Operative surgery at Connaught from June 2013 to February 2015. Operative surgery at Connaught from June 2013 to February 2015. Key: 1. 23 May. First confirmed case in Sierra Leone. 2. 23 June. First confirmed case in Freetown. 3. August. Highest number of healthcare worker deaths and local decision to stop elective surgery. 4. December. Local decision to delay emergency abdominal surgery until after −ve Ebola test. 5. January full personal protective equipment made available to surgical team. †Indicates death of surgical doctor from Ebola. Ibrahim Bundu et al. J R Army Med Corps doi:10.1136/jramc-2015-000582 ©2016 by British Medical Journal Publishing Group