The Duke of Cambridge has revealed he talks to his children “every day” about NHS staff so they understand the “sacrifices” medical workers make treating coronavirus patients.
William’s comments were made during a video call with staff from Homerton University Hospital in East London when he was told events now were “worse than the first wave”.
One senior nurse said queues of people waiting to be vaccinated at the hospital offered hope but the way out of the health crisis was for the public to “stay at home” during the lockdown.
Speaking on Thursday, the duke who is joint patron of NHS Charities Together, said: “A huge thank you for all the hard work, the sleepless nights, the lack of sleep, the anxiety, the exhaustion and everything that you are doing, we are so grateful. You are all in my thoughts.
The Duke of Cambridge has revealed he talks to his children “every day” about NHS staff so they understand the “sacrifices” medical workers make treating coronavirus patients.
William’s comments were made during a video call with staff from Homerton University Hospital in East London when he was told events now were “worse than the first wave”.
One senior nurse said queues of people waiting to be vaccinated at the hospital offered hope but the way out of the health crisis was for the public to “stay at home” during the lockdown.
Speaking on Thursday, the duke who is joint patron of NHS Charities Together, said: “A huge thank you for all the hard work, the sleepless nights, the lack of sleep, the anxiety, the exhaustion and everything that you are doing, we are so grateful. You are all in my thoughts.
“We are in awe of the tireless efforts of all NHS workers currently battling this evil virus. “We would sincerely like to thank the incredible ICU team at East Surrey Hospital for their world-class, compassionate care. “Our thoughts are also with his emergency department colleagues, whom he considered his second family. “A huge hole has been left in our hearts. We love you, forever and always.”
Nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, centre
– Ruben Munoz, nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, a father of two and nursing assistant at Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust )SASH) for a decade, died on April 17. Michael Wilson, chief executive of SASH, said the death of Mr Munoz had caused deep sadness among his colleagues.
(Joseph Varkey) Philomina Cherian was a staff nurse and “incredibly caring friend and colleague” on the Acute Assessment Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Read the full story here. She died on April 30 due to Covid-19, aged 63.
The full list: – Augustine Obaro, GP Dr Obaro, 63, died on January 1 after years of service working as a GP at Addison Road Medical Practice in Walthamstow, London. A father of four, Dr Obaro moved to the UK in 1999 from Nigeria and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group said he will be “sadly missed”. – Bridget Palmer, nurse Bridget Palmer, a staff nurse at Clitheroe Community Hospital, died on December 29 after contracting coronavirus, a spokesman for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) said.
By Dave West2021-01-06T12:22:00+00:00
Nine English NHS trusts now have at least half their adult acute beds occupied by covid-positive patients, with admissions still growing in every case.
HSJ’s analysis also shows that two entire health systems Kent and Medway and East London have hit the 50 per cent mark.
Ten out of England’s 42 health systems (known as sustainability and transformation partnerships) now have covid-19 bed occupancy of 33 per cent or more. The same situation is affecting 31 of 126 general acute trusts (25 per cent).
These findings are based on
HSJ’s analysis of NHS internal figures for occupancy and total beds up to 5 January. It covers adult general and acute beds only not intensive care, where covid pressure is also very high.