An NHS consultant who lost a diamond ring when she left it in the pocket of her scrubs said she was “so happy” when it was found almost 100 miles (161km) away at another hospital.

Radhika Ramasamy, who works at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, had put the ring in her pocket before giving a patient anaesthetic.

However, she forgot to put it back on and her scrubs were sent away to be cleaned before being reissued to the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) in London.

Suraj Shah, a registrar based at the RFH, discovered the ring in his newly-laundered scrubs five days later and said it was nice to be part of a “little miracle”.