Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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roydo said:
Is it?
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In Dr William Oldfield's words, yes.

“We currently have a high number of patients with Covid-19 in Weston General Hospital. Whilst the vast majority will have come into the hospital with Covid-19, as an extra precaution we have taken the proactive step to temporarily stop accepting new patients to maintain patient and staff safety".

Edit the hospital beds part of it is. The care section will have to take the brunt again with inadequately trained staff looking after the elderly and vulnerable. With the subsequent consequences that have been all to evident when care homes become a place where the virus spread and the resultant tens of thousands of deaths. Bristol Nightingale should be used.
 
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ramacca said:
In Dr William Oldfield's words, yes.

“We currently have a high number of patients with Covid-19 in Weston General Hospital. Whilst the vast majority will have come into the hospital with Covid-19, as an extra precaution we have taken the proactive step to temporarily stop accepting new patients to maintain patient and staff safety".

Edit the hospital beds part of it is. The care section will have to take the brunt again with inadequately trained staff looking after the elderly and vulnerable. With the subsequent consequences that have been all to evident when care homes become a place where the virus spread and the resultant tens of thousands of deaths. Bristol Nightingale should be used.
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I would urge caution in suggesting the Health system in the area is overwhelmed.
 
ramacca said:
In Dr William Oldfield's words, yes.

“We currently have a high number of patients with Covid-19 in Weston General Hospital. Whilst the vast majority will have come into the hospital with Covid-19, as an extra precaution we have taken the proactive step to temporarily stop accepting new patients to maintain patient and staff safety".

Edit the hospital beds part of it is. The care section will have to take the brunt again with inadequately trained staff looking after the elderly and vulnerable. With the subsequent consequences that have been all to evident when care homes become a place where the virus spread and the resultant tens of thousands of deaths. Bristol Nightingale should be used.
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The A & E at Weston hospital has been closed at weekends and evenings for more than a year mate.
 
roydo said:
The A & E at Weston hospital has been closed at weekends and evenings for more than a year mate.
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Ah I see. They are just telling the people in the area not to come to A and E.

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"Weston A&E overnight temporary closure public FAQs VERSION 8 - February 2018 Q: Why has A&E been closed overnight?

A: The decision to temporarily close A&E overnight from 10pm to 8am from 4 July 2017 was taken because we can’t recruit enough permanent doctors to fully staff an A&E team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and in particular, to have sufficient doctors to staff a rota with overnight duties to make sure we can run the service safely at night".

Si I'd assume that when they opened Bristol Nightingale that would fill the weekends and evening gap for Weston' lack of A and E.
 
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ramacca said:
Ah I see. They are just telling the people in the area not to come to A and E.
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I wont pretend to know the full story why they close it, but I asked Mrs R, (ex NHS locally), and she rolled her eyes and said its a bit crap.

Whether thats down to cash, the size of it, or sommet else, I know not. But at the last count, there isnt a noticeable surge in Covid down here.

I think our % increase in cases is a bit higher than the average, but we have been by some way, the least infected area of the UK. So far anyrate.
 
roydo said:
I wont pretend to know the full story why they close it, but I asked Mrs R, (ex NHS locally), and she rolled her eyes and said its a bit crap.

Whether thats down to cash, the size of it, or sommet else, I know not. But at the last count, there isnt a noticeable surge in Covid down here.

I think our % increase in cases is a bit higher than the average, but we have been by some way, the least infected area of the UK. So far anyrate.
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I'd put this edit in. Can't recruit enough staff.

Edit. Closed due to ...

"Weston A&E overnight temporary closure public FAQs VERSION 8 - February 2018 Q: Why has A&E been closed overnight?

A: The decision to temporarily close A&E overnight from 10pm to 8am from 4 July 2017 was taken because we can’t recruit enough permanent doctors to fully staff an A&E team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and in particular, to have sufficient doctors to staff a rota with overnight duties to make sure we can run the service safely at night".

Si I'd assume that when they opened Bristol Nightingale that would fill the weekends and evening gap for Weston' lack of A and E.
 
roydo said:
I wont pretend to know the full story why they close it, but I asked Mrs R, (ex NHS locally), and she rolled her eyes and said its a bit crap.

Whether thats down to cash, the size of it, or sommet else, I know not. But at the last count, there isnt a noticeable surge in Covid down here.

I think our % increase in cases is a bit higher than the average, but we have been by some way, the least infected area of the UK. So far anyrate.
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Hope it stays that way and no increase.
 
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