Tribute to Ameta Rooplal
February 3, 2021
On the 29 January we sadly lost one of our nursing colleagues, Ameta Rooplal who worked at City Hospital. This news has been absolutely devastating for her family and all her colleagues who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Her sister Carol and nursing staff shared their thoughts and reflections at this sad time.
Ameta was one of four siblings and grew up in a loving home in Trinidad. Her sister Carol recalls that Ameta wanted to become a nurse following her experience as a patient, and wanted to help and care people back to health.
In 1996 she graduated as a Nurse in NIHERST in Trinidad and has worked as a staff Nurse for the past 20 years. During this time Ameta married and had a daughter, but later was head hunted by the NHS to work in the UK. She moved to England in 2000, to continue her nursing journey at City Hospital. This was such a difficult decision as she was very close to her family, but later her sister joined her in the UK.
She was strong in her faith as a Christian and regularly undertook charity work with her local church. Her sister Carol recalls:
“Every week before her night shifts she would help distribute food to the homeless at Birmingham New Street Train Station and she did this religiously as she strongly believed in putting others before herself. This translated into her job as a nurse; she was a shining light to everyone who knew her.”
She worked in a variety of areas including AMU, Theatres, Endoscopy, and Gastroenterology and more recently in the Respiratory Hub. Throughout her career Ameta also worked as an agency nurse and over the years she made many great friendships, and supported colleagues in so many ways across the organisation.
Ameta was such a generous, selfless, thoughtful and kind person and genuinely cared about all of her patients and colleagues. She went above and beyond to help others and would often work extra hours to support her team. She was a shining light to everyone who knew her. She bought a calming feeling to the areas she worked in and loved by all who knew her
One staff member recalls, “I remember being a scared, shy, newly qualified nurse and Ameta took me under her wing showing patience, support and understanding. She was a great role model.”
Ameta dedicated many years to the NHS and she will be dearly missed by her family especially her mom, friends and colleagues. Words don’t do her justice; she was a real Life Angel and she will be deeply missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.