Harrogate District Hospital is moving some of its consultations online to help patients during the coronavirus pandemic.

The hospital said it is trialling the technology across a number of departments where it is appropriate and it could stay in place after coronavirus.

However, the hospital said that it can make arrangements for face to face appointments if necessary, with referrals reviewed as soon as they are received.

Those patients with a high clinical need will be seen as soon as possible and suspected cancer referrals will be given the highest priority.

Patients are directly advised if they are eligible for video consultation and they can then choose if they wish to use the service.

Clinical Lead Nurse for Cardiology, Emma Edgar, said:

“Recently, a cardiology patient contacted me as he had a recurrence of his heart rhythm problem. I made an appointment for him in my clinic and we had a video consultation during which I was able to assess the problem and come up with a treatment plan.”

Clinical Informatics Lead at the Trust Dr Matt Shepherd said:

“We are all currently having to adapt to new ways of working and it is important that we make use of every opportunity to support our patients. Our priority is always to give the best quality care and we are pleased to be able to offer this as an option to our patients, where appropriate.”

Figures today released by the NHS show one more patient who tested positive for coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital has died. The death was recorded yesterday and brings the total number of hospital deaths in the district to 62.

A further 59 people, who tested positive for the covid-19 have died, according to the NHS. It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 25,750.

However, the NHS warned that the Covid Patient Notification System did not operate between 0455 and 1500 yesterday due to “a connectivity issue experienced by an external supplier” which would affect the figures.

Patients were aged between 44 and 98 years old.  4 of the patients had no known underlying health condition.

Harrogate District Hospital has discharged a total of 104 patients after treatment for coronavirus since the start of the crisis. Outside the hospital, there have been 51 deaths from coronavirus in care homes in the district.

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NHS figures released today report one further death of a patient who tested positive for coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital. It brings the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 61.

A further 147 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus, have died- 27 were in Yorkshire and North East.  It means the number of reported deaths in hospitals in England to 25,691.

Patients were aged between 43 and 98 years old.  Five of the patients had no known underlying health condition.

Harrogate District Hospital has discharged a total of 104 patients after treatment for coronavirus since the start of the crisis. Outside the hospital, there have been 51 deaths from coronavirus in care homes in the district.

Today’s figures show 2 more patients with coronavirus died at the hospital over the last few days – one on the 21st May , the other yesterday. It means the total number of deaths at the hospital has now risen to 60.

This week Harrogate District Hospital said it had discharged a total of 104 patients after treatment for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.

Outside the hospital, there have been 51 deaths from coronavirus in care homes in the district.

ONS figures today showed a further 157 people in England, who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 25,544.

Patients were aged between 12 and 100 years old.  Seven of the 157 patients had no known underlying health condition.

There have been no further deaths in patients with Covid-19 recorded at Harrogate District Hospital, according to today’s statistics.

It leaves the total number of deaths under Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust at 58 since the start of the outbreak. The hospital confirmed yesterday it had treated and discharged 104 patients in total.

In figures released today, NHS England confirmed the deaths of 121 people across the country, in patients aged between 41 and 98. Of those, three patients, aged between 50 and 91, had no known underlying health conditions.

Harrogate District Hospital has now released 104 patients after treatment for coronavirus.

It’s a really positive milestone for the hospital, with seven more patients released than last week’s figures.

On top of that, the hospital has not announced any more coronavirus deaths in today’s figures.

So far, the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has reported 58 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Outside the hospital, the latest information from the ONS shows there have been 51 deaths in care homes in the district.

A patient with coronavirus died yesterday at Harrogate District Hospital, it was confirmed today.

It brings the total number of deaths under Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust to 56, while the trust announced last Thursday that it had treated and discharged 97 patients with coronavirus since the outbreak began.

Outside the hospital, the latest information from the ONS shows there have been 51 deaths in care homes in the district.

NHS England has today reported 174 deaths across the country, in patients aged between seven and 102. Of those, six patients – aged between 45 and 90 – had no known underlying health conditions.

The organisation has reported that its Covid-10 patient notification system was not operating for a period of time on Saturday, meaning some of the deaths reported during that time may come through in data released later this week.

For the third consecutive day, there have been no new confirmed coronavirus deaths at Harrogate District Hospital.

The total number of deaths at the hospital remains 54, in figures released by NHS England today.

Across the country, 181 more deaths have been confirmed in today’s statistics, in patients aged between 39 and 98. Of those, seven patients, aged between 43 and 67, had no known underlying health conditions.

This week, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it had discharged 97 people after treatment for coronavirus, since the start of the outbreak.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths in care homes relating to Covid-19 stood at 54 in statistics released this week, covering the period to May 1.

Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any more coronavirus deaths and has this week discharged 15 more patients.

In total, the hospital has now released 97 people who have recovered from coronavirus but 54 people have died at the hospital since the start of the pandemic.

Weekly data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also reveals how many people have died outside of hospitals. That number has been rising higher in recent weeks and is close to overtaking Harrogate hospital’s deaths.

This data goes up to May 1 and shows that there have been 48 deaths outside of hospitals. Of those, 43 deaths have been in Harrogate’s care homes, with the others in private homes or “other communal establishments.”

A charity has launched a raffle online as part of its fundraising efforts to help staff and patients at Harrogate District Hospital.

The raffle is now live with £2 tickets and all the proceeds going towards funding specialist equipment, training, and improvement of facilities.

Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity is hosting the raffle and will reveal the winners at the start of July.

The charity said that coronavirus is challenging staff but added that they are working “extremely hard during this unprecedented time.”

Here are some of the prizes on offer:

• Two Directors Suite tickets to Leeds Rhinos
• Seven Amazon Fires HD with Alexa
• Neom 3 wick candle
• FAIRFAX & FAVOR Tassels
• Lots of packs of 12 250ml Slingsby solo Gin ready mixed bottles
• A bouquet of Helen James Flowers
• An exquisite unique hand-painted duck egg Birdcage

The top prize is the Leeds Rhino Match Day Experience which includes a pair of tickets as guests of the Leeds Rhinos Directors Club valued at around £400.

Business Development, Charity and Volunteer Manager, Sammy Lambert, said:

“A huge thank you to all the local businesses and individuals who are supporting our online raffle. We are hoping it proves popular and supports our important work raising funds for all the departments and services at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

“By entering our raffle, people are helping us do more for our colleagues, patients and their families during this difficult time. We are extremely grateful to members of the public who have been fundraising for Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity for supporting their local NHS.”