England’s hospitals have reported the lowest number of coronavirus deaths since before lockdown as Harrogate District Hospital records one more.
The Harrogate patient died yesterday and was among 28 coronavirus deaths in today’s NHS figures, the lowest since March.
It means that Harrogate District Hospital has now reported 76 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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Hospitals across the North East and Yorkshire recorded five deaths today. The East of England did not report any coronavirus deaths.
The patients were aged between 59 and 100 years old. All patients had known underlying health conditions.
‘Outrageous’ series of bike thefts investigated at Harrogate HospitalA total of seven bicycle thefts from Harrogate District Hospital have been reported to North Yorkshire Police since the beginning of April.
The thefts – including from key workers on long shifts – are being investigated by the Harrogate neighbourhood policing team, which says it is committed to finding the people responsible.
The force is also offering hospital staff and local residents the option to have their bikes security marked, by appointment only, in an effort to discourage the crime.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said:
“Since the beginning of April this year, there have been seven bicycles stolen from the Harrogate District Hospital site. Members of staff who have been dealing with the coronavirus crisis are among those who have been affected by these incidents.
“This is clearly outrageous and the Harrogate Neighbourhood Policing Team are working hard to identify those responsible and are helping staff to increase cycle security.”
The thefts are being investigated by police, who have reassured staff that those responsible will be found.
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Harrogate District Hospital is looking into further security measures following the incident. A trust spokesperson said:
Harrogate District Hospital reports no coronavirus deaths“We know it is frustrating and upsetting to have a bike stolen. We’re currently looking at what we can do to improve bike storage facilities on the Harrogate District Hospital site.”
Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any new coronavirus deaths.
It is the first time in four days that the hospital has not recorded at least one death.
So far, 73 people have died after testing positive at the hospital and 125 have recovered.
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Meanwhile, hospitals across England have recorded another 70 deaths today taking the total up to 27,860.
Patients were aged between 24 and 102 years old. Three patients, who were aged between 78 and 102, had no known underlying health conditions.
Harrogate Scrubbers gets £5000 boost for second phaseA volunteer group in Harrogate will be able to help community healthcare workers with a £5000 bost from the Freemasons.
Harrogate Scrubbers, led by teacher Fran Taylor, is a 750 strong team which has delivered more than 2000 scrubs to the hospital.
The group is now in its second phase. They now focus on community clinical settings like doctors’ surgeries, dentists, and hospices.
With a set of scrubs setting the team back by £25, the donations by the Freemasons should be able to help another 185 key workers.
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The Province of Yorkshire West Riding’s Provincial Grand Master’s Fund donated £2,500 and the Masonic Charitable Foundation matched it.
In addition, a number of Harrogate Masonic Lodges have already supported the Harrogate Scrubbers to the tune of £700.
David S Pratt, the Provincial Grandmaster of the Province of Yorkshire West Riding, said:
“At the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, we set up a special COVID-19 relief fund to help organisations responding to the crisis in their own communities. The Harrogate Scrubbers is a shining example of this.”
Fran Taylor, the leader of Harrogate Scrubbers, said:
One more coronavirus death at Harrogate hospital“I’d like to thank the Freemasons for their incredible generosity, which means even more frontline care staff will receive the protective equipment they need and deserve. Since setting up this group just over two-months ago, the support I’ve had has been overwhelming.”
Harrogate District Hospital has reported one more coronavirus death, taking the trust’s total up to 71.
The person died yesterday and was recorded with 129 in total across England’s hospitals.
Patients were aged between 26 and 100 years old.
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Three patients, who were aged between 78 and 93, had no known underlying health conditions.
On Thursday, the hospital reported that it had discharged 118 patients who tested positive for coronavirus – an increase of nine on the previous week.
Exclusive: Harrogate Hospital Trust projects £11m funding gapHarrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has projected an £11 million hole in its funding this year.
A report from the Board of Directors seen by The Stray Ferret revealed how the Trust is trying to balance its books.
The Trust looked over its expenditure, top-up payments, and coronavirus funding before coming to the conclusion that it had a shortfall.
It will approach NHS centrally to ask for more money long term and, in the meantime, the Trust will request additional funds each month.
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Financial directors at the Trust are looking at ways it can reduce its capital spending and the report says that they will have to reassess priorities over the next few weeks.
The report does not indicate what could be dropped but it does say that they have a June deadline for any proposals.
What has the Trust blamed for the expected shortfall?
The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has not blamed coronavirus for the £11 million gap in its funding.
Here are some of the bigger sums from the report:
- £3 million – The Trust claims back money from the CCG for work it has done on its behalf. However, North Yorkshire CCG itself has projected a deficit of £18 million for this financial year.
- £2.9 million – The Trust is in ongoing discussion with the NHS around its depreciating assets. It could be beds, computers or buildings.
- £1 million – The Trust is no longer receiving income from another provider for the Briary Wing.
- £2 million – Staff who work for local authority and the Trust are in line for a pay increase. It is also partly down to savings needed for the contracts.
A distressing milestone was reached this afternoon with two further deaths recorded at Harrogate District Hospital of patients who tested positive for covid-19 – bringing the total number of deaths in the hospital to 70 since the pandemic started. Both patient’s deaths were reported yesterday.
A further 72 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus have died in hospital in England. 17 were in the Yorkshire and North East region. The total figure for UK deaths stands at 40,465.
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Patients were aged between 45 and 96 years old and all had known underlying health conditions.
On Thursday, the hospital reported that it had discharged 118 patients who tested positive for coronavirus – an increase of nine on the previous week.
One more coronavirus death at Harrogate District HospitalHarrogate District Hospital has reported one more coronavirus death, taking its total number of deaths up to 68.
This latest death at Harrogate hospital happened on June 3. It was announced as the NHS reports 123 in hospitals across England.
The hospital in Harrogate has discharged 118 patients who tested positive for coronavirus – an increase of nine on last week.
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It also comes as the number of people who have died in the UK in all settings has now passed 40,000.
Harrogate hospital discharges 118 coronavirus patientsHarrogate District Hospital has discharged 118 patients who tested positive for coronavirus – an increase of nine on last week.
The latest news, announced this afternoon, comes as the hospital also reported one new patient death with Covid-19, in today’s NHS figures.
It takes the total number of deaths at Harrogate and District NHS Trust to 67.
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Meanwhile, a further 115 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals across England.
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— Harrogate NHS FT (@HarrogateNHSFT) June 4, 2020
NHS England said those who died were aged between 26 and 100 years old. Of that number, five patients had no underlying health conditions.
It means that the total death toll nationally in hospitals stands at 27,159.
No new coronavirus deaths at Harrogate District HospitalHarrogate District Hospital has not reported any coronavirus deaths in today’s figures from the NHS.
The number of deaths at the hospital stands at 66. The hospital reported two coronavirus deaths yesterday.
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A further 179 people, who tested positive for coronavirus, have died in England’s hospitals. It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths to 27,044.
Patients were aged between 12 and 97 years old. Four of the 179 patients, who were aged between 78 and 93, had no known underlying health conditions.