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A patient lay dead for almost five hours on a ward at a Birmingham hospital due to staff shortages, a report has revealed.
The report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield has struggled with staffing due to the pandemic.
The impact of the pandemic and its effect on staffing at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust was also highlighted.An inspection was carried out at the trust, which runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, and Solihull Hospital in December.All sites were reviewed apart from the Solihull Hospital.
Vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
“From tonight, we will be opening up a number of vaccination appointment slots specifically for our night staff, between 6pm and 8am.
“These will be rolled out site-by-site at QEHB (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham), Heartlands and Good Hope hospitals into the weekend.”
Mr Zahawi said previously that the pilots would trial “different types of 24/7 delivery to make sure we learn from it and we get it right”.
The PA news agency understands that Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in Nottinghamshire, is also due to host a 24-hour vaccine pilot.
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Birmingham hospitals to start piloting 24-hour Covid-19 vaccination appointments for health workers
Vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi previously said pilots would trial different types of 24/7 delivery to make sure we learn from it and we get it right
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University Hospitals Birmingham runs Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals covers three hospitals in Nottinghamshire - King s Mill Hospital, Newark Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital.
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