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Jan 2021
Coronavirus surge forces Harrogate hospital to postpone surgeries
Harrogate District Hospital has announced it is to postpone some non-emergency surgeries to free up space and staff to deal with coronavirus patients.
There are currently 46 coronavirus inpatients in the hospital — more than double the figure of 19 just a week ago.
The hospital has said previously it has the capacity to care for up to 100 coronavirus patients. But this is only possible if the hospital frees non-covid wards.
It is not clear yet how many appointments will be affected by the news.
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Tim Gold, the chief operating officer at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, said:
Dr Jacqueline Andrews, the executive medical director at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, said:
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