SIXTEEN further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals. In the latest data released by the Government this afternoon, it confirmed that in the past 24 hours, 16 people had been recorded as dying from Covid-19 at University Hospitals Dorset Trust. No deaths were recorded at either Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust or Dorset County Hospital. Yesterday, four deaths were recorded. Since the start of the pandemic, 656 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 across Dorset hospitals In total, University Hospitals Dorset has recorded 352 deaths, and Dorset Healthcare University 53. Dorset County Hospitalremains on 76. Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital reported 68 and 107 deaths respectively prior to the hospitals merger in October.
A letter from a frontline nurse at Royal Bournemouth Hospital “We are in a perilous situation”
29 January 2021
I am a frontline nurse at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, one of the two main hospitals of the recently founded University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust (UHD). We are in a perilous situation and so are our colleagues at Poole General Hospital.
Our two hospitals have not only reached their maximum capacity but are on a knife edge because of the surge of COVID-19 patients.
We have been on level 4 Operational Pressures Escalation Alert for months. Patient safety and care has also been compromised for months. UHD is one of the worst hit trusts in the South West of England. Our own lives and wellbeing are in jeopardy.
Further Covid deaths recorded across Dorset s hospitals FOUR further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospital. In the latest data released by the Government this afternoon, it confirmed that in the past 24 hours, two people had been recorded as dying from Covid-19 at University Hospitals Dorset Trust, and a further two at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trus. No deaths were recorded at Dorset County Hospital. Yesterday 20 deaths were reported across he county s hospitals. Since the start of the pandemic, 640 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 across Dorset hospitals In total, University Hospitals Dorset has recorded 336 deaths, and Dorset Healthcare University 53.
University Hospitals Dorset has recorded 334 deaths, Dorset County Hospital 76 and Dorset Healthcare University 51. Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital reported 68 and 107 deaths respectively prior to the hospitals merger in October. Nationally, NHS England said a further 744 people who tested positive for the Coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 70,545 Patients were aged between 24 and 101 years old. All except 26, aged 24 to 96 years old, had known underlying health conditions. Date of death ranges from December 4, 2020 to January 28, 2021, with the majority on or after January 23.