London bus driver Kishorkumar Patel, 58, was one of three patients who died after the ventilator mix-up. Staff failed to properly attach filters which prevent the build up of mucus.
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Across England, health chiefs are leaving no stone unturned in their search for ways to reduce the elective backlog.
While six of the seven temporary hospitals were closed at the end of the winter wave of covid-19 in April, the Devon ICS chipped in to keep the Exeter Nightingale alive.
HSJ understands all the NHS providers in Devon helped Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust secure the facility – situated on an industrial estate outside Exeter – with the support of NHS England, which had coughed up the construction costs at the outbreak of the pandemic.
NHSE also helpfully selected Devon ICS as an “accelerator site” for its elective recovery programme, meaning the ICS received several millions of pounds in extra funds to tackle the challenge ahead.
Most NHS workers are feeling understandably very anxious as 19 July approaches. A large part of this is, of course, down to the creeping covid admissions in various parts of the country. However, concerns have also been raised about infection control and public behaviour once ‘freedom day’ dawns.
Many trusts have taken matters into their own hands and
Many will also be going further and maintaining social distancing, flexible working for those who can and also operating a covid visiting policy in the case of Hull Teaching Hospitals.
As of yet there has been no clear message from the centre on this and Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, has called for national guidance.
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