John Sweeney is a cleaner working at Nottingham City Hospital who was nominated for an award by the Respiratory Research Team for his part in supporting them on a number of COVID-19 research studies in 2020. 

But in turns out that not only is John a genuine NHS hero, he also has a pretty inspirational story about how he came to be working at the Hospital at all. He tells his remarkable life story to Matt Hurst from Research & Innovation. 

This episode is a tribute to the countless unsung heroes who together combine to make clinical research possible. It is also a tribute to everyone who "lives for the day". Thank you to John.

Find out more about our COVID-19 Research Heroes online. 

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