Worcestershire Royal Hospital WORCESTERSHIRE Acute Hospitals Trust potentially lost more than £3 million due to thousands of missed appointments through the pandemic, figures show. 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 19,865 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means out of 514,220 booked sessions, 4% were unattended. And with the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust around £3.2 million.
HERE S a look back at the time Tony Blair visited the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch in April 2005. Not everyone was pleased with the former Prime Minister s appearance at the Alex on Monday, April 18. This is the full story from the Wednesday, April 20, 2005, edition of the Advertiser: The whirring of rotor blades announced the arrival of the Prime Minister by helicopter at the Alexandra Hospital on Monday. Tony Blair was accompanied by his wife, Cherie, as he toured the hospital’s oncology department and new MRI suite. The Prime Minister spoke to reporters about the multi-million pound debt facing Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages the Alexandra.
DATA: The latest Covid death figures THERE have been no newly-recorded coronavirus deaths in Worcestershire s hospitals. The latest NHS England figures released today (April 23) show no new deaths recorded in the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, meaning its figure remains at 805. There have also been no new deaths in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, with its figure remaining at 63. In total, there have been 868 Covid deaths in county hospitals and at least 1,347 in all settings. The Acute Hospitals Trust covers Worcestershire Royal Hospital, as well as the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital. The Health and Care NHS trust covers community hospitals and rehabilitation wards, including Worcester City Impatient Unit, Malvern Community Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital, Pershore Community Hospital, the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove, Tenbury Community Hospital and the Wyre Forest Ward.
A MARRIED couple from Bewdley have shared their joy after defying the odds to welcome one of the most premature sets of identical triplets ever to be born in Britain. River, Beau and Leo arrived ten weeks early when they were born within six minutes of each other at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on January 16 this year. Parents Lauren and Jack Mountain had been shocked to learn at their 12 week scan they not not only expecting their first child - but their first three. They were overjoyed when their incredibly rare trio of boys arrived safely into the world after being delivered by emergency C-section.
NHS: One new death in Worcestershire hospitals THERE has been one new coronavirus related death recorded at Worcestershire s hospitals. The latest NHS England daily figures, released this afternoon (April 21) show there has been one new death recorded in the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This means the number of deaths recorded in the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is now at 805. There have been no further deaths at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, with its total staying at 63. The newly announced death means in total there have 868 Covid-19 deaths in county hospitals. And in all settings, including hospices and care homes, there have been 1,347 deaths.