Two-thirds of all NHS trusts across England were treating more coronavirus patients last week than they did at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic, a Guardian analysis reveals. Figures show that in 17 trusts the number of people suffering from coronavirus outnumbered all other patients. On the current trajectory, the number of people being treated for Covid in England’s hospitals could be double that of the April 2020 peak within weeks..
Fashion designers are making scrubs for the NHS in its hour of need Susannah Butter
“We didn’t think we would have to step up and help like this again,” says Holly Fulton.
“But before Christmas the Royal Free called to say they needed more scrubs and we have been working to meet demand ever since. They have said we are a lifeline.”
Fulton usually designs clothes – Killing Eve star Jodie Comer recently wore a jumpsuit by her – but since Covid hit, she has been making scrubs for NHS workers. The Emergency Designer Network, which Fulton runs with fellow designersBethany Williams and Phoebe English, with Cozette McCreery, has provided nearly 3,500 sets of scrubs, mainly to the Royal Free and Middlesex University Hospital.
Dr David Weir, who was in his sixties, had worked for the NHS in North Manchester for 30 years, before moving to East Lancashire during the pandemic
A dedicated and respected respiratory doctor who went on the frontline to fight coronavirus has died from the illness.
Dr David Weir, who was in his sixties, had worked for the NHS in North Manchester for 30 years, before moving to East Lancashire during the pandemic.
He died from Covid-19 in December and is among 216 healthcare workers who have passed away from it.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Kevin McGee led tributes to Dr Weir today.
Northwick Park Hospital.
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A new service being piloted in northwest London will help women who struggle after losing a baby or experience birth trauma.
The Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS) will help women who experience psychological difficulties following pregnancy loss, still birth and neonatal loss, as well as birth trauma and women who have a fear of childbirth - tokophobia.
The project, which has received funding for a trial, will begin at West Middlesex University Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital before expanding to St Mary’s and Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and then Northwick Park Hospital in late 2021.