Hospitals in Texas were being evacuated after patients were left without water or power as the winter storm continues to leave the power grid crippled – and another storm was set to roll through. St. David’s South Austin Medical Center and Dell Children’s Medical Center, both in Austin, Texas, are transferring patients to other hospitals, … Read more
Stopping the spread of coronavirus in hospitals could have led to a ‘substantial’ reduction in the number of deaths in the first wave, SAGE research has suggested. A paper presented to the government advisory board found that as many as 40 per cent of hospital patients with Covid caught it after they were admitted. And … Read more
NHS hospitals in England cut routine operations by a QUARTER in January as number of coronavirus inpatients soared at the height of second wave, leaked data shows Leaked NHS figures showed 23,000 fewer operations were done in January And separate data showed 103,491 patients needed to be seen in a month Hospitalisations from the virus … Read more
Hospitals charge NHS workers £500 to use staff car park while they battle Covid pandemic that has killed colleagues Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust introduced charges in a bid to ‘manage demand’ One worker said staff are ‘angry’ about move as colleagues have died in Covid Trust said that it had free parking in … Read more
Hospitals charge NHS workers £500 to use staff car park while they battle Covid pandemic that has killed colleagues Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust introduced charges in a bid to ‘manage demand’ One worker said staff are ‘angry’ about move as colleagues have died in Covid Trust said that it had free parking in … Read more
NHS boss urges ‘cautious’ approach to lifting lockdown as hospitals remain stretched despite drop in cases NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson warned against easing restrictions He said there were still 26,000 patients currently fighting Covid-19 in hospital Stretched capacity has forced frontline staff to work ‘at fever pitch intensity’ By Jack Elsom For Mailonline … Read more
A mother-of-two who posted photos of empty wards and claimed coronavirus was a hoax has today been banned from visiting all hospitals. Hannah Dean pretended to be a journalist to gain entry to hospitals before sharing photos on social media of wards which were not on the frontline in the fight against the virus. Despite … Read more
The NHS will take months to return to normal in England after the coronavirus pandemic is over because doctors and nurses are exhausted, it was claimed today. Hundreds of frontline medics fighting Covid-19 have been working at ‘fever pitch’ for months. Hospital trust bosses say their staff need to ‘decompress and recover’ after taking on … Read more
Half of people who survived COVID-19 hospitalization still suffered symptoms four months later, a new study finds. Over 50 percent of survivors’ lungs still weren’t functioning at full capacity months after discharge, and 17 percent had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to Italian research published Wednesday. Sometimes called ‘long-haulers’ or sufferers of ‘long … Read more
One in eight NHS trusts in England did not have a single spare intensive care bed last week, official figures show as hospitals continued to grapple with the winter wave of critically ill coronavirus patients. NHS England figures published today reveal 18 out of 140 major trusts had 100 per cent occupancy in their ICUs … Read more