No coronavirus deaths at Harrogate hospital for over a week

Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any coronavirus deaths for eight days.

It comes as NHS England confirms the total number of deaths in patients with coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital remains at 82, with no further fatalities in figures released today. The last reported death was on July 15.

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The hospital normally reveals how many patients it has discharged on a Thursday but has not published any new figures today.

Nationally, 19 patients with Covid-19 have died, all aged between 35 and 89 and with underlying health conditions. Four of those were in the North East and Yorkshire.

No further coronavirus care home or hospital deaths in Harrogate

Harrogate District Hospital has reported no further coronavirus deaths and no new care home deaths have been recorded, according to latest figures.

Data from NHS England showed no patients who tested positive for coronavirus were reported to have died at the hospital in the last 24 hours.

The death toll from Covid at the hospital remains at 82.

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Nationally, a further 15 people have died in England’s hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus. It takes the death toll in the nation’s hospitals to 29,202.

NHS England said the patients were aged between 46 and 90. Five patients, aged between 46 and 84, had no known underlying health conditions.

Office for National Statistics data, published today, showed no further deaths in care homes due to coronavirus in the Harrogate district from 3 July to 10 July

It means the number of people who have died in care homes remains at 104.

No further coronavirus deaths at Harrogate hospital

No coronavirus deaths have been reported today at Harrogate District Hospital, according to the latest NHS England figures.

It comes after a further death was reported yesterday, taking the death toll at the hospital to 82.

Nationally, a further six people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England’s hospitals.

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Of that number, one was reported in the North East and Yorkshire region.

NHS England said those who died were aged between 74 and 98 and had known underlying health conditions.

It means the death toll in the nation’s hospitals has increased to 29,187.

One more coronavirus death at Harrogate District Hospital

News of this latest reported death on July 15th comes after eleven consecutive days without any coronavirus fatalities at the Hospital. It brings the total number of coronavirus deaths at the hospital to 82.

A further 8 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,181. 2 of those patients were from Yorkshire and the North East.

The hospital trust said on Thursday that it had discharged a further two patients, taking the total up to 141.

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Patients were aged between 61 and 91 years old.   All patients had known underlying health conditions.

No new coronavirus deaths at Harrogate District Hospital

Harrogate District Hospital has reported no new coronavirus deaths for 11 days, according to the latest NHS figures.

It means the total number of deaths of patients who tested positive for coronavirus at the hospital remains at 81.

Meanwhile, the hospital trust discharged a further two patients this week, taking the total up to 141.

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A further 13 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England’s hospitals. 2 were in the Yorkshire and North East region.

Patients were aged between 49 and 96 years old. All patients had known underlying health conditions.

It means the death toll from coronavirus nationally has increased to 29,173.

No coronavirus deaths at Harrogate Hospital for 10 days

Harrogate District Hospital has reported no new coronavirus deaths for 10 days, according to the latest NHS figures.

It means the total number of deaths of coronavirus at the hospital remains at 81.

Meanwhile, the hospital trust discharged a further two patients yesterday, taking the total up to 141.

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It comes as a further 16 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England’s hospitals.

NHS England said in its latest figures that the patients were aged between 47 and 93 years old and all had known underlying health conditions.

It means the death toll from coronavirus nationally has increased to 29,160.

Hospital discharges two more coronavirus patients

Two more patients have this week been discharged from Harrogate District Hospital after being treated for coronavirus.

It brings the total discharged from the hospital since the start of the outbreak to 141.

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Meanwhile, for the ninth consecutive day, no further deaths have been reported in patients with the virus at the hospital, according to figures released by NHS England today.

They show that 19 more patients, aged between 52 and 91, have died across the country, and all of them had underlying health conditions. It brings the total number of deaths in NHS England hospitals to 29,144.

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Harrogate hospital investigates bullying culture in estates department

Hospital bosses in Harrogate will launch an investigation into a “culture of bullying” in the trust’s estates department which some staff described as “toxic”.

Behaviour cited in a report included defacing tools or belongings with offensive graffiti, collectively ignoring or ostracising people and damaging belongings of individuals, including gluing of equipment or lockers.

It comes as Harrogate and District Foundation Trust commissioned consultancy firm Deloitte to carry out a review into the trust’s culture and leadership.

The review included Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF), a subsidiary of the trust which runs the hospital’s estates.

Following interviews with 52 members of staff and 63 surveys, the report found “widespread concerns” over bullying, leadership and poor recruitment practice in the estates department.

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The report said a “significant number” of those interviewed explicitly stated that bullying was taking place or described events that could be labeled as such. But, it added that it was concerned that some of the reports were dismissed as “banter”.

It said:

“We find it concerning that a significant number (over 20) of those interviewed from within estates dismissed the issues described above as ‘banter’, ‘childish pranks’ and ‘fine, a bit of a laugh’. 

“We were also concerned at the number of staff during interview who felt that some of the behaviours identified above could be excused, on the basis that it was felt recruitment processes had been mishandled or people ‘weren’t up to the job’ or ‘didn’t fit in’.”

Meanwhile, Deloitte found that the approach to recruitment at HIF “did not demonstrate good practice” and recommended a thorough review of its policies.

Among the findings included a number of applicants who were shortlisted and appointed without demonstrating essential criteria and some posts which were not advertised in line with policy.

Further concern was raised over the lack of leadership in estates, with 45 of the 52 members of staff raising concern over communication, decision making and senior management isolating themselves from other workers.

Steve Russell, chief executive of Harrogate Hospital

Steve Russell, Chief Executive of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust said the hospital is committed to addressing the findings in the report.

Following the report, the trust board agreed launch an investigation which will be carried out by an external body into reported bullying and poor recruitment practice in the department.

Steve Russell, chief executive at the hospital trust, said the organisation was committed to addressing the findings in the report.

He said: 

“Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is a values driven organisation; Respectful, Responsible and Passionate. We emphasise the need to treat each other with kindness, civility and compassion. Our strategy is focused on the pursuit of quality improvement and we believe that improving the experience of all our colleagues will lead to better care for our patients.

“To help further improve in delivering the best possible employee experience and in turn the best possible patient experience, a specialist team from Deloitte were commissioned in August 2019 to undertake a neutral assessment and to help us understand in more detail views of which areas we should and could improve upon.

“Deloitte found many important positives about the trust as a place to work and the culture that is fostered. Almost everyone they spoke with described the trust as a ‘great place to work’ and described the culture using words such as ‘friendly’ and ‘family’. Many who had worked elsewhere in the NHS compared the Trust positively to their other experiences.

“At the same time, Deloitte found areas in which there are issues that we need and want to address. We are naturally disappointed to hear this, but pleased, that now identified, we will be to create a better working environment for colleagues and become the outstanding place to work delivering the level of care that we all aspire to.

“We are committed to addressing the findings of Deloitte’s work. We have already put in place new measures to support individual services to develop, and we are taking specific actions to better support staff.”

Parking at Harrogate hospital will remain free for NHS workers
Harrogate Hospital has confirmed parking will remain free for staff, visitors and patients.
It was reported that the government planned to suspend free parking as the pandemic eases. But when The Stray Ferret approached Harrogate District Hospital it told us that free parking would remain in place.
The hospital said:
“Parking remains free for staff, visitors and patients. We already had in place the exemptions listed below for specific patient groups. We didn’t for staff on night shifts but then we put in place free parking for all staff (before the national directive came out) so that was a resolution.”
Amongst those patients who already received concessionary car parking is disabled visitors who held a blue badge, in receipt of specific benefits and those receiving cancer patients. This will continue alongside Harrogate Hospital’s extended scheme.
Harrogate District Hospital car park signage

This news will be warmly welcomed by staff and visitors to the hospital.

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A spokesperson from the Department for Health and Social Care said:

“We have been clear that during the pandemic free hospital parking will be available for NHS and care staff, and this remains the case. From January next year free parking will also become mandatory for disabled people, frequent outpatient attenders, parents of children staying overnight and staff working night shifts. Thousands of NHS patients, staff and visitors are eligible for free hospital car parking under these rules.”

Harrogate Hospital reports no coronavirus deaths for a week

Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any new coronavirus deaths for a week, according to the latest NHS figures.

The death toll at the hospital from patients who tested positive for coronavirus remains at 81.

It comes as the latest Office for National Statistics figures show the number of deaths in Harrogate district care homes has passed 100.

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Nationally, a further 26 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England’s hospitals. Of that number, three were in the North East and Yorkshire.

NHS England said the patients were aged between 49 and 94 years old. One patient aged 71 had no known underlying health conditions.

It takes the national death toll from coronavirus up to 29,103.