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Jul 2022
More than 130 Harrogate hospital staff absent due to covid in June
More than 130 Harrogate hospital staff were absent due to covid last month.
A report from Jonathan Coulter, acting chief executive of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, has revealed that the increase in spread in the community had led to staff being off sick.
The figure peaked at more than 130 in June amid the spread of the more transmissible Omicron variant.
Currently, 80 hospital staff are absent due to covid.
Mr Coulter said in a report, which will be presented to the trust board on Wednesday, that the spread of covid has put “additional pressure” on staff.
He added that “a small number of staff” would now be affected due to sick pay changes, as the virus is treated like “any other sickness”.
Mr Coulter said:
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Meanwhile, Mr Coulter confirmed that the trust is currently treating 35 patients who have tested positive for covid.
He added that while the severity of the disease remains low due to vaccine uptake, it has had an impact on flow through the hospital.
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