Paul Fletcher

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November 8, 2021

Paul was a great person to work with very approachable, dry witted and a fountain of knowledge when it came to behind the scenes wizardry, he will be sorely missed by all.

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November 8, 2021

Paul was always very patient at explaining things and would gently point out why a suggestion wouldn't work and then would find solution that would work. A much loved colleague who is much missed. x

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November 8, 2021

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November 8, 2021

I can hardly believe you are no longer with us. You were larger than life, inspirational, helpful, knowledgeable, kind an unbelievably patient. Words cannot express what a great loss, we feel without you helping and guiding us through a lot of projects.... more

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October 26, 2021

I have had the pleasure of working with Paul for over 6 years. I have always been astonished and in awe of your wiliness to give up your time to help others, no matter how busy you were. There isn't a system in the whole of UHB land that you didn't... more

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October 19, 2021

I have known Paul for over 15 years and more recently been involved with Paul`s work on the QE and HGS PAS projects and his development of Robotic Process Automation. Paul was always such a friendly person who never became irate or panicked. I have said... more

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October 19, 2021

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October 19, 2021

Working with Paul for last 5 years was a pleasure, he always made time for you and was my ' go to colleague’, with Paul if you had a problem, he would help to find a solution and you just knew you would get a resolution with a successful outcome.... more

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October 18, 2021

Paul was a much respected colleague and friend who I have had the pleasure of his wit and wisdom for many years.

He will be sadly missed.

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October 18, 2021 · via mobile

Very sad to hear of the news of Paul's passing. For the short time we worked together, I got the impression of a kind, light hearted person who was good at what he did. His strong knowledge in his field really helped everyone get an understanding of what... more

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October 16, 2021

There was never a more encouraging, supportive co-worker/Manager than Paul. He was always willing to lend a helping hand with a smile on his face. Very talented and knowlegeable person who knows his job really well. His outgoing personality, sense of... more

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October 15, 2021

I’ve tried to find some words to show the respect and affection I had for Paul , the best I can come up with is ’lovely man, brilliant at his job’ which I think sums him up perfectly.
The number of views and comments on this site speak volumes... more

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October 15, 2021

October 14, 2021

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October 14, 2021

In my short time at UHB I have seen the wonderful positive impact that Paul has had on our patients, colleagues and organisation. He was an incredibly talented, patient, knowledgeable, diligent and good humoured colleague - a real joy to work with. He... more

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October 14, 2021

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October 14, 2021

I had the very good fortune to know Paul for many years whilst working at SOH, QEH and QEHB. In the later years of my career I was working full time in IT in Pathology - thanks to Paul who was on the interview panel that appointed me. The work we did in... more

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October 14, 2021

Paul was more than a Manager. He was quite knowledgeable in all aspects of IT applications with expertise in Syntactic Interoperability. Surely He will be missed.

My condolences to his family members.

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October 14, 2021

I first met Paul in September 1974 when we started at Fairfax School, Sutton Coldfield. Since then we have been good friends, from the early days, cycling to Birmingham airport, spotting planes in the 1970s to more recently when discussing plans for... more

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October 14, 2021

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October 13, 2021

I had the opportunity to be part of Paul’s team for six and a half years. His knowledge of the wiring of the IT systems was profound and he was ready to share. Paul was not just my manger; over the last few years we became close, we car-shared... more

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October 13, 2021

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October 13, 2021

It is lovely to read all these stories and memories of Paul. He was always very helpful, kind and dedicated to his work. I am grateful for all the support he gave me and my team. His outstanding knowledge and fabulous personality will be missed.

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October 13, 2021

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October 12, 2021

It’s sad that we are all writing about Paul but I think it is important that everyone that reads about him know he was such a good person.

Paul was truly dedicated to his work to the point that even when on leave he was always reachable, he would... more

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October 12, 2021

I feel honoured to have worked alongside Paul for some 10 years and feel that together we achieved some great feats of engineering together. I may not have been a direct work colleague, but Paul surely did feel like one – a real friend who I will miss... more

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October 11, 2021

Paul seemed to know everything about everything and was always happy to share his knowledge and he always saw the funny side of things.

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October 11, 2021

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October 11, 2021

Paul and I have worked together for over 15 years and he was an absolute joy and pleasure to work with. I have never seen him get angry or frustrated in meetings when confronted by sometimes what felt like insurmountable problems - he would smile and by... more

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October 11, 2021

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October 11, 2021

Paul is what I would refer to as part of the Wolfson crew – IT people that I’ve grown up with since I started in IT back in 2004. Even though he was squirreled away with the clever folks in the Tech Dev office he was always one for the social... more

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October 11, 2021

Paul was without doubt a well respected and very committed individual through his job at UHB. We have delivered many projects together over the years, and just when you thought we have a problem that would cause some operational difficulties Paul would... morePaul was without doubt a well respected and very committed individual through his job at UHB. We have delivered many projects together over the years, and just when you thought we have a problem that would cause some operational difficulties Paul would emerge with the answer. He just had a knack of sorting out the issue, and in many ways he anticipated the problem before anyone else did.

There are many occasions where Paul created some amusement, but for me personally this one really sticks with me. Paul and I were fortunate to go to Greece to attend a works conference on Document Management. So I agreed to meet Paul at the airport and we get on our way - simple. On this occasion it was not going to be that easy. At the airport Paul would proceed to fall on the floor, for which he had a tendency to do with one of his famous stumbling falls, but this one was different. He got up only to find he had split his trousers from the crotch all the way to his backside. His main suitcase was of course in the hold at this point, so no spare trousers to bail him out. Whilst trying to save his embarrassment by taking my jacket around his waste he then proceeds to tell me that one of his front teeth had fell out(crown), so we now had a different problem. We proceeded through the security checks to go and find boots or something to help him stick his tooth back in. We did, but it wasn't that successful. At this point I was beginning to think what else could go wrong and we were not even on the plane yet. Thankfully nothing did, but Paul and I had many a laugh on that story for many years thereafter.

Paul was far more to me than a colleague and over the years we got on so well. He was simply a great guy who would represent our department at a technical level, and for that I am truly grateful to him. As we know Paul was coming towards retirement which makes this even sadder, but one thing I do know and that is I am richer for knowing and working with this great man.

The amount of texts and emails received about the passing of Paul simply tells me how well respected and thought of he was amongst people who worked with him.

Whilst Paul was not a family to me, he was one of our IT family and he will be so very much missed by us all.

RIP my friend, you were a legend and someone I will never forget.

Dean G less