James May supporting the campaign.
A trio of famous faces have added their weight to a terminally-ill doctor’s patient empowerment campaign.
Former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have been pictured holding up personalised #hellomynameis signs in a nod to Dr Kate Granger from East Ardsley.
Amid their busy schedule filming for the upcoming Amazon series The Grand Tour, Clarkson tweeted images of him and his co-hosts showing their support for the campaign.
Dr Granger launched the campaign to encourage medical workers to introduce themselves after her own experiences as a patient.
The consultant, who works at Wakefield’s Pinderfields Hospital, was diagnosed with a rare type of sarcoma which attacks the tissue supporting the internal organs in 2011.
Some 400,000 doctors, nurses, therapists, receptionists and porters across 90 organisations are now backing the drive that has also received high-profile support from a number of celebrities.
The success of the campaign, which has been backed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, saw her pick up the Special Achievement Award at the BMJ Awards in London earlier this year.
In her blog, she explains that #hellomynameis came about after she made the “stark observation” that many staff failed to introduce themselves to patients.
For further information visit drkategranger.wordpress.com.