a lot of fear, understandably, about this condition," he said. | "Regardless of the rules and the quarantine, there's a lot of fear, understandably, about this condition," he said. |
| "I've had people step back and others give me a hug, probably in equal measure." | "I've had people step back and others give me a hug, probably in equal measure." |
| While not ruling out a return to Africa, he said he was more likely to help train others. | While not ruling out a return to Africa, he said he was more likely to help train others. |