Worcestershire Royal Hospital THE county’s hospital trust has said it is trying to accelerate the return of as many non-Covid services as possible, after figures showed a 32 per cent drop in the number of scans being carried out by the county s hospitals. The latest data released showed that between April and September this year, 139,895 scans were carried out in the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust compared to 206,015 in the same period in 2019.That works out as 66,120 fewer scans, a drop of 32.09 per cent. However, Matthew Hopkins, chief executive of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “As a Trust we have followed national and speciality guidance about what tests and other procedures should and should not be carried out in an NHS hospital setting during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dec 20, 2020
A further 26 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
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The deaths announced today mean a total of 4,319 people have now died in the region’s hospitals after contracting the virus.
In figures announced by NHS England today, a further 266 people have died in hospitals across the country, bringing the total to 46,388.
One more patient died at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General and City hospitals, where 629 have now died in total.
Three deaths were reported today at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Russells Hall Hospital, where the death toll stands at 425.
THERE have been three new coronavirus related deaths recorded at Worcestershire s hospitals over the weekend according to official statistics. The latest NHS England daily figures how there have been three new deaths recorded in the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The total number of deaths at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust is at 403, with the number of deaths in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust remaining at 34. In total, there have been 437 Covid-19 deaths in county hospitals. A further 266 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 46,388.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 107 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, NHS England figures show. The data shows that the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on December 15 was up from 97 on the same day the previous week. The number of beds at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 49% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 72. Across England there were 15,031 people in hospital with Covid as of December 15, with 1,159 of them in mechanical ventilation beds. The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised has increased by 4%, while those on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 6%, in the last four weeks across England.
Chemo unit move from Redditch to Kidderminster only temporary
The Alex Hospital s chemo unit was moved to Kidderminster Hospital earlier this year in response to the Covid-19 outbreak A DECISION to move the chemotherapy unit from Redditch hospital to Kidderminster is a temporary move to reduce the risk of cancer patients catching coronavirus, the hospitals boss has said. The Alexandra Hospital s Garden Suite chemo unit was transferred to Kidderminster Hospital earlier this year in response to the coronavirus outbreak, but the hospitals trust has confirmed the move isn t permanent. Matthew Hopkins, chief executive of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages both sites, said: During the coronavirus pandemic, our staff have been working incredibly hard to ensure that all patients who need urgent care – not just those with coronavirus – have received it.