TRIBUTE has been paid to long-serving staff at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

More than 60 employees, who together have clocked up over 1,890 years of service to the NHS, won recognition.

Awards marking 25 and 40 years were handed out.

Kelly Barker, chief operating officer at the care trust, says: "It was great to celebrate the care and compassion shown by our people – people who have gone the extra mile for our communities.

"It's right that we mark their years of service.

"I’d like to thank all our long-serving colleagues for their commitment to the NHS, and Sovereign Healthcare which kindly sponsored the event."

Award recipients included Nicki Cook, a lead psychological therapist at the trust, who said: "Reflecting on my 40 years in the NHS, I’m very happy to have had the opportunity to be part of so many of life’s experiences. It's been a privilege."