THERE has been no recorded Covid-19 related deaths across Dorset hospitals for a week, according to figures from NHS England. The figures show at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, there have been 111 deaths - with the last record coronavirus death on March 31. The total number of Covid-19 at Dorset Healthcare Universities Trust since the start of the pandemic is 73 - with the last recorded coronavirus death on March 14. Death rates across the county have continued to fall since the rollout of the vaccination programme. Figures show that 735 people have died of coronavirus in University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) since the start of the pandemic - with the last recorded death on April 22.
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MORE than 20,000 appointments were missed at University Hospitals Dorset during 11 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show. And the hospital trust, which covers the Royal Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole hospitals, potentially lost more than £3 million as a result. The failed appointments waste time and heap pressure on consultants who already face “extraordinary demand” due to the virus, says the British Medical Association. NHS Digital data shows that in the 11 months from April last year, there were 21,675 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means out of 263,850 booked sessions, eight per cent were unattended. And with the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust around £3.5 million.
Bournemouth Hospital Charity has funded the £10,000 upgrade and refurbishment of the flat. The refurbishment of the accommodation will provide a sanctuary for families and relatives of patients requiring intensive care or therapy (ITU) and patients with cancer and blood disorders currently undergoing long and complex treatments. Matron of Jigsaw/Ward 11, Marie Miller said: This refurbished accommodation provides a reassurance for patients and their relatives by giving them relief in a time of need enabling families and relatives to provide important support and love. The two bedroom flat, with private kitchen and bathroom facilities, is now brighter and more functional and has new furniture, lighting and furnishings.
A LONG-SERVING chaplain at Poole Hospital and former president of the College of Health Care Chaplains has died suddenly at the age of 68. Canon Jane LLoyd (née Naylor), who established, led and has been at the forefront of the chaplaincy at Poole Hospital for over 30 years, died at home on April 12, following a short battle with cancer and treatment at the hospital. Described as a “visionary” by her husband Canon Nigel LLoyd, Jane used her position at the hospital to start up the bereavement centre at Poole Centre, in particular the area of neo-natal death. Having started out as an industrial chemist, she and Nigel met when they trained alongside each other at the Lincoln Theological College in Lincoln.