Watford General Hospital is under severe pressure , a health body has said, as Hertfordshire moves into Tier 4. Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, (CCG) says the hospital is looking after a large number of coronavirus patients, while West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Watford General - has tweeted multiple times that its A&E department is really busy or super busy . Jim McManus, Hertfordshire s director of public health, has also warned the situation in hospitals at the moment is “worse than the first wave” and that the NHS is facing extreme pressure . As of December 18, figures published on the government s coronavirus dashboard showed West Herts trust was looking after 149 Covid patients.
Watford General Hospital is under severe pressure , a health body has said, as Hertfordshire moves into Tier 4. Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, (CCG) says the hospital is looking after a large number of coronavirus patients, while West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Watford General - has tweeted multiple times that its A&E department is really busy or super busy . Jim McManus, Hertfordshire s director of public health, has also warned the situation in hospitals at the moment is “worse than the first wave” and that the NHS is facing extreme pressure . As of December 18, figures published on the government s coronavirus dashboard showed West Herts trust was looking after 149 Covid patients.
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Millions of pounds paid out in negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at West Hertfordshire Hospitals, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 36 clinical negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20.
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Millions of pounds paid out in negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at West Hertfordshire Hospitals, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 36 clinical negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20.
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The number of Covid patients at West Hertfordshire hospitals. Photo: Radar More than 100 Covid-19 patients were being cared for in West Hertfordshire Hospitals. NHS England data shows that 105 people were being treated for coronavirus at the NHS trust as of 8am last Tuesday (December 8). This was up from 79 on the same day the previous week. The number of beds at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 87.5 per cent in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 56.