AMBULANCE staff were left angry after they were told to decline a hospital trust’s offer of a Covid-19 vaccination. South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) issued the message to staff via social media saying it had “protocols to follow”. Staff were offered the chance to have a jab in Brighton by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH). But Secamb said it wanted to vaccinate its staff in line with its protocols so it could keep track of who had had the jab. The GMB union said it had been “flooded with complaints” following Secamb’s Facebook post, with some ambulance staff having “travelled almost 100 miles to access this treatment”.
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HOSPITALS in the south of England say they have seen a âreal rise in pressureâ as the number of Covid patients needing treatment rapidly multiplies as the virus mutates.
Saturday was described as one of London Ambulance Serviceâs busiest in history. The service has urged people to call 999 only if there is a serious emergency.
Dr Katherine Henderson, from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said she experienced âwall to wall Covidâ while working at a hospital in London, and there was a âgreat deal of difficultyâ getting patients into the wards on Christmas Day.
MILLIONS of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, figures reveal. A person can make a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 76 clinical negligence claims against Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20. The trust runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. A total damages bill of £14.8 million was paid out in relation to these claims over the year, while further legal costs totalled £1.4 million.
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According to Brighton and Hove News, they said priority was given to the most clinically vulnerable and those on the front line.
GMB said that it had been flooded with complaints about the way the internal politics of the NHS was preventing staff from having the earliest possible protection.
GMB regional organiser Gary Palmer said he was shocked when he found out about vital doses going to waste .
He said: Instead of giving the trust a round of applause for being proactive and using the doses up, they re telling ambulance professionals they re not important enough.
GMB regional organiser Gary Palmer (pictured) said he was shocked when he found out about this and called decision a blatant abandonment of those in the front line
I live or work in a care home, what happens now?
Residents and staff do not need to do anything at present but should wait to be contacted by NHS England.
Mr Hancock said he hoped care home residents would start being vaccinated before Christmas. We hope to be vaccinating in care homes before Christmas . but we can only do that as fast as is safe to go, he said.
On December 5, the MHRA approved the way doses of the vaccine would be distributed to care homes and said it will be ready for distribution within the next two weeks.