Warrington Hospital on verge of passing encouraging and saddening Covid milestones WARRINGTON Hospital is on the verge of hitting two milestones in the town’s battle against coronavirus. As of this afternoon, Thursday, the hospital is only one patient discharge away, after recovering from Covid-19, from reaching 2,000 since the start of the pandemic. Sadly however, the Lovely Lane site is also one coronavirus death away from 500 during the same period. Currently, the hospital is caring for 20 patients that have tested positive for Covid, of which two are in the intensive care unit. This is a rise of four and one respectively since yesterday.
WARRINGTON and Halton hospitals lost more than £4million during the coronavirus pandemic due to patients failing to turn up to appointments, it is estimated. NHS Digital data for Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust shows that in the 11 months from April last year, there were 27,680 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means that out of 345,875 booked sessions, eight per cent were unattended. With the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust around £4.4million. Across England s health providers, five million appointments were missed during the same period to the end of February – around seven per cent of those booked – wasting the NHS an estimated £760million.
HALTON and Warrington hospitals lost more than £4million during the coronavirus pandemic due to patients failing to turn up to appointments, it is estimated. NHS Digital data for Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust shows that in the 11 months from April last year, there were 27,680 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means that out of 345,875 booked sessions, eight per cent were unattended. With the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust around £4.4million. Across England s health providers, five million appointments were missed during the same period to the end of February – around seven per cent of those booked – wasting the NHS an estimated £760million.
What is the coronavirus situation in Warrington ahead of next lockdown easing step? WE are rapidly approaching the date on which the next step in easing the coronavirus lockdown will occur. From May 17, as per the Government’s roadmap, most social contact rules will be lifted outdoors, although gatherings of more than 30 people will remain illegal. Indoors, the rule of six or two households will apply, while hospitality and cinemas will be able to open their doors once more. Larger performances and sporting events in indoor venues with a capacity of 1,000 people or half-full (whichever is lower) will also be allowed, as will those in outdoor venues with a capacity of 4,000.
This is how many new coronavirus cases are being detected in Warrington NEW coronavirus cases in Warrington remain low according to the latest figures from Public Health England. Data showed that in the week before April 25, the most recent period for which statistics are available, there were 42 positive Covid-19 tests returned in the town. This represents a rate of 20 cases for every 100,000 residents, the 137th level of any local authority area in the country. By comparison, in the seven days before April 18 there were 45 transmissions recorded – or 21.4 per 100,000. Across England, 154 areas saw cases numbers drop between these two dates while 149 experienced a rise and 12 were unchanged.