Heating problem at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford branded disgusting
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A hospital has finally fixed a heating problem that was leaving some patients freezing.
David Chenery spent 10 days at the William Harvey Hospital, in Ashford, recovering from colon surgery in the Rotary Suite.
David Chenery has spent more than 10 days in the William Harvey Hospital where he was subjected to freezing temperatures. Picture: Eileen Chenery
The 73-year-old from Hythe said to wife Eileen over the phone that there was no heating on the ward and mobile heaters were in short supply.
Yesterday, she said: He had a heater for a few days but they took it away saying that someone else needed it.
Kent hospitals report almost 100 Covid deaths in latest daily figures released by the government
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Updated: 14:51, 14 January 2021
Hospitals in Kent have reported 95 Covid-19 deaths - setting another new record high for the pandemic.
The latest figures mean that since January 1 the number of people recorded to have died in the county within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus is 738.
Kent s hospitals have reported the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic
Today s update revealed another 42 patients had died at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust hospitals, 31 at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, 12 at East Kent Hospitals Trust, eight at Medway Maritime Hospital and two people cared for by Kent Community Healthcare Trust.
Kent hospitals report highest daily Covid death total as 68 people reported to have died
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Updated: 17:34, 13 January 2021
Hospitals in Kent have reported 68 Covid-19 deaths - more than any other day since the pandemic began.
The latest figures mean that since January 1 the number of people recorded to have died in the county within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus is 643.
There have been more than 500 Covid-related deaths recorded by Kent hospitals since January 1
Today s update revealed another 31 patients had died at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust hospitals, 17 at East Kent Hospitals Trust, 12 at Medway Maritime Hospital, seven at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford and one person cared for by Kent Community Healthcare Trust.
Tributes to Ashford mum Rachel Trott after Covid-19 death which came just weeks after she fulfilled her dream of working for the NHS
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Updated: 19:16, 08 January 2021
A young mum-of-three who would do anything for anyone has died of coronavirus aged just 36 just three months after starting her dream job with the NHS.
Tragically, Rachel Trott contracted Covid-19 while working on the frontline of the pandemic as a healthcare assistant in Ashford.
Rachel Trott died after contracting Covid-19
Ms Trott began working at the William Harvey Hospital in October. She passed away at her mum s house on New Year s Eve.
She leaves behind her partner Finn Carmody, and her three young children Charlie, nine, Lily, six, and Willow, 20 months.