(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.
Weston Hospital closed to new patients after a surge in coronavirus infections.
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Weston General Hospital is under ‘significant pressure’ due to a rising number of coronavirus cases in North Somerset.
The influx in cases has meant patients without Covid-19 are being transferred to other hospitals to ease pressure on the hospital and protect staff and patients.
But the health trust, which runs Weston General Hospital, has stressed it is not a ‘Covid-only’ hospital and is open as normal.
Dr William Oldfield, medical director at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust said: “Weston General Hospital continues to be under significant pressure, but we have taken appropriate action to maintain the safety of our patients and staff, and are working with our partners across health and social care to help to ease the pressure on the hospital.
No intention for Weston General to be Covid-only hospital
CCG chief exec Julia Ross said patients are being taken to other hospitals to create space so Weston can return to business as usual
12:06, 6 JAN 2021
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Bristol s purpose-built Nightingale hospital is still not taking coronavirus patients, despite extreme pressure on neighbouring NHS facilities.
At least 211 frontline health and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus.
Through tributes from loved ones and confirmation through sources such as local NHS trusts and other authorities, the PA news agency has confirmed the names of health and social care workers who have died after contracting Covid-19 since March 11.
This chronological list contains people who were working in roles shortly before their deaths where they were likely to come into contact with patients.
The figure is likely to be lower than the true number of workers who have died, as the names of some victims will not yet be in the public domain.