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12:03 PM March 12, 2021
Dr Jakki Faccenda, respiratory consultant and one of the principal investigators for the study with research nurses.
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The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has recruited its 600th patient to the study which is part of a national study into life-saving treatments for Covid-19.
The Trust is one of the top 10 recruiting sites for the study, with one in five patients admitted to Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City hospitals with Covid-19 participating in the trial.
Dr Kanchan Rege, chief medical officer at the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Research is more important than ever and will help us learn more about the virus so we can treat it effectively. The initial findings from the study have already shown that dexamethasone and tocilizumab, drugs used in other conditions to reduce inflammation, significantly reduced risk of death for hospitalised patients with severe covid-19.
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Stamford and Peterborough hospitals will not give inpatients Covid-19 vaccine Published: 14:00, 09 February 2021
Patients admitted to hospital will not receive the Covid-19 vaccination as a matter of course, according to a local chief medical officer.
The Mercury was contacted by the husband of a 76-year-old patient from Stamford who was admitted Peterborough City Hospital with a severe chest infection.
He fears that without a vaccination, she is vulnerable to catching the coronavirus during her hospital stay.
Peterborough City Hospital
He said: âWe learned that, while in hospital, she had been in contact with someone who had Covid-19.
âFortunately she was tested for the virus and it was negative, but the longer she is in hospital, the more likely it is she will be in contact with people who have the infection.â
Peterborough City Hospital has carried out nearly 6,000 vaccinations in a month
| Updated: 17:50, 08 January 2021
Since then, almost 6,000 people have been vaccinated from across the area.
Chief medical officer and deputy chief executive officer Dr Kanchan Rege said: It has been an extremely busy month in our vaccination clinic and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone in the vaccination team for the fantastic work they are doing.
Peterborough City Hospital s vaccination programme (43891777) It has been extremely heartwarming to see those in the over 80 priority group and members of team North West Anglia come to receive their vaccine. The clinic is a vibrant and positive area, highlighting the hope we all have that this vaccine will help us get out of this pandemic.